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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Allora Queensland [5]

London England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Walworth, London [4]

Alton, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Colac Victoria [3]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Tea Tree Gully South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alresford, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey, England [2]

Boxley, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Cawarral Queensland [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [2]

Gatton Queensland [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [2]

Hampshire England [2]

Leicester [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Nottingham [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Pittsworth Queensland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Tottenham, Middlesex [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Alnesford, Hampshire [1]

Arnesby, Leicestershire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bidford, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [923]

Gunner [107]

Driver [82]

Corporal [64]

Serjeant [52]

Sapper [50]

Lance Corporal [36]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [16]

Captain [15]

Major [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Rifleman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Canteener [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Horse Keeper [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AC2 Rigger Aero [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cadet Lieutenant [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [123]

Army Service Corps [110]

Labour Corps [100]

Royal Engineers [97]

London Regiment [69]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Gloucestershire Regiment [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [26]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Service

British Army [1388]

Royal Navy [173]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

British Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [1867]

V [2]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1835]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Canada [2]

India [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Allora Queensland [5] London England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Walworth, London [4] Alton, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Colac Victoria [3] Kettering, Northamptonshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Tea Tree Gully South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alresford, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [2] Boxley, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Cawarral Queensland [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dursley, Gloucestershire [2] Gatton Queensland [2] Gloucestershire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Halesowen, Worcestershire [2] Hampshire England [2] Leicester [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Marylebone, London [2] Nottingham [2] Paddington, London [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Pittsworth Queensland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Tottenham, Middlesex [2] Warwickshire [2] Alnesford, Hampshire [1] Arnesby, Leicestershire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bidford, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [923] Gunner [107] Driver [82] Corporal [64] Serjeant [52] Sapper [50] Lance Corporal [36] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [16] Captain [15] Major [12] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Rifleman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Canteener [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Horse Keeper [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AC2 Rigger Aero [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cadet Lieutenant [1] Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [123] Army Service Corps [110] Labour Corps [100] Royal Engineers [97] London Regiment [69] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58] Machine Gun Corps [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] Royal Fusiliers [40] Gloucestershire Regiment [35] Worcestershire Regiment [29] Norfolk Regiment [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [26] The Queen's Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Essex Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Grenadier Guards [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] South Wales Borderers [9]

Service

British Army [1388] Royal Navy [173] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [112] Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] Australian Imperial Force [69] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] British Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [1867] V [2] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1835] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Canada [2] India [1]

Clifford Ernest Neale

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 45146 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29407 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 29407 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion formerly 3rd Bn. Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Robins Neale

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 19676 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harry Thomas Neale

Born 1889

Died 1931

British Army 14629 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 83899 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Neale

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 15478 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Neale

Born 1864

Died 1916

British Army 24031 Colour Serjeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Edgar Walter Neale

Born 1890

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299463 AC2 Rigger Aero 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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George Henry Neale

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Burkley Neale

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 162/5468 Private Lancers

British Army L/13176 Private Corps of Lancers

British Army 1568 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Harold Neale

Died 1917

British Army 38755 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38755 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38755 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald George Neale

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262117

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William Ernest Neale

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2896 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200539 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Leonard Neale

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296883

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Arthur Edward Neale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163310

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Hugh Alfred Neale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89126

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Ernest Neale

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87653

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Reginald Charles Neale

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109124

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John Thomas Neale

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 12779 Private Prince Of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick Ernest Neale

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 1509 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold Edward Neale

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1524 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Alfred Neale

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 18272 East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27134 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18272 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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