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Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Maryborough Queensland [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

Astley, Worcestershire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Brightstone Isle of Wight [1]

Brightstone Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burbage [1]

Cadder, Lanarkshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1]

Coolgardie, West Australia [1]

Cricklade,Wiltshire, [1]

Croydon England [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dunedoo New South Wales [1]

Durham England [1]

Eau Claire, Ontario [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Freshwater Isle of Wight [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [313]

Gunner [38]

Serjeant [32]

Driver [29]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [18]

Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombadier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver/ Driver [1]

Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieut Drummer [1]

Major [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Engineers [40]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

Labour Corps [37]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East African Mounted Rifles [3]

Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Victory [2]

Service

British Army [486]

Royal Navy [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [689]

M [1]

P [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [679]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Bundaberg Queensland [3] London England [3] Maryborough Queensland [3] Paddington, London [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Birmingham England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Astley, Worcestershire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire [1] Brightstone Isle of Wight [1] Brightstone Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burbage [1] Cadder, Lanarkshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Commondyke, Auchinleck, Ayrshire [1] Coolgardie, West Australia [1] Cricklade,Wiltshire, [1] Croydon England [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dunedoo New South Wales [1] Durham England [1] Eau Claire, Ontario [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Freshwater Isle of Wight [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gawler South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [313] Gunner [38] Serjeant [32] Driver [29] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [18] Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Second Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombadier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver/ Driver [1] Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Labourer [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieut Drummer [1] Major [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ship's Steward [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Engineers [40] Hampshire Regiment [38] Labour Corps [37] London Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East African Mounted Rifles [3] Hussars [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Victory [2]

Service

British Army [486] Royal Navy [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Australian Imperial Force [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [689] M [1] P [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [679] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Canada [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Hedley Bruce New

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 4 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No 3 Squadron

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Young Wheeler New

Born 1887

Died 1951

Canadian Expeditionary Force 625109 Private 151st Overseas Battalion 151st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 625109 Private 44th Overseas Battalion

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Robert Mansel New

Born 1887

Died 1949

Royal Navy K39166 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory

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Oliver Curtis New

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 63114 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 63114 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps 50 Battalion

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Oswald New

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy F729 Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service No 10 Squadron

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Frederick George New

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army 7188 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 7188 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles New

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 303343 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 303343 Lance Corporal Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) 1/5th Battalion

British Army 303343 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Charles William New

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 341245 Ship's Steward

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Athelstan William New

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Charles Arthur New

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146736

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John New

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1555

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Ernest Harry New

Born 1867

Died 1918

British Army T/489 Sergeant Major Army Ordnance Corps

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William Benjamin New

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283067

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Charles New

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186965

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Alfred Sidney New

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 22332 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas New

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8376 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 8376 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Percy S New

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2010 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 241971 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Leonard George New

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2181

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William New

Born 1899

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Ordinary Seaman Mercantile Marine: HMHS Galway Castle

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Frank New

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278854

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