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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Stanhoe Norfolk [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Acton, London [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Arnold, Nottinghamshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brandon, Norfolk [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cork [2]

Farnborough, Hampshire [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Abresford, Hampshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston Rowant, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Awbridge, Hampshire [1]

Awbridge, Hampshire, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Baltey, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast [1]

Bellingen New South Wales [1]

Bellingen River New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [709]

Gunner [75]

Driver [68]

Corporal [67]

Serjeant [52]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [30]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [12]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Guardsman [4]

Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Major and Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Attested [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [99]

Army Service Corps [90]

Labour Corps [90]

Royal Field Artillery [80]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

London Regiment [44]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [21]

Royal Irish Rifles [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Military Foot Police [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1084]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [116]

Royal Navy [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Australian Imperial Force [65]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

N [1478]

T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1461]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [8] Belfast, Antrim [4] Stanhoe Norfolk [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Acton, London [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Arnold, Nottinghamshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Brandon, Norfolk [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cork [2] Farnborough, Hampshire [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rushden, Northamptonshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Aberdeen [1] Abresford, Hampshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston Rowant, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Awbridge, Hampshire [1] Awbridge, Hampshire, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Baltey, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast [1] Bellingen New South Wales [1] Bellingen River New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [709] Gunner [75] Driver [68] Corporal [67] Serjeant [52] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [30] Second Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [12] Captain [11] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Guardsman [4] Major [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Major and Lieutenant Colonel [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Attested [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [99] Army Service Corps [90] Labour Corps [90] Royal Field Artillery [80] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] London Regiment [44] Royal Fusiliers [34] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Hampshire Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Middlesex Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [21] Royal Irish Rifles [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Military Foot Police [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1084] Canadian Expeditionary Force [116] Royal Navy [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Australian Imperial Force [65] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

N [1478] T [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1461] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

Ernest Newell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23973

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D'arcy Roycroft Newell

Born 1896

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2687 Otago Infantry Regiment

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George Newell

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 4677 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 4677 Lance-Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Edward Newell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army PW/6112 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st/7th Battalion

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Leopold Monk Newell

Born 1880

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Service Corps 2nd Cavalry Division

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William Newell

Died 1917

British Army 4705 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 241012 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Samuel Newell

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55261

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55261 Sergeant 4th Brigade 19th Battalion (Central Ontario)

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Charles Bartlett Newell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40551

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Fletcher Newell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174728

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Joseph Newell

Born 1872

Died 1919

British Army 12117 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 3430 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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John Francis Newell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230347

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Ralph Edward Daniel Newell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242474

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James Newell

Died 1915

British Army 9246 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9246 Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 9246 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Henry Newell

Died 1917

British Army 9528 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harold Newell

Died 1915

British Army 14967 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Charles Edwin Newell

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 2066 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

British Army 285295 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 285295 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

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John Charles Newell

Died 1916

British Army 5572 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Stanley Newell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Patrick Newell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3740 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Robert James Newell

Died 1917

British Army 200451 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/2352 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion

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