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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]

Thomas Newell

Born 1891

Died 1954

British Army 12504 Attested Grenadier Guards First Battalion

British Army 12504 Acting Serjeant Grenadier Guards First Battalion

British Army 12504 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards First Battalion

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Harry Newell

Born 1883

Died 1954

British Army B262 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Private Rifle Brigade

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James Newell

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army 16120 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 16120 Private Grenadier Guards

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Stanley Newell

Born 1894

British Army 73979 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 357472 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Newell

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 546330 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 546330 Sapper Royal Engineers 11th Battalion

British Army 546330 Sapper Royal Engineers 101 Battalion

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Frederick William Monk Newell

Born 1875

Died 1933

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Cheshire Regiment 15th Birkenhead Battalion

British Army Colonel Cheshire Regiment 15th Birkenhead Battalion

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Frank Newell

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5048 Private London Regiment

British Army 5048 Private London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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E M Newell

Born 1879

Died 1954

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st Lancashire Regiment

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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Stanley Monk Newell

Born 1878

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers 2nd Western Signal Company

British Army Colonel 55th West Lancashire Division Royal Corps of Signals

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st Lancashire

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Walter Ernest Newell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 290116 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 295256 Private London Regiment

British Army 295256 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 4th (City of London) Battalion

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John Gordon Newell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 282 Private London Regiment

British Army 282 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 5th Bn

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Frederick George Newell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/14460 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/14460 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harry James Newell

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army DM2/170642 Private Army Service Corps

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John Thomas William Newell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 576759 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 56484 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

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Harry Selwyn Newell

Born 1896

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8968

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James Newell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 201517 Corporal Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Samuel George Newell

Born 1882

Died 1929

Royal Navy 224817

Royal Navy 224817 Petty Officer HMS Scorpion

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Tom Newell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51859

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Arthur Newell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275085

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James Newell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82200

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