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Sydney New South Wales [19]

London, Middlesex, England [17]

London England [15]

Bath, Somerset [13]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Brisbane Queensland [11]

London, Middlesex [11]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Islington, London [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Bow, London [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Grenfell New South Wales [4]

Guildford, Surrey [4]

Ipswich Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Plaistow, London [4]

Poole, Dorset [4]

Richmond Victoria [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Sturminster Newton, Dorset [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Woolwich, Kent [4]

Barking, Essex [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Lymington, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Townsville Queensland [3]

Worthing, Sussex [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barking England [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bath [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2710]

Gunner [301]

Driver [251]

Serjeant [241]

Corporal [240]

Sapper [168]

Lance Corporal [104]

Second Lieutenant [79]

Lieutenant [64]

Acting Corporal [46]

Captain [43]

Pioneer [40]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Bombardier [23]

Rifleman [21]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Major [15]

Able Seaman [14]

Acting Bombardier [14]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Shoeing Smith [10]

Battery Serjeant Major [9]

Trooper [9]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [8]

Worker [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Boy [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Nurse [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [382]

Royal Engineers [346]

Labour Corps [345]

Army Service Corps [334]

London Regiment [252]

Royal Garrison Artillery [157]

Royal Fusiliers [153]

Royal Army Medical Corps [138]

Machine Gun Corps [123]

Middlesex Regiment [121]

Hampshire Regiment [102]

Essex Regiment [97]

The Queen's Regiment [92]

Suffolk Regiment [88]

Gloucestershire Regiment [85]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81]

Wiltshire Regiment [73]

Rifle Brigade [72]

Royal Sussex Regiment [66]

Somerset Light Infantry [63]

Northamptonshire Regiment [60]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [59]

Royal West Kent Regiment [59]

Devonshire Regiment [56]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [51]

Bedfordshire Regiment [48]

East Surrey Regiment [48]

East Kent Regiment [46]

Manchester Regiment [46]

Northumberland Fusiliers [46]

Dorsetshire Regiment [45]

Worcestershire Regiment [44]

Royal Army Service Corps [43]

Army Veterinary Corps [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [37]

Norfolk Regiment [37]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

Royal Defence Corps [31]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Royal Horse Artillery [27]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [4229]

Royal Navy [481]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [325]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [267]

Australian Imperial Force [265]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [66]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [5725]

H [10]

D [3]

P [2]

B [1]

J [1]

Q [1]

R [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5606]

Merchant Navy [93]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [112]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] London, Middlesex, England [17] London England [15] Bath, Somerset [13] Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Brisbane Queensland [11] London, Middlesex [11] Brighton, Sussex [10] Melbourne Victoria [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Salisbury, Wiltshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Islington, London [5] Lambeth, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Bow, London [4] Camberwell, London [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Grenfell New South Wales [4] Guildford, Surrey [4] Ipswich Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Plaistow, London [4] Poole, Dorset [4] Richmond Victoria [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Sturminster Newton, Dorset [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Woolwich, Kent [4] Barking, Essex [3] Battersea, London [3] Chelsea, London [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Lymington, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Townsville Queensland [3] Worthing, Sussex [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barking England [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bath [2] Battersea, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [2710] Gunner [301] Driver [251] Serjeant [241] Corporal [240] Sapper [168] Lance Corporal [104] Second Lieutenant [79] Lieutenant [64] Acting Corporal [46] Captain [43] Pioneer [40] Acting Serjeant [38] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Bombardier [23] Rifleman [21] Staff Serjeant [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Major [15] Able Seaman [14] Acting Bombardier [14] Lance Serjeant [12] Shoeing Smith [10] Battery Serjeant Major [9] Trooper [9] Air Mechanic 1st Class [8] Worker [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Boy [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Nurse [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [382] Royal Engineers [346] Labour Corps [345] Army Service Corps [334] London Regiment [252] Royal Garrison Artillery [157] Royal Fusiliers [153] Royal Army Medical Corps [138] Machine Gun Corps [123] Middlesex Regiment [121] Hampshire Regiment [102] Essex Regiment [97] The Queen's Regiment [92] Suffolk Regiment [88] Gloucestershire Regiment [85] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81] Wiltshire Regiment [73] Rifle Brigade [72] Royal Sussex Regiment [66] Somerset Light Infantry [63] Northamptonshire Regiment [60] King's Royal Rifle Corps [59] Royal West Kent Regiment [59] Devonshire Regiment [56] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56] Royal Berkshire Regiment [51] Bedfordshire Regiment [48] East Surrey Regiment [48] East Kent Regiment [46] Manchester Regiment [46] Northumberland Fusiliers [46] Dorsetshire Regiment [45] Worcestershire Regiment [44] Royal Army Service Corps [43] Army Veterinary Corps [41] Army Ordnance Corps [37] Norfolk Regiment [37] Durham Light Infantry [32] Royal Defence Corps [31] Welsh Regiment [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30] Royal Naval Division [28] Royal Horse Artillery [27] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Liverpool Regiment [26] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [4229] Royal Navy [481] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [325] Canadian Expeditionary Force [267] Australian Imperial Force [265] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [66] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [5725] H [10] D [3] P [2] B [1] J [1] Q [1] R [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5606] Merchant Navy [93] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [112] Ireland [1]

William Newman

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army 52768 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 52768 Acting Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Henry Newman

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 33540 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 94524 Private Labour Company

British Army 44316 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Michael Ernest Newman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/1474 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/1474 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy Charles Newman

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 6/10887 Company Serjeant Major Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 6/10887 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 10887 Company Sergeant Major Royal Irish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Ernest Elias Newman

Born 1880

Died 1961

British Army 32959 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 426755 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Leslie Newman

Born 1902

Died 1946

British Army D/33588 Private 2nd Dragoons

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Albert L Newman

Born 1891

Died 1981

British Army 19/369 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Jesse Newman

Born 1898

Died 1941

British Army TR5/182768 Private Training Reserve 115th Battalion

British Army 186480 Private Machine Gun Corps 11th Reserve Battalion

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Samuel Newman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Newman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 58046 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 58046 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 460th Battery. 15th Brigade

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Samuel Emil Newman

Born 1895

Died 1962

Royal Navy 480 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 199909 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 248th Field Co.

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Charles William Newman

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 4796 Private Connaught Rangers 3rd Battalion

British Army 4796 Private Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion

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William Stewart Newman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2510 Boy Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 57935 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Newman

Died 1914

British Army 8286 Private Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

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George Ambrose Newman

Born 1874

Died 1926

British Army 1501 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Frederick George Newman

Born 1887

Died 1966

British Army 11183 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John James Newman

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 10233 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 10233 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 10233 Serjeant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Christopher John Newman

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy K39050

Royal Navy K/39050 Stoker, 2nd Class HMS Vivid II

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Reginald Henry Newman

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 374112 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 374112 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion

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James William Newman

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 65246 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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