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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]

Wilfred Newman

Born 1880

Died 1949

British Army 330819 Corporal Lance Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Private Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 10807 Corporal Lance Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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Herbert James Newman

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1905.U. (Ch) Stoker Royal Naval Reserve, HMS Russell Rochester District

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James Edward Newman

Born 1872

Died 1941

British Army Royal Scots Guards

British Army 9360 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 14016 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur F J Newman

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army SD/2398 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Francis George B. Newman

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 47330 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Stanley Francis Newman

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1093 Serjeant Essex Yeomanry

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Thomas Henry Newman

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 14388 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 14388 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Victor Newman

Born 1892

British Army 6769 Private Russian Relief Force

Australian Imperial Force 6769 Private 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 6769 Private 1st Brigade 4th Battalion

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Maurice Lea Newman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113016

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113016 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force 143 Squadron

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George Henry Newman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3012 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3012 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371002 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard Henry Newman

Died 1915

British Army 7071 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Thomas Pacey Newman

Born 1886

Died 1946

British Army Captain (retired) Royal Tank Corps

British Army L/8269 Serjeant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Cyril Arnell Newman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2950 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Newman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6799 Private Royal Artillery and Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 6799 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William George Newman

Born 1858

British Army P/1898 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Arthur Wilfred Newman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 693 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 307679 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 307679 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Frederick Newman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10008 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Michael Newman

Born 1887

British Army 9528 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 406800 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS/102349 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert G Newman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40868 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 17 Battalion

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William Newman

Died 1917

British Army 385106 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 594624 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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