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Sydney New South Wales [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Leicester, Leicestershire [9]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [7]

Oldham, Lancashire [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Preston, Lancashire [6]

South Shields, Durham, England [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

London England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Whitfield Victoria [5]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Hay New South Wales [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Plumstead, Kent [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Stawell Victoria [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Alton, Hampshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Haggerston, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Lancashire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Trentham Victoria [3]

Withypool, Somerset [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Branscombe, Devon [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Cudal New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2382]

Gunner [258]

Driver [197]

Corporal [181]

Serjeant [154]

Sapper [143]

Lance Corporal [95]

Lieutenant [88]

Second Lieutenant [84]

Captain [61]

Acting Corporal [45]

Pioneer [34]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Major [19]

Bombardier [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Rifleman [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Trooper [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Staff Nurse [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Cadet [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [300]

Royal Engineers [289]

Labour Corps [271]

Army Service Corps [236]

Royal Garrison Artillery [144]

London Regiment [128]

Royal Army Medical Corps [123]

Manchester Regiment [122]

Machine Gun Corps [116]

Northumberland Fusiliers [107]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [107]

Durham Light Infantry [101]

Cheshire Regiment [85]

Lancashire Fusiliers [79]

West Yorkshire Regiment [75]

Royal Fusiliers [74]

Lincolnshire Regiment [69]

Middlesex Regiment [63]

Rifle Brigade [51]

Liverpool Regiment [48]

York and Lancaster Regiment [47]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [44]

East Yorkshire Regiment [43]

South Lancashire Regiment [43]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42]

Border Regiment [41]

Yorkshire Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [37]

West Riding Regiment [37]

Royal Scots [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

Essex Regiment [32]

Royal Defence Corps [32]

Royal Naval Division [32]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30]

Army Ordnance Corps [29]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

East Lancashire Regiment [27]

North Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Royal Flying Corps [26]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Norfolk Regiment [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Service

British Army [3646]

Royal Navy [354]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [317]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [268]

Australian Imperial Force [216]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [5]

Last name first letter

N [4954]

S [3]

B [1]

G [1]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4837]

Merchant Navy [91]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [17] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Leicester, Leicestershire [9] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [7] Oldham, Lancashire [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Preston, Lancashire [6] South Shields, Durham, England [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] London England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Whitfield Victoria [5] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Hay New South Wales [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Plumstead, Kent [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Stawell Victoria [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Alton, Hampshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Haggerston, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Lancashire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Poplar, London [3] Trentham Victoria [3] Withypool, Somerset [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Branscombe, Devon [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Cudal New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2382] Gunner [258] Driver [197] Corporal [181] Serjeant [154] Sapper [143] Lance Corporal [95] Lieutenant [88] Second Lieutenant [84] Captain [61] Acting Corporal [45] Pioneer [34] Acting Serjeant [29] Major [19] Bombardier [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Staff Serjeant [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Rifleman [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Trooper [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Staff Nurse [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Cadet [2] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [300] Royal Engineers [289] Labour Corps [271] Army Service Corps [236] Royal Garrison Artillery [144] London Regiment [128] Royal Army Medical Corps [123] Manchester Regiment [122] Machine Gun Corps [116] Northumberland Fusiliers [107] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [107] Durham Light Infantry [101] Cheshire Regiment [85] Lancashire Fusiliers [79] West Yorkshire Regiment [75] Royal Fusiliers [74] Lincolnshire Regiment [69] Middlesex Regiment [63] Rifle Brigade [51] Liverpool Regiment [48] York and Lancaster Regiment [47] Royal Lancaster Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [44] East Yorkshire Regiment [43] South Lancashire Regiment [43] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [42] Border Regiment [41] Yorkshire Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [40] Royal Army Service Corps [37] West Riding Regiment [37] Royal Scots [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] Essex Regiment [32] Royal Defence Corps [32] Royal Naval Division [32] Welsh Regiment [31] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [30] Army Ordnance Corps [29] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] Devonshire Regiment [27] East Lancashire Regiment [27] North Staffordshire Regiment [27] Royal Flying Corps [26] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] Norfolk Regiment [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Service

British Army [3646] Royal Navy [354] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [317] Canadian Expeditionary Force [268] Australian Imperial Force [216] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [5]

Last name first letter

N [4954] S [3] B [1] G [1] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4837] Merchant Navy [91] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [78] India [2] Australia [1]

Herbert William Newton

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87930

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Albert Edward Newton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 214320 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 214320 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Vivian Frederic Newton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Hugh Goodwin Newton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265181

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Percy Charles Newton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114828

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Henry Richard Newton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65591

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Lewis Frederick Newton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45374

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John Henry Newton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199580

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William Newton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309689

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Willie Newton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118958

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William Newton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127472

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John Arthur Newton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105939

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William Newton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145553

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Albert Newton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75786

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Alfred Harry Newton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313190

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George Newton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38825

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Albert Edward Newton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143309

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Robert Isaac Newton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27761

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Charles Newton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78933

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Fred Newton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118923

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