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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

Newcastle, Northumberland [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ardara, Co Donegal [2]

Auckland [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Inglewood Victoria [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Morgan South Australia [2]

North Adelaide South Australia [2]

Northumberland [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

South Yarra Victoria [2]

Tanunda South Australia [2]

Uralla New South Wales [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Antram [1]

Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1]

Athlone, Westmeath [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Ballyshannon, Co Donegal [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaconsfield Victoria [1]

Belmont Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bewcastle, Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Birch Rigg, Ettersgill, Forest-in-Teesdale, County Durham. [1]

Birch Rigg, Ettersgill, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1061]

Gunner [120]

Corporal [78]

Driver [75]

Serjeant [69]

Sapper [53]

Lance Corporal [41]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Captain [29]

Lieutenant [26]

Pioneer [22]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Bombardier [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Major [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Saddler [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

General [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

3rd Writer [1]

AA [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [137]

Labour Corps [133]

Royal Engineers [110]

Army Service Corps [95]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Machine Gun Corps [68]

Northumberland Fusiliers [62]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Durham Light Infantry [51]

North Staffordshire Regiment [49]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Border Regiment [30]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

Lincolnshire Regiment [24]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

Rifle Brigade [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

West Riding Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Scots [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

Army Cyclist Corps [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1596]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [185]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [140]

Royal Navy [119]

Australian Imperial Force [98]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [2197]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2150]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11] Carlisle, Cumberland [4] Newcastle, Northumberland [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ardara, Co Donegal [2] Auckland [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Boort Victoria [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Inglewood Victoria [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Morgan South Australia [2] North Adelaide South Australia [2] Northumberland [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] South Yarra Victoria [2] Tanunda South Australia [2] Uralla New South Wales [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Antram [1] Ashton - Under - Lyne Lancashire [1] Athlone, Westmeath [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Ballyshannon, Co Donegal [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaconsfield Victoria [1] Belmont Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bewcastle, Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Birch Rigg, Ettersgill, Forest-in-Teesdale, County Durham. [1] Birch Rigg, Ettersgill, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1061] Gunner [120] Corporal [78] Driver [75] Serjeant [69] Sapper [53] Lance Corporal [41] Second Lieutenant [36] Captain [29] Lieutenant [26] Pioneer [22] Acting Serjeant [15] Bombardier [15] Acting Corporal [14] Major [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Sister [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Saddler [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] General [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] 3rd Writer [1] AA [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [137] Labour Corps [133] Royal Engineers [110] Army Service Corps [95] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Machine Gun Corps [68] Northumberland Fusiliers [62] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Durham Light Infantry [51] North Staffordshire Regiment [49] Manchester Regiment [38] Liverpool Regiment [36] Royal Fusiliers [31] Border Regiment [30] London Regiment [29] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Naval Division [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] Lincolnshire Regiment [24] Highland Light Infantry [23] Rifle Brigade [22] Royal Irish Rifles [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] West Riding Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Scots [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [19] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Scots Fusiliers [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Canadian Infantry [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [13] Seaforth Highlanders [13] Army Cyclist Corps [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1596] Canadian Expeditionary Force [185] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [140] Royal Navy [119] Australian Imperial Force [98] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [2197] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2150] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [50] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1]

G Nixon

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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C H Nixon

British Army 7037 Staff Serjeant East Africa Pay Corps

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E J Nixon

British Army Captain Royal Artillery/ Staff and Head Quarters

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J Nixon

British Army M2/130604 Mechanist Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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R W Nixon

British Army 29819 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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E J Nixon

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

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E J Nixon

British Army Captain Royal Artillery

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G F Nixon

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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R H Nixon

British Army 29648 Superintending Clerk Royal Engineers

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Edmund Malet Nixon

Indian Army Major 36th Jacob's Horse

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E M Nixon

British Army Major 36th Jacob's Horse now 14th Prince of Wales Own Scinde Horse

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S B Nixon

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T Nixon

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Bessie Nixon

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Harold Lockwood Nixson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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F E Nixon-Eckersall

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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F E Nixon-Eckersall

British Army Captain /Temporary Major Reserve of Officers/ Royal Garrison Artillery

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Irene M Holmes (mrs Nixon)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Dorothy Denroche (mrs Nixon)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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