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London, Middlesex, England [4]

London England [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Brompton South Australia [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Essex [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rye Park New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Yateley, Hampshire [2]

Badshotlea England [1]

Bagshotlea England [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Batle,Sussex [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Berwick [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1]

Broadwater New South Wales [1]

Bromley England [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Bundaberg, Queensland [1]

Burnham, Essex [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Camberley, Berkshire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelmsford Essex [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Clutton, Somerset [1]

Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Guildford England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hastings, Sussex, England [1]

Hereford [1]

Herstmonceux [1]

Highbury, North London [1]

Rank

Private [307]

Gunner [32]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [18]

Sapper [17]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Corporal Staff Serjeant [1]

Gentleman Cadet [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Engineers [33]

Labour Corps [25]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lancers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [464]

Royal Navy [52]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [610]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] London England [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Brompton South Australia [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Essex [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Poplar, London [2] Rye Park New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Yateley, Hampshire [2] Badshotlea England [1] Bagshotlea England [1] Barming, Kent [1] Batle,Sussex [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Berwick [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Boughton Monchelsea, Kent [1] Broadwater New South Wales [1] Bromley England [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bundaberg, Queensland [1] Burnham, Essex [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Camberley, Berkshire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelmsford Essex [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Clutton, Somerset [1] Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Guildford England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hastings, Sussex, England [1] Hereford [1] Herstmonceux [1] Highbury, North London [1]

Rank

Private [307] Gunner [32] Driver [24] Serjeant [22] Corporal [18] Sapper [17] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [7] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Sailor [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Corporal Staff Serjeant [1] Gentleman Cadet [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Midshipman [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Engineers [33] Labour Corps [25] London Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lancers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] Welsh Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hussars [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] West Riding Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [464] Royal Navy [52] Australian Imperial Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [610] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Frederick Elias Noakes

Born 1896

Died 1953

British Army 3157 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 22766 Guardsman Coldstream Guards 1

British Army 22766 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert John Noakes

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 39638 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 211394 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lance Bombardier RGA

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Richard Douglas Noakes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 370139 Private London Regiment

British Army 370139 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1395 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas George Noakes

Born 1887

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 578 Private 3rd Brigade 11th Battalion

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Levi Matthew Noakes

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 3099 Corporal 51st Battalion

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Frank Noakes

Born 1873

Died 1916

South African Services C/26 Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve attached HQ Staff, 2nd Infantry Brigade

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Harry Noakes

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262180

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Alfred James Noakes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267565

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William Thornhill Noakes

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5583 Private Australian Infantry 15th Battalion

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Charles Henry Noakes

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99063

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Charles George Noakes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145737

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Frederick Thomas Noakes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89633

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Benjamin Joseph Noakes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63025

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Walter Noakes

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 3098 Private 51st Battalion

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James Archer Noakes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67619

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Nelson Noakes

Born 1895

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1014 8th Infantry Brigade 29th Battalion

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Herbert Noakes

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262400

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Edward Charles Noakes

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 18613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy John Noakes

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army SD/2978 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2978 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Montague Noakes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60187

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