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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]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lancers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

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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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] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lancers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hussars [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2]

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]

Robert Siegfried Alexander Noakes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82139

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Frederic Noakes

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Staffordshire Yeomanry

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George T Noakes

Died 1917

British Army 5173 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 275843 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Noakes

Died 1918

British Army 18048 Private Grenadier Guards

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Gilbert George Noakes

Died 1916

British Army 17541 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Thomas Noakes

Died 1916

British Army 15378 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Noakes

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2096 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 2096 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 2096 Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Alfred Thomas Noakes

Died 1916

British Army G/1529 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1529 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1529 Lance Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Harry Noakes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 269464 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 202930 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Noakes

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 20106 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Stanley Noakes

Died 1916

British Army 5043 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Noakes

Died 1916

British Army 3557 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3557 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frederick C Noakes

Died 1918

British Army 635982 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Henry Noakes

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3/2540 Lance Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 3/2540 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Albert Noakes

Died 1918

British Army 123870 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 123870 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Noakes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 9499 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Alfred Noakes

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 11826 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 11826 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William George Noakes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 34551 Private Essex Regiment

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Dick Sneller Noakes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286697

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Thomas Sydney Noakes

Australian Imperial Force 4157

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