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Winsford, Cheshire [6]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Burslem, Staffordshire [2]

Calcutta [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Grimsby [2]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Allandale, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bagshot, Surrey [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Braunton, Devon [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Corton, Suffolk [1]

County Mayo, Rosmony [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [511]

Gunner [76]

Driver [50]

Serjeant [49]

Corporal [45]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Major [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Waggoner [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanics, 3rd Grade [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Filter [1]

LT [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [66]

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Cheshire Regiment [40]

North Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

London Regiment [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Dorset Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [839]

Royal Navy [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [49]

Last name first letter

O [1111]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1098]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Winsford, Cheshire [6] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Oldbury, Worcestershire [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Bideford, Devon [2] Burslem, Staffordshire [2] Calcutta [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Grimsby [2] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Staffordshire [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Westminster, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Allandale, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bagshot, Surrey [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Braunton, Devon [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Clare South Australia [1] Corton, Suffolk [1] County Mayo, Rosmony [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [511] Gunner [76] Driver [50] Serjeant [49] Corporal [45] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Major [7] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Waggoner [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanics, 3rd Grade [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Filter [1] LT [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [88] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [66] Army Service Corps [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Cheshire Regiment [40] North Staffordshire Regiment [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Manchester Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] South Lancashire Regiment [23] Liverpool Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Worcestershire Regiment [18] London Regiment [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Scottish Rifles [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Dorset Regiment [6] Hussars [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [839] Royal Navy [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [49]

Last name first letter

O [1111] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1098] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] India [1]

Samuel Oakes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17883

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Arthur E Oakes

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3973 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion.

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John Oakes

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294051

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Lewis Oakes

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army TS/1528 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick Samuel Oakes

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159981

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George Alfred Oakes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233735

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George Oakes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 11/874 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Samuel Oakes

Born 1890

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430136

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George Henry Oakes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115395

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Charles Oakes

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264729

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Jack Oakes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68037

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Albert Oakes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140964

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Alfred Henry Royal Oakes

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 7722 Private Royal Army Pay Corps Army Pay Office (Warley)

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George James Oakes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219776

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James Samuel Oakes

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241664

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Frederick E Oakes

Born 1888

British Army 1058 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Gilbert Oakes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 30744 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Wilfred Cecil Oakes

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19264 Private Dorset Regiment

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John Oakes

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4171 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241256 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Edward Oakes

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148084

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