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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Warrnambool Victoria [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Forest Gate, London [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Waratah Tasmania [3]

Alresford, Hampshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bushbury, Staffordshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Elton, Hunts [2]

Essex England [2]

Eversholt, Bedfordshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lancefield Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

New Norfolk Tasmania [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2]

Tibberton, Worcestershire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wivenhoe, Essex, England [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

east dereham,norfolk [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ampfield, Hampshire [1]

Arbroath Forfar [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [818]

Driver [90]

Gunner [82]

Corporal [60]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [40]

Lance Corporal [27]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Bombardier [15]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Pioneer [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Agent [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Assistant Surgeon Class 3 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Civilian Assitant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drill Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [124]

Labour Corps [102]

Army Service Corps [91]

Royal Engineers [74]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

London Regiment [43]

South Staffordshire Regiment [41]

Worcestershire Regiment [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

East Kent Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Corps of Hussars [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1222]

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Australian Imperial Force [60]

Last name first letter

O [1613]

Contribution

Military Service [1568]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Malta [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Warrnambool Victoria [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Forest Gate, London [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Waratah Tasmania [3] Alresford, Hampshire [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Barking, Essex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bushbury, Staffordshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Elton, Hunts [2] Essex England [2] Eversholt, Bedfordshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hertfordshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lancefield Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] New Norfolk Tasmania [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Poplar, London [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2] Tibberton, Worcestershire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wivenhoe, Essex, England [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] east dereham,norfolk [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Ampfield, Hampshire [1] Arbroath Forfar [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [818] Driver [90] Gunner [82] Corporal [60] Serjeant [50] Sapper [40] Lance Corporal [27] Second Lieutenant [19] Bombardier [15] Captain [15] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Pioneer [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Corporal [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Agent [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Assistant Surgeon Class 3 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Civilian Assitant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drill Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [124] Labour Corps [102] Army Service Corps [91] Royal Engineers [74] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] London Regiment [43] South Staffordshire Regiment [41] Worcestershire Regiment [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Machine Gun Corps [34] Hampshire Regiment [31] Middlesex Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Rifle Brigade [21] Essex Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [19] Liverpool Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] East Kent Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Grenadier Guards [11] Manchester Regiment [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Corps of Hussars [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Devonshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1222] Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Australian Imperial Force [60]

Last name first letter

O [1613]

Contribution

Military Service [1568] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Malta [1] Sri Lanka [1]

George Oakley

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 286552 Stoker HMSs Royal Sovereign, Duke of Wellington, Vernon, Hawke, Exmouth, Victory II, Renown, Victory II

Royal Navy 286552 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Victory II, Dreadnought

Royal Navy Leading Stoker HMSs Dreadnought, Victory II, Mercury

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Joseph Henry Oakley

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 3/331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion

British Army 3/331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Richard Oakley

Born 1872

Died 1948

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Scottish Rifles

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Arthur Charles Oakley

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 119818 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 94343 Private Royal Artillery

British Army not known Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Walter Samuel Oakley

Born 1888

Died 1970

British Army 8301 Private West Riding Regiment

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Charles Oakley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 3/6983 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Victor George Oakley

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 263 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 645238 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Oakley

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 15438 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Reginald William Kennedy Oakley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2203 Private The Queen's Regiment 5 Bn.

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Edward Oakley

Died 1916

British Army 23746 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Depot

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Henry Ernest Oakley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42773

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Frank Oakley

Died 1916

British Army 10844 Private Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Charles Oakley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297646

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Harry George Oakley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280547

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Frederick James Oakley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197654

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Albert Arthur Oakley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66919

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Joseph Oakley

Born 1883

British Army 102356 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 406902 Private Labour Corps

British Army 11017 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Oakley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59677

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Robert Oakley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169379

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John Oakley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147522

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