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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]

James Herbert Oakley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187136

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William Oakley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188458

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Osborne John Oakley

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 238961 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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George Albert Oakley

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657814

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Sidney Frank Oakley

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army G43381 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 5264 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Walter Oakley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53978

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Frederick Oakley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283578

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James Oakley

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286855

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William Henry Oakley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88820

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George William Oakley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49955

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Frank Oakley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97121

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Harry Oakley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160037

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Percy William Oakley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57083

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George Harold Oakley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50951

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Ernest Charles Oakley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35051

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Arthur Oakley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286247

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Cyril Thomas Oakley

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 139172 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 139172 Fitter Royal Field Artillery 155th Bty.

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William Oakley

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3/4392 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Frank Oakley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68576

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William Thomas Oakley

Born 1886

Died 1919

Royal Navy K3331 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Emperor of India"

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