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Devonport, Devon [4]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Dorset [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

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Bendigo Victoria [1]

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Blackwood Victoria [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

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Buckland Newton, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

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London England [1]

Marlborough Queensland [1]

Middlesex [1]

Newquay, Cornwall [1]

Newquay, Cornwall, England [1]

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Perth Western Australia [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Revelstoke, Devon [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Symondsbury, Dorset [1]

Tiverton England [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

Wareham, Dorset [1]

Waverley, Taranaki [1]

West Drayton, Buckinghamshire [1]

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Private [127]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [13]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

3/7311 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller/Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

81st Pioneers [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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O [290]

Contribution

Military Service [282]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Devonport, Devon [4] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Dorset [2] London, Middlesex [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Barking, Essex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blackwood Victoria [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buckland Newton, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Devonshire England [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Marlborough Queensland [1] Middlesex [1] Newquay, Cornwall [1] Newquay, Cornwall, England [1] Northampton [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Revelstoke, Devon [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Symondsbury, Dorset [1] Tiverton England [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Wadebridge, Cornwall [1] Wareham, Dorset [1] Waverley, Taranaki [1] West Drayton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [127] Gunner [18] Sapper [13] Driver [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] 3/7311 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller/Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Scots [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Dragoon Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 81st Pioneers [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [210] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [290]

Contribution

Military Service [282] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

William K Old

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/7311 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/7311 3/7311 Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 3/7311 Private Dorsetshire Regt 1st Battalion

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Harold Reginald Old

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Private East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Private East Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 4th Battalion

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Reginald Eustace Old

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Indian Army Captain 81st Pioneers

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Wallace Bruce Old

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army T2/SR/04753 Staff Sergeant Army Service Corps Reserve Battalion

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Percy Old

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109111

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Thomas Old

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77629

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Horace Henry Old

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25866

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Frederick William Old

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61481

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Sidney Old

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232415

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Norman Old

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27991

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Ernest Edward Old

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18105

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Charles William Old

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 16768 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Old

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 959 Driver Royal Engineers

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Sidney John Old

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226145

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Thomas William Old

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146892

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Harold Edward Old

Born 1894

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1940 Wellington Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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William John Old

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63125

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Hugh Edward Richard Old

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220966

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Harry W Old

Died 1918

British Army 34697 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 34697 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Frederick George Old

Australian Imperial Force 6369

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