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Queanbeyan New South Wales [7]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Macclesfield [2]

Norfolk [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Wentworth New South Wales [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Woodside South Australia [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alexandria,Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Altrincham England [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barwon Heads Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Boggabilla New South Wales [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bristol [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Condover, Shropshire [1]

Costerfield Victoria [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dukinfield [1]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Emerald Queensland [1]

Feltham, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [541]

Gunner [85]

Serjeant [47]

Driver [46]

Sapper [42]

Corporal [40]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [21]

Lance Corporal [12]

Major [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Pioneer [9]

Bombardier [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Worker [2]

A/Captain [1]

AM2 Driver [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major Artillery Clerk [1]

Cadet [1]

Ch. Writer [1]

Chaplain to the Force [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Cyclist [1]

Driver Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Labour Corps [74]

Royal Engineers [64]

Army Service Corps [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

West Riding Regiment [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

London Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

General List [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Service

British Army [893]

Royal Navy [55]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

O [1101]

D [1]

F [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1094]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

South Africa [1]

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Queanbeyan New South Wales [7] Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Macclesfield [2] Norfolk [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Sale Victoria [2] Wentworth New South Wales [2] West Ham, London [2] Woodside South Australia [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alexandria,Sydney, New South Wales [1] Altrincham England [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barwon Heads Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boggabilla New South Wales [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford England [1] Bristol [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Camberwell [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Condover, Shropshire [1] Costerfield Victoria [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dukinfield [1] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Emerald Queensland [1] Feltham, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [541] Gunner [85] Serjeant [47] Driver [46] Sapper [42] Corporal [40] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [21] Lance Corporal [12] Major [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Pioneer [9] Bombardier [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Sister [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Worker [2] A/Captain [1] AM2 Driver [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major Artillery Clerk [1] Cadet [1] Ch. Writer [1] Chaplain to the Force [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Cyclist [1] Driver Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93] Labour Corps [74] Royal Engineers [64] Army Service Corps [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Machine Gun Corps [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] West Riding Regiment [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [28] Cheshire Regiment [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [25] Durham Light Infantry [21] London Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Norfolk Regiment [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Essex Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] General List [6] Grenadier Guards [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Service

British Army [893] Royal Navy [55] Australian Imperial Force [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

O [1101] D [1] F [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1094] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Canada [1] Egypt [1] South Africa [1]

Josiah Oldfield

Born 1863

Died 1953

British Army Surgeon Lieutenant Essex Regiment 1st (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army Surgeon Captain Essex Regiment 1st (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance

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George James Oldfield

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 256069 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Oldfield

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15258 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Burleigh Oldfield

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 14190 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 14190 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army A/Captain Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Reginald Oldfield

Born 1891

Died 1945

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 2nd

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Sidney Oldfield

Born 1893

Died 1948

British Army 2035 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290355 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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John Henry Oldfield

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10183 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/10183 (RMR B245) Private HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Dan Oldfield

Died 1916

British Army L/24065 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 31st Div. Ammunition Col.

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Harold Oldfield

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 52303 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 81419 Private West Yorkshire Regiment Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

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William Charles Oldfield

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3767 Private Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 3767 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd/5th

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Charles Augustus Oldfield

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 19365 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Fred Oldfield

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53735

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David Oldfield

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83913

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Ramsden Shackleton Oldfield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77496 AM2 Driver 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Charles William Oldfield

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198959

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Edward Charles Oldfield

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 29324 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 41214 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Harry Oldfield

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 56382 Private Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion

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Bert Oldfield

Born 1898

Died 1937

British Army 150387 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 150387 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Oldfield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33721

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John Oldfield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113352

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