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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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Place of birth

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]

Margaret Oldfield

Other Empire Force Nurse Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] Valjevo, Serbia

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John Deverell Alias Oldfield

Died 1914

British Army 6200 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 6200 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Alias George Jonah Farquhar Alias Oldfield

Born 1883

Royal Navy 13203 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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C E Scott-Oldfield

British Army 39682 Acting Serjeant Supply and Transport Corps

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