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Lismore New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Norfolk [2]

Woodford, Essex [2]

Yarrawonga Victoria [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burnham on Crouch [1]

Burnham on Crouch, Essex [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Essex [1]

Ferndale, Glamorgan [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Hemsworth England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London England [1]

Maldon, Essex, England [1]

Mornington Victoria [1]

Oakleigh Victoria [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Scarborough England [1]

Strood, Kent [1]

Tothills Belt South Australia [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Corporal [18]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [18]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sub Conductor [3]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Seaman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Skipper [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force/Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [272]

Contribution

Military Service [263]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [272] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lismore New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Norfolk [2] Woodford, Essex [2] Yarrawonga Victoria [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burnham on Crouch [1] Burnham on Crouch, Essex [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Essex [1] Ferndale, Glamorgan [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Hemsworth England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Limehouse, London [1] London England [1] Maldon, Essex, England [1] Mornington Victoria [1] Oakleigh Victoria [1] Paddington, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Scarborough England [1] Strood, Kent [1] Tothills Belt South Australia [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [128] Corporal [18] Gunner [18] Serjeant [18] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Sub Conductor [3] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Seaman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Skipper [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Essex Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Service Corps/Labour Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force/Pioneers [1]

Service

British Army [203] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [272]

Contribution

Military Service [263] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alfred Olley

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 7304 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army 7304 Warrant Officer Class 2 York and Lancaster Regiment 9th Battalion

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Eric Henry Olley

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 26th Bn.

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John Bernard Olley

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army 954 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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Isaac Olley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266032

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Alfred William Price Olley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53686

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Frederick Palmer Olley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77772

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Edward Thomas Olley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65928

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Harry Olley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86526

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George Olley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267114

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George Alfred Olley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135202

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James Charles John Olley

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army T/292780 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Sydney Edward Olley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225190

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James William Olley

Born 1883

Died 1956

British Army 467060 Private 429th Agricultural Company

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Stanley Sainty Olley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401441

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Louis George Olley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242005

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Charles Richard Olley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90299

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George Henry Olley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77273

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Albert Ephraim Olley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265605

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Charles Frederick Olley

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Formerly 2129/80865 Corporal Surrey Yeomanry

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Ing Olley

Died 1915

British Army 10689 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 10689 Lance Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Bn.

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