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Bendigo Victoria [5]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Axminster, Devon [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Wareham, Dorset [3]

Aylesbury England [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Donald Victoria [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Westbury Tasmania [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boreham, Warminster, Wiltshire [1]

Box, Wiltshire [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bridport, Worcestershire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bude, Cornwall [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Burma [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carisbrooke Isle of Wight [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cockatoo Victoria [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derby [1]

Devon England [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [334]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [33]

Sapper [27]

Driver [26]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

ALIAS [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Armourer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Forewoman Cook [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [37]

London Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Wiltshire Regiment [25]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [550]

Royal Navy [60]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [771]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [755]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [5] Launceston Tasmania [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Axminster, Devon [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Wareham, Dorset [3] Aylesbury England [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Donald Victoria [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Porthleven, Cornwall, England [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Westbury Tasmania [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Arreton, Isle of Wight [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boreham, Warminster, Wiltshire [1] Box, Wiltshire [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bridport, Worcestershire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bude, Cornwall [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Burma [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carisbrooke Isle of Wight [1] Clapton, London [1] Cockatoo Victoria [1] Deptford, London [1] Derby [1] Devon England [1] Egham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [334] Gunner [37] Serjeant [35] Corporal [33] Sapper [27] Driver [26] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] ALIAS [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Armourer [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Forewoman Cook [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [37] London Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [25] Wiltshire Regiment [25] Hampshire Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Middlesex Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Essex Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [550] Royal Navy [60] Australian Imperial Force [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

O [771] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [755] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Stanley Orchard

British Army 153388 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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M H Orchard

British Army G/15730 Private East Kent Regiment

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George W Orchard

British Army 9185 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 75211 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Orchard

British Army 5229 Private London Regiment

British Army 611825 Private London Regiment

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John Orchard

British Army 956 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 890672 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas G Orchard

British Army 305154 Private London Regiment

British Army 608480 Private London Regiment

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Rupert Orchard

British Army 265260 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 1640 Private Buckinghamshire Battalion

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John A Orchard

British Army 10376 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army WR 298267 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 315682 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Henry Orchard

British Army 5562 Private Royal Defence Corps

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William Orchard

British Army 5745 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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E F Orchard

British Army Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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P Connelly

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 32217 Driver Royal Horse Artillery Served as MICHAEL ORCHARD

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