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Eltham Victoria [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Saxmundham Suffolk [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackburn Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Kildare [1]

Little Eaton, Derbyshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mount Morgan Queensland [1]

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Nunhead, Surrey, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rockland All Saints, Norfolk [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Soho, London [1]

Sparkhill, Birmingham [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Gunner [14]

Driver [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [13]

Labour Corps [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South African Medical Corps [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Depot Tank Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Enslin's Horse [1]

General List Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Service

British Army [162]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [226]

Contribution

Military Service [218]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ireland [1]

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People [226] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Eltham Victoria [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Saxmundham Suffolk [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackburn Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Kildare [1] Little Eaton, Derbyshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mount Morgan Queensland [1] Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Nunhead, Surrey, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Rockland All Saints, Norfolk [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Soho, London [1] Sparkhill, Birmingham [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [96] Gunner [14] Driver [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [13] Labour Corps [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Corps of Hussars [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Scots Guards [2] South African Medical Corps [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Guards [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Depot Tank Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Enslin's Horse [1] General List Trench Mortar Battery [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Household Battalion [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Service

British Army [162] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [226]

Contribution

Military Service [218] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Ireland [1]

Samuel F Orford

British Army L/22218 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert C Orford

British Army M2/698721 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/698721 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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George Orford

British Army 44531 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 5/6800 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 242030 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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E Orford

British Army 2314847 Signalman Royal Signals

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Charles Orford

British Army GS/36179 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William R Orford

British Army 228413 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/23916 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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George H Orford

British Army Sth/1073 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Herbert Orford

British Army 204043 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 41671 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Orford

British Army 8058 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 126919 Private Labour Corps

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Clifford Orford

British Army 2761 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 935857 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William J Orford

British Army M2/133391 Private Army Service Corps

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George C Orford

British Army 321033 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James Orford

British Army T4/070470 Driver Army Service Corps

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Thomas Orford

British Army 6538 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 428043 Driver Royal Engineers

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Thomas E Orford

British Army 2097 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Orford

British Army 9023 Private Liverpool Regiment

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William R Orford

British Army 655943 Private London Regiment

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Albert G Orford

British Army 39899 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Orford

British Army T4/092602 Driver Army Service Corps

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Thomas Orford

British Army 308431 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 448259 Gunner Labour Corps

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