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Southampton, Hampshire, England [11]

Narrabri New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wimborne, Dorset [4]

Lymington, Hampshire [3]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Southampton [2]

Broughton, Salford, Manchester [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge England [1]

East Bergholt, Suffolk [1]

Grimsby, Leicestershire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Harrow [1]

Hawley, Hampshire, England [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Libna, Moloswitoa [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Southwick, Sussex [1]

St Mary Abbotts, Kensington [1]

Tamworth New South Wales [1]

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Private [57]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Serjeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor's Boy [1]

Head of Motor School [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mate [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Sister [1]

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Labour Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Vivid [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine, H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Royal Navy [23]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [147]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [11] Narrabri New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wimborne, Dorset [4] Lymington, Hampshire [3] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Bow, London [2] Edinburgh [2] Southampton [2] Broughton, Salford, Manchester [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge England [1] East Bergholt, Suffolk [1] Grimsby, Leicestershire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Harrow [1] Hawley, Hampshire, England [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Libna, Moloswitoa [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Southwick, Sussex [1] St Mary Abbotts, Kensington [1] Tamworth New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [57] Gunner [12] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Serjeant [4] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor's Boy [1] Head of Motor School [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mate [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Vivid [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [1] Indian Army [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine, H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast) [1] Merchant Navy [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marines Special Home Coast Defence [1]

Service

British Army [89] Royal Navy [23] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [147] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Walter Alexander John Orman

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army 135157 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Troops Inland Water Transport

British Army WR/509516 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Railway Troops Inland Water Transport

British Army WR/509516 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers Railway Troops Inland Water Transport

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Harold Robert Orman

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 351356 Private Durham Light Infantry 2/6th Battalion

British Army 351356 Private Durham Light Infantry 16 Details Battalion

British Army 6420 Private The Buffs Regiment (East Kent) 2/4th Battalion

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Ernest John Orman

Born 1890

Died 1955

British Army 62743 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor Charles Mafeking Orman

Born 1900

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Boy Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Doctor's Boy Mercantile Marine, H.M.H.S. "Asturias" (Belfast)

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Bertie Orman

Born 1892

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchant Navy

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William Charles Orman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67429

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Sidney Ralph Orman

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 41976 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 41976 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 1029111 Royal Horse Artillery

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Albert Henry Orman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238379

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George William Orman

Died 1917

British Army 6235 Private London Regiment

British Army 533089 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Reuben Orman

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9311 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9311 Corporal Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9311 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alexander Orman

Died 1914

British Army 11227 Private Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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William Orman

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 16779 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 16779 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 16779 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Jacob Orman

Born 1876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18379

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Ernest Percy Orman

Australian Imperial Force

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Alfred Orman

British Army 29786 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 29786 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 47th Siege Bty.

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No 20 Coy

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Daniel George Orman

Australian Imperial Force 2623

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Clark Orman

Australian Imperial Force 755

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William George Henry Orman

Australian Imperial Force 1985

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Harold David Orman

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Orman

Born 1896

Royal Navy J24366 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J24366 Able Seaman HMS St Vincent

Royal Navy J24366 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company

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