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Leicester [4]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [3]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

California Gully Victoria [2]

Coley Villa, Little Haywood, Staffordshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Atterstone England [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Bilquay, Durham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley [1]

Brunswick, Melbourne [1]

Burton on Trent England [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Hinkley, Leicestershire, England [1]

Horneston, Essex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent, England [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Little Haywood, Staffordshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Morton, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [28]

Driver [26]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [20]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Captain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner/Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Professor of Chemistry [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Smith Serjeant [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker RNR [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [42]

Labour Corps [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

London Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Scots [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Hussars [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Service

British Army [491]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Royal Navy [41]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [646]

Contribution

Military Service [636]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Leicester [4] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Paddington, London [3] Rugeley, Staffordshire [3] Brentwood, Essex [2] California Gully Victoria [2] Coley Villa, Little Haywood, Staffordshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Atterstone England [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Bilquay, Durham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley [1] Brunswick, Melbourne [1] Burton on Trent England [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Hinkley, Leicestershire, England [1] Horneston, Essex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent, England [1] Leicester England [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Leicestershire [1] Little Haywood, Staffordshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Morton, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [38] Corporal [28] Driver [26] Sapper [23] Serjeant [20] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [10] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lance Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Captain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner/Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Professor of Chemistry [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Smith Serjeant [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker RNR [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Engineers [42] Labour Corps [36] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] London Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Durham Light Infantry [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Scots [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Hussars [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3]

Service

British Army [491] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Royal Navy [41] Australian Imperial Force [18] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [646]

Contribution

Military Service [636] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9] France [1]

Thomas Edward Orton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 14366 Grenadier Guards

British Army 8 Company Serjeant Major Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Henry Orton

Born 1874

British Army 149239 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Frank P Orton

Born 1890

British Army MS/2885 Private Army Service Corps

British Army MS/ 2885 Private Army Service Corps No.2 Tel. Com. Coy. R.E.

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James Orton

Died 1917

British Army 69930 Private Tank Corps

British Army 69930 private Tank Corps G Bn

British Army 38677 Manchester Regiment

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Gordon Orton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112371

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Albert Orton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33920

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George Henry Edgar Orton

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1010 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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Walter Orton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62292

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Patrick Joseph Orton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145561

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Walter James Orton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50549

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Arthur John Orton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 203119 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Oliver John Orton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4914 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201433 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201433 Private Leicestershire 1/4

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James Orton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141809

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William Orton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279729

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Ernest Henry Orton

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2527 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles)

British Army Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Henry Richard Orton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216912

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Harry Orton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228043

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Reginald Orton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241495

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Kennedy Joseph Previtie Orton

Born 1872

Died 1930

Other Empire Force Professor of Chemistry University College of Wales, Bangor

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Ernest Orton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147350

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