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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Auburn South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rocklands, Norfolk [2]

Sheffield [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Barnetby le Wold, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bracebridge, Lincolnshire [1]

Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Coventry [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Dorchester England [1]

Dudley, Warwickshire [1]

Durham, County Durham [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Frankston Victoria [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Gibralter [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Lymington, Hampshire, England [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Rock Ferry, Wirral, Cheshire [1]

Rockwardine Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Rowley Regis, Worcestershire [1]

Saddlesworth, South Australia [1]

Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [373]

Gunner [42]

Driver [29]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Captain [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Band boy [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Dresser [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Corporal 2nd [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [39]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [552]

Royal Navy [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [670]

Contribution

Military Service [653]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Auburn South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Peckham, London [2] Rocklands, Norfolk [2] Sheffield [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Barnetby le Wold, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bracebridge, Lincolnshire [1] Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Burslem, Staffordshire, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Coventry [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Dorchester England [1] Dudley, Warwickshire [1] Durham, County Durham [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Frankston Victoria [1] Gibraltar [1] Gibralter [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Highbury, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lincoln [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Lymington, Hampshire, England [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Rock Ferry, Wirral, Cheshire [1] Rockwardine Wellington, Shropshire [1] Rowley Regis, Worcestershire [1] Saddlesworth, South Australia [1] Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [373] Gunner [42] Driver [29] Corporal [27] Serjeant [23] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Captain [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Fitter Staff Serjeant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Band boy [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Dresser [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer [1] Signaller [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Corporal 2nd [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56] Royal Field Artillery [47] Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [39] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Cheshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [552] Royal Navy [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Australian Imperial Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [670]

Contribution

Military Service [653] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Ernest Overton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166937

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Harry Overton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84096

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Reginald Overton

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J21987 Boy 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Leslie Charles Overton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206848

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Reginald Overton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263754

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James Overton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266411

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Albert Henry Overton

Australian Imperial Force 3215

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Harold Kingsley Overton

Australian Imperial Force 1346

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John Paul Overton

Australian Imperial Force W12697

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Alfred George Overton

Australian Imperial Force 4512

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William Overton

Born 1873

Royal Navy 3000 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Reuben Overton

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3016T Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen Mary

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John James Overton

Born 1877

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Ethel Overton

Royal Navy G1401

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Harry David Overton

Born 1895

Royal Navy 18284 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Frederick William George Overton

Born 1897

Royal Navy 2749 s Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Ernest William Overton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 40577 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40577 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th (Service) Battalion

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Frederick C Overton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 11164 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11164 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Henry Overton

Died 1919

British Army 19492 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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J Overton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189454

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