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Poplar, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [4]

Bexley Heath, Kent [3]

Durham [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Altrincham Cheshire. [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

North Shields [2]

Sheffield [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tea Tree Tasmania [2]

Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire England [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bensham, County Durham [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

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Cubitt Town, London [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

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Elmore Victoria [1]

Elsecar, Yorkshire [1]

Essex [1]

Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

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Private [426]

Gunner [46]

Corporal [41]

Serjeant [29]

Driver [28]

Sapper [26]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Captain [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander Emergency [1]

Company Sergeant-Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Royal Engineers [58]

Labour Corps [48]

Army Service Corps [39]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Essex Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [694]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

O [904]

R [4]

Contribution

Military Service [896]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [3]

New Zealand [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

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Poplar, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Warrington, Lancashire [4] Bexley Heath, Kent [3] Durham [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Altrincham Cheshire. [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] North Shields [2] Sheffield [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tea Tree Tasmania [2] Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire England [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bensham, County Durham [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Bradford England [1] Brighton England [1] Brixton, London [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnham, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canterbury England [1] Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clapham Park, Surrey [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cubitt Town, London [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Elmore Victoria [1] Elsecar, Yorkshire [1] Essex [1] Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Gateshead [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [426] Gunner [46] Corporal [41] Serjeant [29] Driver [28] Sapper [26] Second Lieutenant [25] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [21] Captain [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Temporary Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander Emergency [1] Company Sergeant-Major [1] Cyclist [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66] Royal Engineers [58] Labour Corps [48] Army Service Corps [39] Durham Light Infantry [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Essex Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [17] West Riding Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [694] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

O [904] R [4]

Contribution

Military Service [896] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [3] New Zealand [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1]

Albert George Oxley

Born 1898

Died 1957

British Army TR10/34143 Private, later Lance Corporal 97th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army TR10/34143 Lance Corporal 209th Infantry Battalion

British Army G/60744 Private The Queen's Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Frank Oxley

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29849 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Oxley

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 17298 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Frederick Oxley

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 26040 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 171224 Private Labour Corps 750 Area Emp Coy

British Army 61048 Private Liverpool Regiment 9th Works Co

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Brittain Hastings Oxley

Born 1891

Died 1948

British Army 8850 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8850 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Harold Stanley Oxley

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 320530 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army WR/350215 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Henry Oxley

Born 1886

Died 1962

British Army 6547 Colour Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 6547 Warrant Officer Class 1 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Corporal King's Royal Rifles Corps 1st

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William Bernard Oxley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54656

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Joseph Oxley

Born 1892

Other Empire Force 432 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 1st Battalion

British Army 435 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Matthew Oxley

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 9475 Private Highland Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Clifford Oxley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 127376 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "D" Batteryy

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Joseph Ralph Oxley

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/3128 Corporal Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 2nd Battalion

British Army Temp. Quartermaster and Hon. Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 8th Battalion

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Albert Oxley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 54772 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion.

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Arthur Charles Oxley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125068

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Richard Stephen Oxley

Died 1918

British Army 3734 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army 3734 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Arthur Oxley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30552

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James Parkin Oxley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33820

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Frank Oxley

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133186

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Robert William Oxley

Born 1890

Royal Navy 146 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army 19250 Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Stanley Oxley

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9831 Private Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) 1st Battalion

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