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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17]

London England [15]

Faversham, Kent [10]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [10]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Ramsgate, Kent [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Essex [6]

Greenwich, London [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Winchester, Hampshire [6]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Folkestone, Kent [5]

Grafton New South Wales [5]

Greenwich, Kent [5]

Hailsham [5]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Saint Pancras, London [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Brixton, London [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Euroa Victoria [4]

Islington, London [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Mile End, London [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Stawell Victoria [4]

Arthurton South Australia [3]

Dalby Queensland [3]

Dungog New South Wales [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Hove, Sussex [3]

Leicester [3]

Lewisham, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [2904]

Gunner [324]

Driver [275]

Corporal [257]

Serjeant [250]

Sapper [182]

Lance Corporal [123]

Second Lieutenant [98]

Lieutenant [81]

Captain [63]

Acting Corporal [59]

Pioneer [45]

Bombardier [37]

Acting Serjeant [36]

Major [24]

Rifleman [20]

Staff Serjeant [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Able Seaman [14]

Acting Bombardier [14]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Temporary Captain [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Reverend [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Civilian [4]

Drummer [4]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [417]

Army Service Corps [366]

Labour Corps [357]

Royal Engineers [351]

London Regiment [246]

Royal Garrison Artillery [206]

Machine Gun Corps [136]

Royal Army Medical Corps [125]

Royal Fusiliers [119]

Middlesex Regiment [104]

Suffolk Regiment [103]

Rifle Brigade [93]

Essex Regiment [87]

Royal Sussex Regiment [86]

The Queen's Regiment [82]

Royal West Kent Regiment [80]

Bedfordshire Regiment [79]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72]

East Kent Regiment [71]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [71]

Hampshire Regiment [68]

Northamptonshire Regiment [68]

Norfolk Regiment [65]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [64]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [63]

Royal Army Service Corps [60]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [56]

South Staffordshire Regiment [53]

East Surrey Regiment [52]

Gloucestershire Regiment [47]

West Yorkshire Regiment [45]

Army Ordnance Corps [44]

Army Veterinary Corps [42]

Durham Light Infantry [42]

Lincolnshire Regiment [42]

Devonshire Regiment [41]

Leicestershire Regiment [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Hussars [34]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

Hertfordshire Regiment [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Royal Defence Corps [30]

East Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Service

British Army [4570]

Royal Navy [535]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [370]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [362]

Australian Imperial Force [274]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [67]

Other Empire Force [10]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [6156]

L [131]

F [7]

C [2]

K [2]

S [2]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6171]

Merchant Navy [99]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [130]

Australia [3]

Canada [2]

United States [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17] London England [15] Faversham, Kent [10] Guernsey, Channel Islands [10] London, Middlesex, England [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Brighton, Sussex [8] Ramsgate, Kent [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Brisbane Queensland [6] Essex [6] Greenwich, London [6] Hackney, London [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London, Middlesex [6] Maidstone, Kent [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Winchester, Hampshire [6] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5] Dover, Kent [5] Folkestone, Kent [5] Grafton New South Wales [5] Greenwich, Kent [5] Hailsham [5] Hobart Tasmania [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Saint Pancras, London [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Brixton, London [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Euroa Victoria [4] Islington, London [4] Marylebone, London [4] Mile End, London [4] Poplar, London [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Stawell Victoria [4] Arthurton South Australia [3] Dalby Queensland [3] Dungog New South Wales [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Hove, Sussex [3] Leicester [3] Lewisham, Kent [3]

Rank

Private [2904] Gunner [324] Driver [275] Corporal [257] Serjeant [250] Sapper [182] Lance Corporal [123] Second Lieutenant [98] Lieutenant [81] Captain [63] Acting Corporal [59] Pioneer [45] Bombardier [37] Acting Serjeant [36] Major [24] Rifleman [20] Staff Serjeant [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Company Serjeant Major [17] Able Seaman [14] Acting Bombardier [14] Lance Serjeant [14] Colour Serjeant [13] Temporary Captain [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Trooper [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Reverend [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Civilian [4] Drummer [4] Fitter Staff Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Sister [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [417] Army Service Corps [366] Labour Corps [357] Royal Engineers [351] London Regiment [246] Royal Garrison Artillery [206] Machine Gun Corps [136] Royal Army Medical Corps [125] Royal Fusiliers [119] Middlesex Regiment [104] Suffolk Regiment [103] Rifle Brigade [93] Essex Regiment [87] Royal Sussex Regiment [86] The Queen's Regiment [82] Royal West Kent Regiment [80] Bedfordshire Regiment [79] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72] East Kent Regiment [71] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [71] Hampshire Regiment [68] Northamptonshire Regiment [68] Norfolk Regiment [65] King's Royal Rifle Corps [64] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [63] Royal Army Service Corps [60] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [56] South Staffordshire Regiment [53] East Surrey Regiment [52] Gloucestershire Regiment [47] West Yorkshire Regiment [45] Army Ordnance Corps [44] Army Veterinary Corps [42] Durham Light Infantry [42] Lincolnshire Regiment [42] Devonshire Regiment [41] Leicestershire Regiment [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Royal Berkshire Regiment [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Hussars [34] Liverpool Regiment [34] Hertfordshire Regiment [33] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Cheshire Regiment [30] Royal Defence Corps [30] East Yorkshire Regiment [29] Manchester Regiment [28] Royal Naval Division [28]

Service

British Army [4570] Royal Navy [535] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [370] Canadian Expeditionary Force [362] Australian Imperial Force [274] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [67] Other Empire Force [10] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [6156] L [131] F [7] C [2] K [2] S [2] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6171] Merchant Navy [99] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [130] Australia [3] Canada [2] United States [1]

Gilbert Reuben Page

Born 1890

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 88 Private 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenat

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George Waudby Page

Born 1859

Died 1919

British Army 119393 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 119393 Pioneer Royal Engineers 8th Labour Battalion

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David Laing Page

Born 1898

Died 1948

Royal Navy

Royal Navy J.84021 Ordinary Seaman Pembroke 1 and Courageous

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Barnard Chappell Page

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 5795 Private London Regiment 19th Battalion

British Army 612162 Private London Regiment 2/19th Battalion

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Harry James Phillips Page

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3/5568 Serjeant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ralph William Page

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8441 Private Devonshire Regiment Depot

British Army 8441 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 8441 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas James Page

Born 1882

British Army 5973 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army M17111 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T/17111 Driver Army Service Corps

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Harold Aston Page

Born 1883

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Major South Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Wallace Page

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9601 Private Essex Regiment

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John Kenneth Samuel Page

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Attached to Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frederick William Page

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 16862 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn.

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Harold Thomas Page

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2821

Australian Imperial Force Private 25th battalion

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Charles Ellis Page

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/14071 Private The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment) 10th Bn.

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Ernest Henry Page

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 18916 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn.

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Thomas Eldred Page

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/13/8321 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 10 Battalion

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Frank Page

Born 1890

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 484 Temporary Sergeant 11th Brigade 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 484 Second Lieutenant 11th Brigade 9th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 484 Lieutenant 11th Brigade 9th Battalion

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John William Page

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy PLY/793/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion - Royal Naval Division

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George Page

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2014 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265267 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 265267 Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Walter V Page

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2254 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 2254 Private 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade

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Willie Henry Page

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 5/3196 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 3196 Private Royal Sussex Regiment, 1/5th Bat

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