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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

London England [5]

Lydd, Kent [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Beckley, Sussex [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Finchley, Middlesex [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mount Keira New South Wales [2]

New Romney, Kent [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Sherborne, Dorset [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Uckfield, Sussex [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bathesbridge, Essex, England [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blyth England [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Charlestown, Natal [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Corfe Castle, Dorset [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [393]

Gunner [43]

Serjeant [30]

Driver [28]

Corporal [21]

Captain [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Skipper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/LCp [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Vice-Marshall [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [59]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

East Kent Regiment [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Dorset Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

General List [3]

Hussars [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [614]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [894]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [875]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Ballarat Victoria [5] London England [5] Lydd, Kent [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ashford, Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Beckley, Sussex [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Finchley, Middlesex [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mount Keira New South Wales [2] New Romney, Kent [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Sherborne, Dorset [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Uckfield, Sussex [2] York Western Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bathesbridge, Essex, England [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blyth England [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Charlestown, Natal [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Colac Victoria [1] Corfe Castle, Dorset [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [393] Gunner [43] Serjeant [30] Driver [28] Corporal [21] Captain [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sister [2] Skipper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/LCp [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Vice-Marshall [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [59] London Regiment [51] Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Labour Corps [32] Royal Fusiliers [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] East Kent Regiment [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Air Force [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Dorset Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Corps of Dragoons [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] General List [3] Hussars [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [614] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Australian Imperial Force [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [894] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [875] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [18] South Africa [1]

George Paine

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29009

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William George Paine

Born 1896

Died 1921

British Army 121811 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Godfrey Paine

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 41729 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 14729 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery D Battery, 58th Brigade

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Walter John Paine

Born 1891

Died 1970

British Army L/14179 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Leonard Alfred Grevis Paine

Born 1891

Died 1965

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 2/1 City of London Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 2/1 City of London Brigade

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William George Paine

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army GS/24486 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 24486 Private London Reg. Royal Fusiliers 11th Btn

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Frederick George Paine

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/30516 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Charles J Paine

Died 1917

British Army G/19518 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Archibald Paine

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G9136 Private East Kent Regiment

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Frank Douglas Paine

Died 1918

British Army 31309 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 31309 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Paine

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13544 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Vincent Paine

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army GS/19242 Private Royal Fusiliers

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H A Paine

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 55426 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Paine

Died 1916

British Army 2164 Private Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Frederick Paine

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 226 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Harold Paine

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army M2/021611 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/021611 Driver Army Service Corps

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J Paine

Died 1916

British Army 62750 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62750 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Paine

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 46586 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Percy Paine

Died 1916

British Army 3564 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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J H Paine

Died 1918

British Army 85042 Private London Regiment

British Army G/17445 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/17445 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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