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Sydney New South Wales [31]

London England [25]

London, Middlesex, England [24]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [23]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [20]

London, Middlesex [17]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Geelong Victoria [12]

Norwich, Norfolk [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Bath, Somerset [9]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Bundaberg Queensland [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Islington, London [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Bridgwater, Somerset [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Nottingham [5]

Plymouth, Devon, England [5]

Alton, Hampshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Colby, Norfolk [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Dubbo New South Wales [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Rockhampton Queensland [4]

Woolwich, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4261]

Gunner [478]

Corporal [376]

Driver [342]

Serjeant [334]

Sapper [256]

Lance Corporal [182]

Second Lieutenant [174]

Lieutenant [150]

Captain [132]

Acting Corporal [79]

Pioneer [73]

Acting Serjeant [52]

Bombardier [50]

Major [44]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [29]

Lance Serjeant [27]

Staff Serjeant [26]

Rifleman [21]

Acting Bombardier [20]

Able Seaman [16]

Worker [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Temporary Captain [12]

Trooper [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Shoeing Smith [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [8]

Sergeant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Commander [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Drummer [4]

Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [554]

Royal Field Artillery [532]

Labour Corps [501]

Army Service Corps [472]

London Regiment [326]

Royal Garrison Artillery [300]

Royal Army Medical Corps [222]

Machine Gun Corps [187]

Royal Fusiliers [176]

Middlesex Regiment [148]

Devonshire Regiment [122]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [119]

Norfolk Regiment [113]

Hampshire Regiment [108]

Gloucestershire Regiment [107]

Northumberland Fusiliers [101]

Essex Regiment [100]

The Queen's Regiment [100]

Leicestershire Regiment [97]

Rifle Brigade [97]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [95]

Northamptonshire Regiment [92]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [92]

Suffolk Regiment [91]

Somerset Light Infantry [89]

Welsh Regiment [84]

Durham Light Infantry [83]

Royal West Kent Regiment [81]

Worcestershire Regiment [81]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [80]

Royal Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Defence Corps [73]

Manchester Regiment [69]

Bedfordshire Regiment [67]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [64]

East Surrey Regiment [64]

Liverpool Regiment [63]

Royal Naval Division [63]

East Kent Regiment [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Lincolnshire Regiment [60]

Yorkshire Regiment [60]

Wiltshire Regiment [58]

Royal Sussex Regiment [56]

Lancashire Fusiliers [52]

Army Ordnance Corps [51]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [51]

West Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Canadian Infantry [46]

Service

British Army [6706]

Royal Navy [775]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [569]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [502]

Australian Imperial Force [383]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

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O [7]

F [4]

S [3]

D [2]

L [2]

A [1]

C [1]

G [1]

K [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9046]

Merchant Navy [162]

Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [206]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [31] London England [25] London, Middlesex, England [24] Portsmouth, Hampshire [23] Birmingham, Warwickshire [20] London, Middlesex [17] Plymouth, Devon [13] Geelong Victoria [12] Norwich, Norfolk [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Bath, Somerset [9] West Ham, Essex [9] Bundaberg Queensland [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Devonport, Devon [7] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Islington, London [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Bridgwater, Somerset [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6] Hackney, London [6] Hull, Yorkshire, England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Bermondsey, London [5] Bristol, Somerset [5] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5] Dover, Kent [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Nottingham [5] Plymouth, Devon, England [5] Alton, Hampshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Colby, Norfolk [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Deptford, London [4] Dubbo New South Wales [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Rockhampton Queensland [4] Woolwich, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4261] Gunner [478] Corporal [376] Driver [342] Serjeant [334] Sapper [256] Lance Corporal [182] Second Lieutenant [174] Lieutenant [150] Captain [132] Acting Corporal [79] Pioneer [73] Acting Serjeant [52] Bombardier [50] Major [44] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Warrant Officer Class 2 [29] Lance Serjeant [27] Staff Serjeant [26] Rifleman [21] Acting Bombardier [20] Able Seaman [16] Worker [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Stoker 1st Class [12] Temporary Captain [12] Trooper [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11] Colour Serjeant [11] Shoeing Smith [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [8] Sergeant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Commander [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Drummer [4] Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [554] Royal Field Artillery [532] Labour Corps [501] Army Service Corps [472] London Regiment [326] Royal Garrison Artillery [300] Royal Army Medical Corps [222] Machine Gun Corps [187] Royal Fusiliers [176] Middlesex Regiment [148] Devonshire Regiment [122] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [119] Norfolk Regiment [113] Hampshire Regiment [108] Gloucestershire Regiment [107] Northumberland Fusiliers [101] Essex Regiment [100] The Queen's Regiment [100] Leicestershire Regiment [97] Rifle Brigade [97] King's Royal Rifle Corps [95] Northamptonshire Regiment [92] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [92] Suffolk Regiment [91] Somerset Light Infantry [89] Welsh Regiment [84] Durham Light Infantry [83] Royal West Kent Regiment [81] Worcestershire Regiment [81] Royal Berkshire Regiment [80] Royal Army Service Corps [79] Royal Defence Corps [73] Manchester Regiment [69] Bedfordshire Regiment [67] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [64] East Surrey Regiment [64] Liverpool Regiment [63] Royal Naval Division [63] East Kent Regiment [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Lincolnshire Regiment [60] Yorkshire Regiment [60] Wiltshire Regiment [58] Royal Sussex Regiment [56] Lancashire Fusiliers [52] Army Ordnance Corps [51] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [51] West Yorkshire Regiment [47] Canadian Infantry [46]

Service

British Army [6706] Royal Navy [775] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [569] Canadian Expeditionary Force [502] Australian Imperial Force [383] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [3] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [9253] O [7] F [4] S [3] D [2] L [2] A [1] C [1] G [1] K [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9046] Merchant Navy [162] Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [206] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] New Zealand [1]

Ethel Isabella Locke

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Gwendoline Turner

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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George Palmer-Gowing

British Army 70126 Private Suffolk Regiment

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R A H Orpen-Palmer

British Army Major Leinster Regiment

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H B H Orpen-Palmer

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Rifles

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R G Fenwick-Palmer

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

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E R Chetwynd-Palmer

British Army Lieutenant 1/89th Punjabis

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Dorothea P Palmer-Kerrison

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross Society

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Nora K D Palmer-Kerrison

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ethel Palmer-Morris

British Army 23142 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Aubrey Nugent Wade-Palmer

British Army Captain Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry

British Army Captain Sherwood Rangers Cyclist Regiment

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William Samuel Hudson Palmer Duplicate

British Army 760737 Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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H B H Orpen-Palmer

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Thomas Joseph Frederick Durkin

Born 1890

Royal Navy 311697

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Frederick Charles Durkin

Born 1886

Royal Navy 308482

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C Foster Palmer

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N C Shearer

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Palmer. P Palmer. P

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Olive Palmer (mrs Tate)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Territorial Force Nursing Service

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