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Sydney New South Wales [18]

London England [12]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Islington, London [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

London, Middlesex [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Chelmsford, Essex [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Camberwell, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Singleton New South Wales [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Barking, Essex [4]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Bristol England [4]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Wellington New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Dublin South Australia [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Londonderry [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Manly New South Wales [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Odiham, Hampshire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Quirindi New South Wales [3]

Scarisbrick, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Aramac Queensland [2]

Armagh [2]

Rank

Private [2623]

Gunner [275]

Corporal [230]

Driver [230]

Serjeant [206]

Sapper [178]

Lance Corporal [116]

Second Lieutenant [89]

Lieutenant [87]

Captain [73]

Pioneer [48]

Acting Corporal [43]

Acting Serjeant [36]

Bombardier [24]

Major [22]

Company Serjeant Major [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Trooper [15]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Rifleman [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Worker [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Nurse [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Surgeon General [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Colonel [3]

Commander [3]

Drummer [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Cadet [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [338]

Royal Engineers [326]

Labour Corps [301]

Army Service Corps [272]

London Regiment [166]

Royal Garrison Artillery [165]

Royal Army Medical Corps [138]

Machine Gun Corps [120]

Royal Fusiliers [91]

Middlesex Regiment [73]

Essex Regiment [70]

Manchester Regiment [70]

Hampshire Regiment [69]

Liverpool Regiment [68]

Durham Light Infantry [62]

Royal Irish Rifles [60]

Lancashire Fusiliers [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [57]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56]

The Queen's Regiment [55]

Lincolnshire Regiment [54]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [54]

Gloucestershire Regiment [49]

Highland Light Infantry [49]

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Suffolk Regiment [47]

Canadian Infantry [46]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Worcestershire Regiment [42]

Norfolk Regiment [41]

York and Lancaster Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Gordon Highlanders [37]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [36]

Border Regiment [35]

Rifle Brigade [35]

Northamptonshire Regiment [34]

Scottish Rifles [32]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Royal Scots [31]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [30]

East Surrey Regiment [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [30]

Service

British Army [4128]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [463]

Royal Navy [413]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [311]

Australian Imperial Force [298]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [5785]

B [3]

A [2]

L [2]

G [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5658]

Merchant Navy [95]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [97]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [18] London England [12] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] Melbourne Victoria [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Islington, London [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] London, Middlesex [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Bendigo Victoria [6] Chelmsford, Essex [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Camberwell, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Singleton New South Wales [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Balmain New South Wales [4] Barking, Essex [4] Belfast, Antrim [4] Bristol England [4] Grantham, Lincolnshire [4] Lambeth, London [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Wellington New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Dublin South Australia [3] Hackney, London [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Londonderry [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Manly New South Wales [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Odiham, Hampshire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Quirindi New South Wales [3] Scarisbrick, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Aramac Queensland [2] Armagh [2]

Rank

Private [2623] Gunner [275] Corporal [230] Driver [230] Serjeant [206] Sapper [178] Lance Corporal [116] Second Lieutenant [89] Lieutenant [87] Captain [73] Pioneer [48] Acting Corporal [43] Acting Serjeant [36] Bombardier [24] Major [22] Company Serjeant Major [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Trooper [15] Lance Serjeant [12] Rifleman [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Worker [8] Able Seaman [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Nurse [6] Deck Hand [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Captain [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Surgeon General [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Bugler [3] Colonel [3] Commander [3] Drummer [3] Sister [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Cadet [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [338] Royal Engineers [326] Labour Corps [301] Army Service Corps [272] London Regiment [166] Royal Garrison Artillery [165] Royal Army Medical Corps [138] Machine Gun Corps [120] Royal Fusiliers [91] Middlesex Regiment [73] Essex Regiment [70] Manchester Regiment [70] Hampshire Regiment [69] Liverpool Regiment [68] Durham Light Infantry [62] Royal Irish Rifles [60] Lancashire Fusiliers [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] King's Royal Rifle Corps [57] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56] The Queen's Regiment [55] Lincolnshire Regiment [54] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [54] Gloucestershire Regiment [49] Highland Light Infantry [49] West Yorkshire Regiment [48] Suffolk Regiment [47] Canadian Infantry [46] Royal Lancaster Regiment [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Worcestershire Regiment [42] Norfolk Regiment [41] York and Lancaster Regiment [40] Yorkshire Regiment [39] Gordon Highlanders [37] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [37] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [36] Border Regiment [35] Rifle Brigade [35] Northamptonshire Regiment [34] Scottish Rifles [32] East Lancashire Regiment [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [31] Royal Scots [31] Cheshire Regiment [30] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [30] East Surrey Regiment [30] Leicestershire Regiment [30]

Service

British Army [4128] Canadian Expeditionary Force [463] Royal Navy [413] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [311] Australian Imperial Force [298] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [5785] B [3] A [2] L [2] G [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5658] Merchant Navy [95] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [97] Canada [2] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

J H Porter

British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

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R Porter

British Army Surgeon General Army Medical Services

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W G Porter

British Army Captain /Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

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C L Porter

British Army Major East Kent Regiment

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H Porter

British Army 3817 Company Serjeant Major Norfolk Regiment

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R Porter

British Army Surgeon General Army Medical Services

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D G S Porter

British Army 1068 Lance Corporal Mounted Police

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C H Porter

British Army S/18119 Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

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C L Porter

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General East Kent Regiment

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R Porter

British Army Colonel Head Quarters Staff

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C L Porter

British Army Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment

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A T Porter

British Army 55 Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant Infantry

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T Porter

British Army 28321 Sapper /Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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G T Porter

British Army Captain Royal Artillery/ Royal Flying Corps

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C L Porter

British Army Temporary Brigadier General/ Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment/ Staff

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R Porter

British Army Surgeon General General Head Quarters Staff

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H Porter

British Army 3817 Company Serjeant Major Norfolk Regiment

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H E L Porter

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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H J Porter

British Army Masseuse Almeric Paget Military Massage Corps, attached 72nd General Hospital

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A G Porter

British Army Captain 3rd Brahmans

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