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Horsham, Sussex [6]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Saint Ives, Cornwall [3]

Barnsbury, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

St Ives, Cornwall [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Atanga New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Bootle, Lancashire [1]

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Chichester England [1]

Congresbury, Somerset [1]

Davenport Tasmania [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

East Allington, Devon [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Ellacombe, Devon [1]

Essex, England [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Felpham, Sussex, England [1]

Forest Dean England [1]

Rank

Private [283]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [22]

Sapper [19]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Signal Boatswain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commandant [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary service [1]

Garrison Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [39]

Labour Corps [35]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Hussars [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [443]

Royal Navy [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

Q [681]

D [1]

E [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [657]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Horsham, Sussex [6] Plymouth, Devon [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Exeter, Devon [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Saint Ives, Cornwall [3] Barnsbury, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] St Ives, Cornwall [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Allendale Victoria [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Atanga New South Wales [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chichester England [1] Congresbury, Somerset [1] Davenport Tasmania [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] East Allington, Devon [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Ellacombe, Devon [1] Essex, England [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Felpham, Sussex, England [1] Forest Dean England [1]

Rank

Private [283] Gunner [38] Corporal [22] Sapper [19] Driver [17] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bombardier [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Cook [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Chief Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Signal Boatswain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commandant [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary service [1] Garrison Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [39] Labour Corps [35] Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Field Artillery [26] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Machine Gun Corps [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Hussars [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [443] Royal Navy [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

Q [681] D [1] E [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [657] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1]

John James Quick

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198302

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John Firman Quick

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army R4/127704 Private Army Service Corps 54th Remount Squadron

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Henry George Quick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41247 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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Christopher George Quick

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy J152 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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George Thomas Quick

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221377

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Richard Henry Quick

Born 1871

Died 1921

Royal Navy Gunner

Royal Navy Chief Gunner

Royal Navy Commissioned Gunner H.M.S. "Defiance" (for "M.31")

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Ernest Quick

Born 1887

Died 1939

British Army 52616 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 99964 Private Labour Corps

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John Quick

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166070

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William Quick

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289655

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Ernest Joseph Quick

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45866

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Walter Lewis Quick

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227670

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Harold Ewart Quick

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25630

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25630 Private Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion

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Alfred Quick

Died 1914

British Army 8601 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Samuel James Quick

Died 1916

British Army 43707 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Walter William Quick

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 26354 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Henry Quick

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy 179371 Chief Petty Officer HMS Vivid I

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William Ernest Quick

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119816

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Robert Ernest Quick

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104475

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Walter John Quick

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305984

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Frederick George Quick

Died 1918

British Army 24000 Acting Serjeant 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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