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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Belfast [5]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Manchester [4]

Emsworth, Hampshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London England [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Beenleigh Queensland [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bolton, Westmorland [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bowden South Australia [2]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

County Down [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Derby [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Eastman, Quebec [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Nottingham [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Penrith, Cumberland [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1447]

Gunner [155]

Driver [123]

Serjeant [108]

Corporal [106]

Sapper [89]

Lance Corporal [56]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Captain [33]

Lieutenant [33]

Pioneer [27]

Acting Corporal [20]

Bombardier [19]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Major [13]

Worker [11]

Rifleman [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Guardsman [5]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [189]

Royal Field Artillery [181]

Labour Corps [166]

Army Service Corps [157]

Royal Garrison Artillery [103]

London Regiment [81]

Royal Army Medical Corps [78]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

Hampshire Regiment [50]

Royal Irish Rifles [45]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39]

South Lancashire Regiment [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [34]

Middlesex Regiment [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

The Queen's Regiment [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Essex Regiment [27]

Norfolk Regiment [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [27]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Defence Corps [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Army Veterinary Corps [19]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Highland Light Infantry [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

Service

British Army [2223]

Royal Navy [240]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166]

Australian Imperial Force [119]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3024]

T [2]

B [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2955]

Merchant Navy [60]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [7] Maidstone, Kent [6] Belfast [5] Dublin, Suffolk, England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Manchester [4] Emsworth, Hampshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London England [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Beenleigh Queensland [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bolton, Westmorland [2] Bow, London [2] Bowden South Australia [2] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] County Down [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Derby [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Eastman, Quebec [2] Edmonton, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Kensington, London [2] Leicestershire [2] Liverpool England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Nottingham [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Penrith, Cumberland [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1447] Gunner [155] Driver [123] Serjeant [108] Corporal [106] Sapper [89] Lance Corporal [56] Second Lieutenant [42] Captain [33] Lieutenant [33] Pioneer [27] Acting Corporal [20] Bombardier [19] Acting Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Major [13] Worker [11] Rifleman [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Acting Bombardier [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Guardsman [5] Sergeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [189] Royal Field Artillery [181] Labour Corps [166] Army Service Corps [157] Royal Garrison Artillery [103] London Regiment [81] Royal Army Medical Corps [78] Machine Gun Corps [65] Hampshire Regiment [50] Royal Irish Rifles [45] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43] Royal Fusiliers [40] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39] South Lancashire Regiment [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [34] Middlesex Regiment [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] The Queen's Regiment [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] Rifle Brigade [29] Worcestershire Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Essex Regiment [27] Norfolk Regiment [27] Royal Army Service Corps [27] Durham Light Infantry [26] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [26] Suffolk Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Defence Corps [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Army Veterinary Corps [19] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Highland Light Infantry [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

Service

British Army [2223] Royal Navy [240] Canadian Expeditionary Force [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166] Australian Imperial Force [119] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3024] T [2] B [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2955] Merchant Navy [60] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Percival James Savage

Born 1894

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 1st Division Engineers 3rd Field Company

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 1st Division Engineers 3rd Field Company

Australian Imperial Force Temporary Captain 1st Division Engineers 3rd Field Company

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Robert John Savage

Born 1877

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1743 Private 11th Depot Battalion Enoggera

Australian Imperial Force 1743 Private 13th Depot Battalion Enoggera

Australian Imperial Force 1743 Private 52nd Battalion 2nd Reinforcements

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Alexander Savage

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 6548 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6548 Private West India Regiment attached British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion attached 5th Battalion

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Frederick Savage

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army L/10035 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army L/10035 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/10035 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Savage

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 203242 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Matthew Savage

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 32560 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Henry Savage

Born 1864

Died 1951

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 1st Gurkhas 1st Battalion

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John 'jack' Savage

Born 1884

Died 1945

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John Harold Savage

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 9214 Corporal South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army 9214 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Brown Savage

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 14697 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Ardkeen Savage

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant) Royal Garrison Regiment (on secondment from Northamptonshire Regiment)

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Wesley Savage

Born 1884

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209342

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Joseph Savage

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 12417 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

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William John Savage

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 22169 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 22169 Lance Serjeant Suffolk Regiment "D" Coy. 12th Bn.

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John Frederick Savage

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 31725 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Robert Savage

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 371182 Private London Regiment

British Army 3269 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371182 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward Hugh Noel Savage

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Cuthbert Farrar Savage

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Felton Savage

Born 1897

Died 1953

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349136

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Richard James Savage

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 8111 Sergeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army 6111 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 6111 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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