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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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Place of birth

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]

John Raymond Savage Savage-Armstrong

Born 1882

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment 4th leicest Battalion

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 4th leicest Battalion

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Francis Savage Nesbit Savage-Armstrong

Died 1917

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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F S N Savage-Armstrong

British Army Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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I Burke-Savage

British Army 26003 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Imperial Army

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Margaret Nelson Simmons

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Patrick O'donnell

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS104024

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Margaret Wilson Simmons

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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M L N Tyler Now Mrs Savage

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