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Maidstone, Kent [10]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

London, Middlesex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Chelsea, London [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Prahran Victoria [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brading Isle of Wight [3]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Ascot Vale Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Brading, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Chickerell, Dorset [2]

Dublin [2]

Dunedin [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Gordonvale Queensland [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

St Pancras, Middlesex [2]

Toowong Queensland [2]

Uckfield, Sussex [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Acock's Green, Worcestershire [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Amersham, Bucks [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Battersea [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [1059]

Gunner [126]

Driver [111]

Serjeant [99]

Corporal [94]

Sapper [57]

Lance Corporal [43]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Pioneer [22]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Bombardier [15]

Rifleman [11]

Captain [9]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

ALIAS Private Strapper [1]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Military Landing Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [149]

Army Service Corps [134]

Royal Engineers [131]

Labour Corps [118]

London Regiment [102]

Royal Garrison Artillery [75]

Royal Fusiliers [61]

Middlesex Regiment [56]

Hampshire Regiment [50]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Rifle Brigade [43]

The Queen's Regiment [43]

Royal Sussex Regiment [42]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [41]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [34]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [25]

Welsh Regiment [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

East Kent Regiment [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Monmouthshire Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

British West Indies Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Royal Marine Artillery [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1644]

Royal Navy [217]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [90]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2218]

C [2]

F [1]

L [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2178]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [10] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] London, Middlesex [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Chelsea, London [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Prahran Victoria [4] Southwark, London [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brading Isle of Wight [3] Caversham, Oxfordshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Ascot Vale Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Brading, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Chickerell, Dorset [2] Dublin [2] Dunedin [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Gordonvale Queensland [2] Grays, Essex [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hackney, London [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Islington, London [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] St Pancras, Middlesex [2] Toowong Queensland [2] Uckfield, Sussex [2] Warwickshire [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Acock's Green, Worcestershire [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Amersham, Bucks [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Battersea [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [1059] Gunner [126] Driver [111] Serjeant [99] Corporal [94] Sapper [57] Lance Corporal [43] Second Lieutenant [23] Pioneer [22] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [17] Bombardier [15] Rifleman [11] Captain [9] Lance Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Guardsman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] ALIAS Private Strapper [1] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Military Landing Officer [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombadier [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [149] Army Service Corps [134] Royal Engineers [131] Labour Corps [118] London Regiment [102] Royal Garrison Artillery [75] Royal Fusiliers [61] Middlesex Regiment [56] Hampshire Regiment [50] Machine Gun Corps [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Rifle Brigade [43] The Queen's Regiment [43] Royal Sussex Regiment [42] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [41] Royal Berkshire Regiment [35] Worcestershire Regiment [34] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] East Surrey Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [25] Welsh Regiment [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Suffolk Regiment [16] East Kent Regiment [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Monmouthshire Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] British West Indies Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Royal Marine Artillery [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1644] Royal Navy [217] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136] Canadian Expeditionary Force [90] Australian Imperial Force [79] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2218] C [2] F [1] L [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2178] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Thomas Simmons

Born 1889

British Army G/10512 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army G/10512 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army Private Labour Corps 301 Depot Labour Coy

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British Army 5115 Acting Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

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British Army Colonel Royal Artillery

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