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Melbourne Victoria [13]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

London England [7]

Bathurst New South Wales [6]

Chatham, Kent [6]

Coventry, Warwickshire [5]

Dartford, Kent [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Birmingham [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Merriwa New South Wales [4]

Rochester, Kent [4]

Ascot Vale Victoria [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [3]

Cork [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Lubeck Victoria [3]

Morwell Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol [2]

Buckinghamshire [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2]

Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Dunedin [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Rank

Private [1560]

Gunner [178]

Corporal [140]

Driver [136]

Sapper [112]

Serjeant [103]

Lance Corporal [69]

Second Lieutenant [45]

Lieutenant [43]

Acting Corporal [35]

Acting Serjeant [34]

Pioneer [30]

Bombardier [29]

Captain [27]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Able Seaman [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Major [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal 2nd [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Farrier Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [232]

Royal Engineers [214]

Labour Corps [185]

Army Service Corps [178]

London Regiment [138]

Royal Garrison Artillery [102]

Royal Fusiliers [71]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Machine Gun Corps [69]

Middlesex Regiment [66]

The Queen's Regiment [58]

Royal Sussex Regiment [57]

East Surrey Regiment [45]

Rifle Brigade [45]

Royal West Kent Regiment [41]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Leicestershire Regiment [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Gloucestershire Regiment [32]

East Kent Regiment [31]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30]

Essex Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Army Veterinary Corps [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Manchester Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [27]

Suffolk Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Tank Corps [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Canadian Infantry [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [2451]

Royal Navy [262]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [228]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199]

Australian Imperial Force [192]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

S [3447]

F [4]

L [3]

W [2]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3360]

Merchant Navy [69]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [64]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [13] London, Middlesex, England [11] Sydney New South Wales [11] Adelaide South Australia [8] London England [7] Bathurst New South Wales [6] Chatham, Kent [6] Coventry, Warwickshire [5] Dartford, Kent [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Birmingham [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Camberwell, London [4] Geelong Victoria [4] London, Middlesex [4] Merriwa New South Wales [4] Rochester, Kent [4] Ascot Vale Victoria [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Camberwell, Surrey [3] Cork [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Lubeck Victoria [3] Morwell Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol [2] Buckinghamshire [2] Burra South Australia [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Dunedin [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Glamorganshire [2]

Rank

Private [1560] Gunner [178] Corporal [140] Driver [136] Sapper [112] Serjeant [103] Lance Corporal [69] Second Lieutenant [45] Lieutenant [43] Acting Corporal [35] Acting Serjeant [34] Pioneer [30] Bombardier [29] Captain [27] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Staff Serjeant [12] Able Seaman [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Major [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal 2nd [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [2] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Engineer Captain [2] Farrier Serjeant Major [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [232] Royal Engineers [214] Labour Corps [185] Army Service Corps [178] London Regiment [138] Royal Garrison Artillery [102] Royal Fusiliers [71] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Machine Gun Corps [69] Middlesex Regiment [66] The Queen's Regiment [58] Royal Sussex Regiment [57] East Surrey Regiment [45] Rifle Brigade [45] Royal West Kent Regiment [41] Worcestershire Regiment [40] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Leicestershire Regiment [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Gloucestershire Regiment [32] East Kent Regiment [31] Devonshire Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30] Essex Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] Army Veterinary Corps [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Manchester Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [27] Suffolk Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Hampshire Regiment [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Tank Corps [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Canadian Infantry [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal Naval Division [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [2451] Royal Navy [262] Canadian Expeditionary Force [228] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199] Australian Imperial Force [192] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] Other Empire Force [6]

Last name first letter

S [3447] F [4] L [3] W [2] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3360] Merchant Navy [69] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [64] United States [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Malaysia [1]

Charles Basil Simmons

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 179749 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William James Henry Simmons

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50712 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Robert Greswell Simmons

Died 1938

British Army T4/246547 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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Ernest Simmons

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146856

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George Frederick Simmons

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146904

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Frank Simmons

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123544

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Godfrey George Simmons

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33387

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Frederick Simmons

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131489

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Alfred James Simmons

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119214

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Frank William Simmons

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188223

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Joseph Henry Simmons

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280163

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William Simmons

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21918

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Horace Simmons

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89827

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Louis Simmons

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62210

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James Simmons

Born 1878

British Army 11983 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 86112 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 607156 Sapper Royal Engineers 170 Tunnelling Company

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Frederick Simmons

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282539

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George Simmons

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44415

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Ebenezer George Simmons

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7349

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Henry Arthur Simmons

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42860

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Albert Edward Simmons

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280521

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