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Sydney New South Wales [16]

Ipswich Queensland [4]

London England [4]

Longford Tasmania [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Cape Town [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newquay, Cornwall [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Penzance England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [2]

Whitechapel, London [2]

Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [2]

12, Great New Street, London [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birchington, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bundarra New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton Colville, Nr Lowestoft [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Epple Bay, Kent [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Freetown [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Gravesend [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Gwarlodygarth, Glamorgan [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [218]

Driver [16]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Muleteer [7]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Major [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Clerk [2]

Interpreter [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

4th Grade Clerk [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Carpenter [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Lascar [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Seaman [1]

Sepoy [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [20]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Macedonian Mule Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Border Regiment [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gold Coast Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Ordnance Department [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [351]

Australian Imperial Force [77]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [568]

M [3]

F [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [558]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [16] Ipswich Queensland [4] London England [4] Longford Tasmania [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Cape Town [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mile End, London [2] Newquay, Cornwall [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Penzance England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Shoreditch, Middlesex [2] Whitechapel, London [2] Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [2] 12, Great New Street, London [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldershot England [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birchington, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bundarra New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton Colville, Nr Lowestoft [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cornwall [1] Cornwall England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Epple Bay, Kent [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Freetown [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Gravesend [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Gwarlodygarth, Glamorgan [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [218] Driver [16] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [13] Gunner [12] Sapper [12] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [8] Muleteer [7] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Major [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Clerk [2] Interpreter [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] 4th Grade Clerk [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Carpenter [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Lascar [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Seaman [1] Sepoy [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [20] London Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Labour Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] British West Indies Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Macedonian Mule Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Border Regiment [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gold Coast Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Ordnance Department [2] King's African Rifles [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [351] Australian Imperial Force [77] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [568] M [3] F [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [558] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Australia [1] Germany [1]

Edward Jack Solomon

Born 1881

Died 1923

Australian Imperial Force 1103

Australian Imperial Force 1203

Australian Imperial Force 1103 Private 10th Battlion

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Robert Oakley Solomon

Born 1898

Died 1971

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William John Solomon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 21623 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Solomon

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401134

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Alexander Solomon

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 719 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Henry Solomon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27454

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Nathan Solomon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143555

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Edward Thomas Solomon

Died 1915

British Army 2240 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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William John Clement Solomon

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1341 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Leonard Solomon

Died 1916

British Army 4740 Private London Regiment

British Army 4740 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372221 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Percy Edward Solomon

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy A 7085 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7085A Seaman Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Star of Buchan"

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Ivor Francis Solomon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49261

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Alexander Solomon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107425

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Kenneth Maurice Halgren Solomon

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1720 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alfred Solomon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218608

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Michael Solomon

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215665

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John Solomon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229790

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Harry Solomon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229741

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Phineas Samuel Solomon

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76641

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Edward Charles Solomon

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 97122 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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