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Derby [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Plenty Tasmania [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broomfield, Somerset [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chesterton, Cambridge [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cowdenbeath, Fife [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Durham [1]

East Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glenpark Victoria [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

High Beech Loughton, Essex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

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Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

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Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Moe Victoria [1]

New Norfolk Tasmania [1]

Newlyn Victoria [1]

North Petherton, Somerset [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Ongar, Essex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pontyclun, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [291]

Gunner [30]

Sapper [28]

Corporal [27]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Section Commander [1]

Section Commander and Adjutant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Quarter Master [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [29]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [434]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [551]

F [6]

Contribution

Military Service [551]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Derby [3] Kensington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Plenty Tasmania [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broomfield, Somerset [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chesterton, Cambridge [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cowdenbeath, Fife [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Durham [1] East Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Finsbury, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glenpark Victoria [1] Hampstead, London [1] High Beech Loughton, Essex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Kinross [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Leslie, Fife [1] Letham, Fife [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Moe Victoria [1] New Norfolk Tasmania [1] Newlyn Victoria [1] North Petherton, Somerset [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Ongar, Essex [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pontyclun, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [291] Gunner [30] Sapper [28] Corporal [27] Driver [25] Serjeant [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Section Commander [1] Section Commander and Adjutant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Quarter Master [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [49] Royal Field Artillery [32] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [29] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [434] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [551] F [6]

Contribution

Military Service [551] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Fred Speed

Died 1917

British Army 29556 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Marshall Speed

Died 1918

British Army 16519 Private Scots Guards

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Percy George Speed

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303061

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Victor Charles Joker Speed

Australian Imperial Force 7536

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Frederick Charles Speed

Born 1897

Died 1977

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 71474 Rifle Brigade

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Richard Speed

Died 1916

British Army 26587 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 26587 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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John Speed

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187152

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Austin Speed

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 34565 Private Border Regiment

British Army 28716 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 28716 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Speed

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 37256 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 37256 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Henry Speed

Died 1916

British Army 7954 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Stanley Speed

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 288162 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 238104 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Speed

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242592

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Maurice Speed

Died 1918

British Army 511 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 620219 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Frederick Speed

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 41604 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Speed

Died 1917

British Army 38182 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Fred Speed

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2613 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 392973 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 39420 Private Border Regiment

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Joseph Charles Speed

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 222999 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Burgess Speed

Died 1918

British Army 2293 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 290501 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 290501 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion (Territorial).

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George Speed

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3538 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Adam Speed

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3373 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43130 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43130 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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