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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Stawell Victoria [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Aghada, Cork [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Echuca Victoria [3]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Appin New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cloyne, Cork [2]

Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Dublin [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Jamestown South Australia [2]

Kidderminster England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Northamptonshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Tipton, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire [1]

Aslackby Fen, Lincolnshire [1]

Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Rank

Private [767]

Serjeant [70]

Corporal [67]

Driver [66]

Gunner [64]

Sapper [47]

Lance Corporal [24]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Pioneer [15]

Captain [12]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [7]

Guardsman [7]

Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [107]

Royal Field Artillery [96]

Royal Engineers [95]

London Regiment [77]

Army Service Corps [70]

Worcestershire Regiment [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Liverpool Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Rifle Brigade [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Royal Scots [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Connaught Rangers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Monmouthshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1191]

Royal Navy [129]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [91]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1648]

H [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1613]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Stawell Victoria [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Aghada, Cork [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Echuca Victoria [3] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Appin New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cloyne, Cork [2] Cygnet Tasmania [2] Dublin [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Jamestown South Australia [2] Kidderminster England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Northamptonshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Tipton, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire [1] Aslackby Fen, Lincolnshire [1] Astwood Bank, Worcestershire [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast [1]

Rank

Private [767] Serjeant [70] Corporal [67] Driver [66] Gunner [64] Sapper [47] Lance Corporal [24] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [18] Acting Serjeant [16] Pioneer [15] Captain [12] Company Serjeant Major [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [7] Guardsman [7] Major [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Signaller [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Colonel [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [107] Royal Field Artillery [96] Royal Engineers [95] London Regiment [77] Army Service Corps [70] Worcestershire Regiment [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Liverpool Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] Manchester Regiment [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Cheshire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [22] Rifle Brigade [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Royal Scots [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Grenadier Guards [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Connaught Rangers [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Monmouthshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1191] Royal Navy [129] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [91] Australian Imperial Force [88] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1648] H [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1613] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

John Stanton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151512

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Archibald Job Stanton

Born 1888

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1087

Australian Imperial Force 12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Christopher William Stanton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290747

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Arthur Cornwall Stanton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59267

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Alfred George Stanton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62783

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Frank Stanton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147673

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Harry Stanton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29435

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Victor Stanton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16972

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James Stanton

Died 1917

British Army 124671 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 295719 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Stanton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307375

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William Thomas Stanton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127630

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Joseph James Stanton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280652

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Athol Edward Stanton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93224

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George Henry Stanton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260771

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Alfred William Stanton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294129

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William Stanton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67895

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George Henry Stanton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86530

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Arthur Stanton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226628

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Charles Alfred Stanton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241352

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Victor Stanley Stanton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243337

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