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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Cooma New South Wales [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Mount Pleasant South Australia [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Farnborough, Kent [2]

Islington, London [2]

London England [2]

Louth England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ambleside South Australia [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Broogar Queensland [1]

Brooyar Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chatham England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Elstree, Hertfordshire [1]

Frimby, Surrey [1]

Frindsbury England [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Rank

Private [357]

Driver [39]

Corporal [36]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [36]

Lance Corporal [20]

Sapper [19]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant /Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [58]

Royal Field Artillery [43]

Labour Corps [42]

Royal Engineers [37]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Canadian Army Unit [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Service

British Army [557]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Royal Navy [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Indian Army [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [819]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Cooma New South Wales [3] Fulham, London [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Mount Pleasant South Australia [3] Battersea, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Farnborough, Kent [2] Islington, London [2] London England [2] Louth England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Port Macquarie New South Wales [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ambleside South Australia [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Borough, London [1] Bristol England [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Broogar Queensland [1] Brooyar Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chatham England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Deptford, London [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Elstree, Hertfordshire [1] Frimby, Surrey [1] Frindsbury England [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1]

Rank

Private [357] Driver [39] Corporal [36] Gunner [36] Serjeant [36] Lance Corporal [20] Sapper [19] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant /Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [58] Royal Field Artillery [43] Labour Corps [42] Royal Engineers [37] London Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Machine Gun Corps [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Welsh Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Tank Corps [4] Canadian Army Unit [3] Coldstream Guards [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3]

Service

British Army [557] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Royal Navy [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [835]

Contribution

Military Service [819] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Alfred Staples

British Army 5248 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Staples

British Army 86106 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick A Staples

British Army 9151 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 9151 Acting Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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James Staples

British Army SS/2401 Corporal Army Service Corps Labour Company

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George Staples

British Army 27477 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 331623 Private Royal Air Force

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William H Staples

British Army T4/085439 Private Army Service Corps

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W W Staples

British Army 6561048 Private London Regiment

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H Staples

British Army 240121 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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C Staples

British Army 5665564 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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E Staples

British Army 253 Corporal County of London Yeomanry

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A G Staples

British Army 332 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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E C Staples

British Army Lieutenant 11th Rajputs

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Arthur W Staples

British Army 2460 Private Australian 57th Battalion

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Edmund Cyril Staples

Indian Army Captain 11th Rajputs

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Nellie Staples

British Army 1782 Munition Worker

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