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Young New South Wales [5]

Molong New South Wales [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Gunning New South Wales [2]

Maclean New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Yorketown South Australia [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Anwill England [1]

Appin New South Wales [1]

Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Birchett Victoria [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

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Brockville ON [1]

Buckland Dinham, Somerset [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Burks Falls, Ontario [1]

Calcary, Canada [1]

Calgany, Canada [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Campbelltown New South Wales [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Chicago, Illinois [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dorking ON [1]

Elphingstone Victoria [1]

Elphinstone Victoria [1]

Essex [1]

Ewhurst, Sussex [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Georgetown, Ontario [1]

Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1]

Harden New South Wales [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Driver [25]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [14]

Sapper [13]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker First Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Hon Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

London Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [310]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [489]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [482]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Young New South Wales [5] Molong New South Wales [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Gunning New South Wales [2] Maclean New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Yorketown South Australia [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Anwill England [1] Appin New South Wales [1] Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Birchett Victoria [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brockville ON [1] Buckland Dinham, Somerset [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Burks Falls, Ontario [1] Calcary, Canada [1] Calgany, Canada [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Campbelltown New South Wales [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Chicago, Illinois [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dorking ON [1] Elphingstone Victoria [1] Elphinstone Victoria [1] Essex [1] Ewhurst, Sussex [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Georgetown, Ontario [1] Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1] Harden New South Wales [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hauxton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [209] Driver [25] Gunner [18] Serjeant [14] Sapper [13] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker First Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Hon Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker First Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [23] Royal Engineers [23] London Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Hampshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Suffolk Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Indian Defence Force [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] French Red Cross [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [310] Australian Imperial Force [54] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [489] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [482] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [2]

Allen Thomas Starr

Born 1892

Died 1953

British Army 26864 Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 26864 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Charles Starr

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 42777 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 260207 Private Labour Corps

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Gordon Starr

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2435805

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2435805 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Sidney Robert Starr

Born 1901

Died 1977

Royal Navy 216811 Private Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy K55714 Acting Stoker First Class

Royal Navy K55714 Stoker First Class

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William Starr

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107190

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Thomas Starr

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168630

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Alfred John Starr

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101536

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William Starr

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98648

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George Edward Starr

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194180

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Earl Joseph Starr

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171743

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Clarence Leslie Starr

Born 1868

Died 1928

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Medical Corps Granville Canadian Special Hospital (Orthopaedic), Ramsgate

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Alfred Starr

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251284

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Hubert James Starr

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 48320 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Hubert Edward Starr

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 35244 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Starr

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 26707 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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William Henry Starr

Died 1920

Australian Imperial Force 5897 Private Australian Infantry

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Albert Starr

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405161

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Henry Joseph Starr

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208180

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Richard Henry Starr

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31071

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Arthur Starr

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 96717 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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