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Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Richmond Victoria [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Ringwood, Hampshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Wodonga Victoria [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Dorking, Surrey [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Lambeth, Surrey [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Newtown Tasmania [3]

Worthing, Sussex [3]

Axminster, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bolsover, Derbyshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Double Bay New South Wales [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gillingham, Dorset [2]

Great Wakering, Essex, England [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Radcliffe, Lancashire [2]

Southampton [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Arlesey [1]

Ashtead, Surrey [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Barton upon Irwell Salford Lancashire [1]

Barton-on-Trevell, Lancashire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Black Flat New South Wales [1]

Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [854]

Gunner [94]

Corporal [79]

Driver [74]

Serjeant [65]

Sapper [43]

Lance Corporal [37]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [15]

Captain [15]

Bombardier [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Major [6]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private/Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [110]

Army Service Corps [99]

Royal Field Artillery [98]

Royal Engineers [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [66]

London Regiment [47]

Hampshire Regiment [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Cheshire Regiment [32]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Devonshire Regiment [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Essex Regiment [23]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Wiltshire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1305]

Royal Navy [130]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [1732]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1692]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

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Southampton, Hampshire [8] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Richmond Victoria [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Ringwood, Hampshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Wodonga Victoria [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Dorking, Surrey [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Lambeth, Surrey [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Newtown Tasmania [3] Worthing, Sussex [3] Axminster, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Birmingham [2] Bolsover, Derbyshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Double Bay New South Wales [2] Fulham, London [2] Gillingham, Dorset [2] Great Wakering, Essex, England [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Radcliffe, Lancashire [2] Southampton [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Arlesey [1] Ashtead, Surrey [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Barton upon Irwell Salford Lancashire [1] Barton-on-Trevell, Lancashire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Black Flat New South Wales [1] Bowdon, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [854] Gunner [94] Corporal [79] Driver [74] Serjeant [65] Sapper [43] Lance Corporal [37] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [15] Captain [15] Bombardier [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Major [6] Rifleman [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Sister [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private/Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [110] Army Service Corps [99] Royal Field Artillery [98] Royal Engineers [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [66] London Regiment [47] Hampshire Regiment [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Manchester Regiment [40] Cheshire Regiment [32] Machine Gun Corps [32] The Queen's Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [31] Devonshire Regiment [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Royal Fusiliers [28] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Essex Regiment [23] Durham Light Infantry [21] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Wiltshire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Grenadier Guards [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [11] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1305] Royal Navy [130] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Australian Imperial Force [76] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [1732] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1692] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

George Street

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 7773 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7773 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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William Herbert Street

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army 15333 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 15333 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Street

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army T/356177 Driver Army Service Corps No. 2 H.T. Depot Coy. (Woolwich)

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Edwin Charles T Street

Born 1876

Died 1955

British Army 468609 Private Labour Corps 682nd Agricultural Company

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Albert Eli Street

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 11604 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 11604 L/Cpl Devonshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Albert Street

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 372628 Private London Regiment

British Army 372628 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5286 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Norman Kingsley Street

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 39th Infantry Brigade

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Anthony Austin Street

Born 1898

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 63787 Gunner Australian Field Artillery

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James Street

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 15216 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16 th Battalion 2nd Salford Pals

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Charles Street

Born 1890

British Army 267791 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 6227 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 1st/7th Battalion

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John Cecil Street

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 2713 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290728 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Street

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285145

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Harry Walter Street

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130323

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Albert Street

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132832

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Frederick Street

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188213

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Harry Street

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122501

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George William Street

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101808

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Edward Charles Street

Born 1879

Died 1952

Royal Navy 190782 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Spitfire

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Isaac Street

Died 1914

British Army 78 Private Manchester Regiment

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Leslie Victor Street

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223792

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