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Sydney New South Wales [25]

Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Dover, Kent [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Braintree, Essex [5]

Gosport, Hampshire [5]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5]

Macksville New South Wales [5]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Orange New South Wales [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Bourke New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Darwen England [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Echuca Victoria [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Kensington, London [3]

London England [3]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Molong New South Wales [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Woodend Victoria [3]

Alberton South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blackall Queensland [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton England [2]

Bombay [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [2101]

Gunner [255]

Corporal [200]

Driver [193]

Sapper [172]

Serjeant [170]

Second Lieutenant [79]

Lance Corporal [75]

Lieutenant [66]

Captain [54]

Acting Corporal [40]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Pioneer [33]

Bombardier [23]

Rifleman [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Major [10]

Guardsman [9]

Worker [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Acting Colour Serjeant [7]

Colonel [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Transport Serjeant [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Forewoman [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain and Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Colonel/Temporary Major General [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318]

Royal Engineers [278]

Army Service Corps [257]

Labour Corps [257]

London Regiment [130]

Royal Garrison Artillery [130]

Machine Gun Corps [98]

Liverpool Regiment [95]

Royal Army Medical Corps [95]

Royal Fusiliers [79]

Manchester Regiment [77]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73]

North Staffordshire Regiment [59]

Middlesex Regiment [56]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [54]

Cheshire Regiment [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [52]

Leicestershire Regiment [52]

Essex Regiment [47]

Lancashire Fusiliers [47]

Hampshire Regiment [44]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Rifle Brigade [44]

South Lancashire Regiment [44]

Welsh Regiment [43]

South Staffordshire Regiment [41]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Norfolk Regiment [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [39]

The Queen's Regiment [38]

East Yorkshire Regiment [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

Devonshire Regiment [33]

Royal West Kent Regiment [32]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Royal Sussex Regiment [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Somerset Light Infantry [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [28]

Royal Defence Corps [28]

Tank Corps [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

East Kent Regiment [27]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

East Surrey Regiment [24]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Service

British Army [3337]

Royal Navy [361]

Australian Imperial Force [262]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [255]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [240]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [67]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [4601]

M [3]

E [2]

F [2]

H [2]

A [1]

B [1]

D [1]

P [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4500]

Merchant Navy [72]

Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [99]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [25] Hull, Yorkshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Brisbane Queensland [6] Dover, Kent [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Maidstone, Kent [6] Ramsgate, Kent [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Braintree, Essex [5] Gosport, Hampshire [5] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5] Macksville New South Wales [5] Salisbury, Wiltshire [5] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Orange New South Wales [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Bourke New South Wales [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Darwen England [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Echuca Victoria [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Kensington, London [3] London England [3] Macclesfield, Cheshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Molong New South Wales [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Woodend Victoria [3] Alberton South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blackall Queensland [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton England [2] Bombay [2] Boort Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [2101] Gunner [255] Corporal [200] Driver [193] Sapper [172] Serjeant [170] Second Lieutenant [79] Lance Corporal [75] Lieutenant [66] Captain [54] Acting Corporal [40] Acting Serjeant [35] Pioneer [33] Bombardier [23] Rifleman [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Able Seaman [11] Acting Bombardier [11] Major [10] Guardsman [9] Worker [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Acting Colour Serjeant [7] Colonel [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Transport Serjeant [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Captain [4] Forewoman [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Trooper [4] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain and Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Colonel/Temporary Major General [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318] Royal Engineers [278] Army Service Corps [257] Labour Corps [257] London Regiment [130] Royal Garrison Artillery [130] Machine Gun Corps [98] Liverpool Regiment [95] Royal Army Medical Corps [95] Royal Fusiliers [79] Manchester Regiment [77] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [73] North Staffordshire Regiment [59] Middlesex Regiment [56] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [54] Cheshire Regiment [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [52] Leicestershire Regiment [52] Essex Regiment [47] Lancashire Fusiliers [47] Hampshire Regiment [44] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Rifle Brigade [44] South Lancashire Regiment [44] Welsh Regiment [43] South Staffordshire Regiment [41] Durham Light Infantry [39] Norfolk Regiment [39] Royal Army Service Corps [39] The Queen's Regiment [38] East Yorkshire Regiment [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] Devonshire Regiment [33] Royal West Kent Regiment [32] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] Royal Sussex Regiment [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Somerset Light Infantry [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] Wiltshire Regiment [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [28] Royal Defence Corps [28] Tank Corps [28] Worcestershire Regiment [28] East Kent Regiment [27] Army Ordnance Corps [25] East Surrey Regiment [24] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [23] Royal Naval Division [23]

Service

British Army [3337] Royal Navy [361] Australian Imperial Force [262] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [255] Canadian Expeditionary Force [240] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [67] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [4601] M [3] E [2] F [2] H [2] A [1] B [1] D [1] P [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4500] Merchant Navy [72] Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [99] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] Germany [1]

Godfrey Austin Allen

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479031

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Cecil Gwyn Sutton-Jones

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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George Henry Havelock-Sutton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Andrew Parker-Sutton

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/4807 Royal Naval Division

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Enid Dorothy Vane-Sutton

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1513

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Stafford William Powell Foster-Sutton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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O Sutton-Nelthorpe

British Army Captain and Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade/Commands and Staff

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W Sutton-Page

British Army East African Force

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V H Sutton-Varne

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Noel John Sutton-Vane

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps Railway Supply Detachment

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Henry Manners-Sutton

British Army 385089 Private London Regiment

British Army 475662 Private Labour Corps

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Noel John Sutton-Vane

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Marjorie Sutton-Nelthorpe

British Army Lingere French Red Cross

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Reginald Sutton-Pratt

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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O Sutton-Nelthorpe

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade/Staff

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Mary Sutton (nee Wilson)

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army Principal Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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