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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bristol [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2]

Woodville South Australia [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Boosley Green, Hampshire [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Byker, Northumberland [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Claverdon, Warwickshire [1]

Cliddesden, Hampshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hampshire [1]

Harlington, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire [1]

Loughborough England [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Oxfordshire England [1]

Patea [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Southwark, Surrey [1]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Wapping, London [1]

Westbourne Park, London [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Woolwich England [1]

Wooton, Bucks [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [18]

Corporal [13]

Driver [12]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [5]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [21]

Army Service Corps [15]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucester Regiment [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Service

British Army [205]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

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Contribution

Military Service [290]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bristol [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2] Woodville South Australia [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Boosley Green, Hampshire [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Byker, Northumberland [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Claverdon, Warwickshire [1] Cliddesden, Hampshire [1] Dublin [1] Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire [1] Grimsby [1] Hampshire [1] Harlington, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire [1] Loughborough England [1] Middlesex [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Old Ford, London [1] Oxfordshire England [1] Patea [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Southwark, Surrey [1] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1] Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1] Wapping, London [1] Westbourne Park, London [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Woolwich England [1] Wooton, Bucks [1]

Rank

Private [123] Gunner [20] Serjeant [18] Corporal [13] Driver [12] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [5] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [21] Army Service Corps [15] Hampshire Regiment [15] London Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucester Regiment [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

Service

British Army [205] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

T [298]

Contribution

Military Service [290] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Charles Taplin

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 10475 Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 6048 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 32334 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Harry Taplin

Died 1916

British Army 3/5107 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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Wilfred Taplin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2754 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion

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James William Taplin

Died 1918

British Army 242761 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 242761 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion.

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Cecil Fred Taplin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68928

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Albert Edwin Taplin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62120

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Hubert Stanley Taplin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77544

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George E Taplin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 28858 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alfred Charles Taplin

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 8564 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery HMS Good Hope

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Frederick William Taplin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125185

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Frederick Taplin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281414

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William James Taplin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119599

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Albert William Taplin

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3021 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Walter William Taplin

Born 1899

Died 1920

British Army 26841 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26841 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Thomas Taplin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5648 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Frank Taplin

Died 1918

British Army 74846 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Coy

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Frederick George Taplin

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 4287 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Battalion.

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Charles John Taplin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43093

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Archibald Stevens Taplin

Australian Imperial Force

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George William Taplin

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 14896 Private Hampshire Regiment

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