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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Watton, Norfolk [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aidrie [1]

Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Barony, Glasgow [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Borris, Thurles [1]

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Brooklyn, United States of America [1]

Broughton Manchester [1]

Buckden, Yorkshire [1]

Burntisland, Edinburgh [1]

Cadoxton Lodge, Vale of Neath [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Capetown, South Africa [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Cumbernauld Scotland [1]

Denaby Main, Yorkshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dumfriesshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Durham England [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Forest Hill, London, S.E. [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [402]

Gunner [45]

Driver [37]

Corporal [31]

Lance Corporal [21]

Serjeant [19]

Captain [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Sapper [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2 Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Admiral [1]

Batallion Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Canteener [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver and Shoeing Smith [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Midshipman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Royal Engineers [42]

Army Service Corps [39]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Scots [26]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Scots Guards [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [611]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [848]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bourke New South Wales [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Chelsea, London [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Watton, Norfolk [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aidrie [1] Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Barony, Glasgow [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Borris, Thurles [1] Bridgeton, Lanarkshire [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Brooklyn, United States of America [1] Broughton Manchester [1] Buckden, Yorkshire [1] Burntisland, Edinburgh [1] Cadoxton Lodge, Vale of Neath [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Capetown, South Africa [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Cumbernauld Scotland [1] Denaby Main, Yorkshire [1] Derby [1] Dumfriesshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Durham England [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Forest Hill, London, S.E. [1] Gateshead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [402] Gunner [45] Driver [37] Corporal [31] Lance Corporal [21] Serjeant [19] Captain [17] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Sapper [13] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal [4] Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2 Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Admiral [1] Batallion Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Canteener [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver and Shoeing Smith [1] Gunner RMA [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Major [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Midshipman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [71] Royal Engineers [42] Army Service Corps [39] Labour Corps [33] Royal Scots [26] Highland Light Infantry [23] London Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Gordon Highlanders [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Scots Guards [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [611] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [55] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [864]

Contribution

Military Service [848] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [1]

Herbert Tennant

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 41776 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 24175 Private Lancers

British Army 32491 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Christopher Serocold Tennant

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Charles Grant Tennant

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 1/4 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders Transport 1/4th Battalion

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Reginald Donovan Tennant

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106587

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106587 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles

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William Tennant

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army S/4604 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/4604 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/4604 Lance Corporal Princess Louise's Own Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 12th Service Battalion

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Reginald Dundas Graham Tennant

Born 1885

Died 1918

South African Services 11982 Private South African Infantry 4th Regiment

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John Amherst Tennant

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 10thbedford Battalion

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Philip Lawrence Tennant

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army PS/1291 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army PS/1291 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1291 Lance Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Charles Alan Ramsay (bunny) Tennant

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2942 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment attached Devonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Henry Tennant

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285284

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Jonathan Tennant

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138185

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Walter Thomas Tennant

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264679

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John Granville Tennant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268366

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Thomas Tennant

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 61 Private Naval And Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit)

Royal Navy RMA/12115 Gunner RMA HMS Brittania

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John G Tennant

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54234

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Joseph Tennant

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30782

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Edward Tennant

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32931

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Henry Tennant

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoons and Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2 Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Dragoons

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James Ferguson Tennant

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 33103 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Jason Tennant

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185696

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