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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Abingdon, Berkshire [3]

Auburn Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Maryborough Victoria [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Dunkerton, Somerset [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Abingdon [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Beckenham England [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bensham, Gateshead [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brook, Isle of Wight [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Finsbury, Holborn, London [1]

Glenburrie Victoria [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hadfield, Derbyshire [1]

Hampsted, London North West [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hawthorne Victoria [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Henley, Oxfordshire [1]

Highworth Swindon [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kent England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Kidderminster [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Rank

Private [316]

Gunner [30]

Driver [26]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Clerk [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal (A/Sgt) [1]

Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanician [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Nursing Orderly [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regtl. Serjt Major [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Serjeant Instructor [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Colour Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

London Regiment [33]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [474]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

T [650]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [639]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

South Africa [2]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Abingdon, Berkshire [3] Auburn Victoria [3] London England [3] Maryborough Victoria [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Dunkerton, Somerset [2] Finsbury, London [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Abingdon [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Beckenham England [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bensham, Gateshead [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brook, Isle of Wight [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, Middlesex [1] Dartford, Kent [1] East Hoathly [1] Finsbury, Holborn, London [1] Glenburrie Victoria [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hadfield, Derbyshire [1] Hampsted, London North West [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hawthorne Victoria [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Henley, Oxfordshire [1] Highworth Swindon [1] Johannesburg [1] Kent England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kew Victoria [1] Kidderminster [1] Kilburn, London [1]

Rank

Private [316] Gunner [30] Driver [26] Corporal [24] Serjeant [22] Sapper [17] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Clerk [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal (A/Sgt) [1] Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanician [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Nursing Orderly [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regtl. Serjt Major [1] Sergeant Major [1] Serjeant Instructor [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Colour Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [37] London Regiment [33] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Hampshire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] East Surrey Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [11] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [474] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

T [650] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [639] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13] South Africa [2]

Charles Leonard Thatcher

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 14748 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harry Thatcher

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 3/4371 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Alfred Thatcher

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 1933 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Thatcher

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2093 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George John Thatcher

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 11235 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 271017 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 271017 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Thatcher

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10499 Private Hampshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Thatcher

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53281

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Frank Sidney Thatcher

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200141

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Walter George Thatcher

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17921

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Harold Julius Thatcher

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162704

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William Thomas Thatcher

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 9988 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Henry Thatcher

Died 1915

British Army S4/093690 Private Army Service Corps 23rd Field Bakery

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Henry Charles Thomas Thatcher

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196305

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George John Thatcher

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81284

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Ernest Reginald Thatcher

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29883

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Henry Thatcher

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44760

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Tudor Thatcher

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63473

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Alfred James Thatcher

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 11069 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 11069 Lance Corporal The Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Adrian Thatcher

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army F/3149 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Stanley Alfred Thatcher

Died 1915

British Army 6444 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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