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Southampton, Hampshire, England [10]

Exeter, Devon [7]

Broken Hill New South Wales [5]

London England [4]

York Western Australia [4]

Angaston South Australia [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gilgai New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sholing, Hampshire, England [2]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Aberaman, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Ardwich, London [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Caniambo Victoria [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carton Hill, London South East [1]

Cavanagh South Australia [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Compton, Somerset, England [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalton New South Wales [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [345]

Corporal [36]

Serjeant [33]

Gunner [32]

Driver [31]

Sapper [23]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Steward [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Saddler Driver [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [49]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Royal Engineers [47]

London Regiment [45]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Yeomanry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Non-Combatant Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [542]

Royal Navy [66]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [753]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [10] Exeter, Devon [7] Broken Hill New South Wales [5] London England [4] York Western Australia [4] Angaston South Australia [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] London, Middlesex [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gilgai New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sholing, Hampshire, England [2] Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Aberaman, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Ardwich, London [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Caniambo Victoria [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carton Hill, London South East [1] Cavanagh South Australia [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Compton, Somerset, England [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalton New South Wales [1] Deptford, London [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [345] Corporal [36] Serjeant [33] Gunner [32] Driver [31] Sapper [23] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [9] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [2] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2] Signaller [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Steward [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Transport Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Saddler Driver [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Wireless Operator [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [49] Labour Corps [48] Royal Field Artillery [48] Royal Engineers [47] London Regiment [45] Middlesex Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Essex Yeomanry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Non-Combatant Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [542] Royal Navy [66] Australian Imperial Force [56] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

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T [786]

Contribution

Military Service [753] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Humphrey Thorn

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest James Thorn

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 4701 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Douglas Hasler Thorn

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 42462 Private London Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 1674 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st East Anglian Field Ambulance

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Frederick Arthur Thorn

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 2nd Steward Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force 2nd Steward Mercantile Marine - S.S. "South Western" (Southampton)

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Gilbert Thorn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289654

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Frederick Charles Thorn

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295833

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Richard Morrison Thorn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44867

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William Thorn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209632

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Arthur Stanley Thorn

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94688

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Percy Thorn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120841

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Charles Edwin Thorn

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 200709 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion.

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Reginald Harry Thorn

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2218 Private London Regiment 7 Battalion

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William David Thorn

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36560

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Leonard Thorn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261825

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Horace Thorn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297409

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Harry Thorn

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 38220 Private Devonshire Regiment 14th (Labour) Battalion.

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Alfred James Thorn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221381

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Donald Roy Thorn

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221849

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William Thorn

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222733

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Frank Edwin Thorn

Died 1917

British Army 1443 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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