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Exeter, Devon [6]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Wellington, Somerset [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Liverpool New South Wales [3]

Tiverton, Devon [3]

Waratah Tasmania [3]

Aston Clinton [2]

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cape Town [2]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [2]

Cohuna Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Manilla New South Wales [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Weston super Mare, Somerset [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Abercorn, Monmouthshire [1]

Abergavenny Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Alderholt, Hampshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire, England [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [929]

Driver [97]

Gunner [88]

Corporal [73]

Sapper [67]

Serjeant [58]

Lieutenant [44]

Lance Corporal [35]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Captain [25]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Major [14]

Bombardier [11]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Worker [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Orderly [3]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

AM1 Blacksmith [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [139]

Army Service Corps [124]

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Field Artillery [119]

London Regiment [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

Hampshire Regiment [53]

Somerset Light Infantry [52]

Devonshire Regiment [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Welsh Regiment [39]

Gloucestershire Regiment [35]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Rifle Brigade [25]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Tank Corps [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Hussars [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1464]

Royal Navy [171]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [129]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119]

Australian Imperial Force [89]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [2024]

G [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1975]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Barbados [1]

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Exeter, Devon [6] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Wellington, Somerset [4] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Battersea, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Liverpool New South Wales [3] Tiverton, Devon [3] Waratah Tasmania [3] Aston Clinton [2] Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cape Town [2] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [2] Cohuna Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Manilla New South Wales [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mile End, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Poplar, London [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Weston super Mare, Somerset [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Abercorn, Monmouthshire [1] Abergavenny Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Alderholt, Hampshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire, England [1] Ashburton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [929] Driver [97] Gunner [88] Corporal [73] Sapper [67] Serjeant [58] Lieutenant [44] Lance Corporal [35] Second Lieutenant [35] Captain [25] Pioneer [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Major [14] Bombardier [11] Company Serjeant Major [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Worker [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Orderly [3] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] AM1 Blacksmith [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [139] Army Service Corps [124] Labour Corps [121] Royal Field Artillery [119] London Regiment [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] Hampshire Regiment [53] Somerset Light Infantry [52] Devonshire Regiment [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Machine Gun Corps [43] Welsh Regiment [39] Gloucestershire Regiment [35] Royal Fusiliers [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Middlesex Regiment [25] Rifle Brigade [25] The Queen's Regiment [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Canadian Infantry [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Essex Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Tank Corps [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Coldstream Guards [9] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Hussars [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1464] Royal Navy [171] Canadian Expeditionary Force [129] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [119] Australian Imperial Force [89] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [2024] G [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1975] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Barbados [1]

William Henry Thorne

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy 294834

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George William Thorne

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244664

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Frederick Henry Thorne

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263335

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Sydney Thorne

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126593

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Henry C Thorne

Died 1918

British Army 2235 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 232453 Private Labour Corps 526th Home Service Coy

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Charles Thorne

Died 1917

British Army 242521 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Thorne

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 2509TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frank Thorne

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S4/147041 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 37503 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Thorne

Died 1916

British Army 96 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney Richard Vellacott Thorne

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 10660 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 10660 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Phillip J Thorne

Died 1918

British Army 11088 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 11088 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 11088 Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Stanley Thorne

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1782 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Richard Charles Thorne

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12659 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 12659 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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E H Thorne

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 62543 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frank Walter Abbey Thorne

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 44816 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Thorne

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 172171 Labour Corps 311th Home Service Labour Company

British Army 28028 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Edmund Austin Thorne

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army G/27385 Private Royal Fusililers

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George Arthur Thorne

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478939

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478939 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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William Thorne

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303129

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Clement Stanley Thorne

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 324 Sergeant Australian Light Horse

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