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Birmingham, Warwickshire [13]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Bradford, Yorkshire [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Greenwich, London [5]

London England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

South Shields, Durham, England [5]

Dublin [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Warren New South Wales [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Durham [3]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [3]

Greenwich, Kent [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Beulah Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Cuckfield, Sussex [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Goornong Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Nimmitabel New South Wales [2]

Northampton [2]

Nottingham [2]

Otley, Yorkshire [2]

Port Melbourne Victoria [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1652]

Gunner [186]

Driver [153]

Corporal [135]

Serjeant [133]

Sapper [96]

Second Lieutenant [77]

Lieutenant [63]

Lance Corporal [51]

Captain [38]

Acting Corporal [28]

Acting Serjeant [26]

Bombardier [24]

Pioneer [22]

Major [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Worker [10]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Rifleman [8]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Nurse [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Shoeing Smith [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Guardsman [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [250]

Labour Corps [212]

Royal Engineers [206]

Army Service Corps [172]

Royal Garrison Artillery [121]

West Riding Regiment [94]

Royal Army Medical Corps [93]

West Yorkshire Regiment [93]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

London Regiment [61]

Durham Light Infantry [60]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Manchester Regiment [50]

Lancashire Fusiliers [49]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Yorkshire Regiment [46]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [41]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

East Lancashire Regiment [38]

York and Lancaster Regiment [38]

Lincolnshire Regiment [35]

Royal Scots [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Army Ordnance Corps [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [28]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Rifle Brigade [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Royal Flying Corps [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Training Reserve Battalion [16]

Royal Air Force [15]

Service

British Army [2609]

Royal Navy [237]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [205]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199]

Australian Imperial Force [133]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

T [3482]

G [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3411]

Merchant Navy [53]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [13] Sydney New South Wales [13] Bradford, Yorkshire [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Greenwich, London [5] London England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] South Shields, Durham, England [5] Dublin [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Warren New South Wales [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Durham [3] Goole, Yorkshire, England [3] Greenwich, Kent [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] York, Yorkshire [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Beulah Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Cuckfield, Sussex [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Goornong Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mile End, London [2] Nimmitabel New South Wales [2] Northampton [2] Nottingham [2] Otley, Yorkshire [2] Port Melbourne Victoria [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1652] Gunner [186] Driver [153] Corporal [135] Serjeant [133] Sapper [96] Second Lieutenant [77] Lieutenant [63] Lance Corporal [51] Captain [38] Acting Corporal [28] Acting Serjeant [26] Bombardier [24] Pioneer [22] Major [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Worker [10] Staff Serjeant [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Rifleman [8] Corporal 2nd [7] Nurse [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Shoeing Smith [6] Acting Captain [5] Guardsman [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Trooper [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Nursing Sister [4] Temporary Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Fitter [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [250] Labour Corps [212] Royal Engineers [206] Army Service Corps [172] Royal Garrison Artillery [121] West Riding Regiment [94] Royal Army Medical Corps [93] West Yorkshire Regiment [93] Machine Gun Corps [81] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] London Regiment [61] Durham Light Infantry [60] Royal Fusiliers [53] Manchester Regiment [50] Lancashire Fusiliers [49] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Yorkshire Regiment [46] King's Royal Rifle Corps [41] Liverpool Regiment [40] East Lancashire Regiment [38] York and Lancaster Regiment [38] Lincolnshire Regiment [35] Royal Scots [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [30] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Army Ordnance Corps [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [28] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Royal Naval Division [26] Rifle Brigade [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [24] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Royal Flying Corps [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] Gordon Highlanders [16] Training Reserve Battalion [16] Royal Air Force [15]

Service

British Army [2609] Royal Navy [237] Canadian Expeditionary Force [205] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [199] Australian Imperial Force [133] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

T [3482] G [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3411] Merchant Navy [53] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Canada [1]

Godfrey St Ledger Thornton

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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R H Thornton

British Army Temporary Captain General List/Staff

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Reginald Trelawny Thornton

Indian Army 718 Private Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps

Indian Army Captain Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Indian Army Captain Indian Army

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C A Thornton

British Army Captain 39th Garhwal Rifles

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C E Thornton

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 16th Cavalry

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C A F Thornton

British Army Lieutenant 99th Infantry

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W W Thornton

British Army Captain General List

Indian Army Captain 130th Baluchistan Infantry

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H E Thornton

British Army Lieutenant 2/96th Infantry

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Walter James Thornton

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Fe Thornton

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F Thornton

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William Thornton

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Harry Thornton

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Cecil Garth-Thornton

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 441480

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George Walter Thornton-Inman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Horatio Thornton-Jones

Born 1900

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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George Thornton-Norris

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Bella Thornton-Brothers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16945

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J G Thornton - Bell

British Army 23019 Lance Corporal Northumberland Regiment 3rd northumberland Battalion

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H M Stuart-Thornton

British Army Sister British Red Cross Society

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