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Fremantle Western Australia [5]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Leigh on Sea, Essex [3]

London England [3]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Cygnet Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Addington, London [1]

Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blything, Suffolk [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Burton, Derbyshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Cope Town [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Derwent, near Sheffield, Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Surrey, England [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Goole [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Heaton, Northumberland [1]

Henwick, Worcestershire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkburton,Huddersfield,Yorkshire. [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Llandudno Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longgrove, Herefordshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Maldon, Essex. [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Manor Park, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [237]

Gunner [27]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lieutenant [25]

Serjeant [19]

Captain [17]

Driver [17]

Corporal [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Major [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Admiral [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Filter [1]

Filter Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [411]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

T [571]

Contribution

Military Service [560]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Fremantle Western Australia [5] Colchester, Essex [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Leigh on Sea, Essex [3] London England [3] Beckenham, Kent [2] Cygnet Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Addington, London [1] Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blything, Suffolk [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Burton, Derbyshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Cope Town [1] Deptford, London [1] Derbyshire [1] Derwent, near Sheffield, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Farnham, Surrey, England [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Goole [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Heaton, Northumberland [1] Henwick, Worcestershire [1] Homerton, London [1] Huddersfield [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kirkburton,Huddersfield,Yorkshire. [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Llandudno Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longgrove, Herefordshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Maldon, Essex. [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Manor Park, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [237] Gunner [27] Second Lieutenant [27] Lieutenant [25] Serjeant [19] Captain [17] Driver [17] Corporal [14] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [10] Major [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Admiral [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Filter [1] Filter Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [34] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [411] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

T [571]

Contribution

Military Service [560] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Jamaica [1]

Arthur Hugh Thorp

Born 1869

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

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William Thorp

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5/2985 Private West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 2985 Lance Corporal Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1st/5th Battalion

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Frederick Thorp

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 21634 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 19 Battalion

British Army 21634 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Austin Thorp

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

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Charles Thorp

Born 1897

Died 1985

British Army 16940 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Osborne Moorhouse Thorp

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30935

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John Joseph Thorp

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 33806 Driver Royal Field Artillery 31st Reserve Battery

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James Thorp

Born 1877

Died 1951

British Army 3541 Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 203175 Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred Thomas Thorp

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85339

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Ernest Maurice Thorp

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222072

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Harold Thorp

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1334 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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William Friend Thorp

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28786

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Douglas Edward Thorp

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1416 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 56761 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Walter James Thorp

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99187

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John Thorp

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33066

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William Penfold Thorp

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218314

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Samuel Sanderson Davis Thorp

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33250

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Robert Frederick Thorp

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218297

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William Thorp

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280760

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Robert Oakley Vavasour Thorp

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army PS/3294 Lance Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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