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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]

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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 Berkshire Regiment [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 Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [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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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 Berkshire Regiment [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 Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [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]

Joseph Thorp

Died 1916

British Army 1210 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1210 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Walter Thorp

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army SE9707 Private Acting Corporal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 44600 Private Acting Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 44600 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Frederick Herbert Thorp

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132100

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Clarence Percy Thorp

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160266

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Leslie Rupert Thorp

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176630

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Arthur Joseph Thorp

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179585

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Stanley Thorp

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180788

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Rupert Grierson Thorp

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182123

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Charles Thorp

Australian Imperial Force 4380

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Raymond William Thorp

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18245 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/18245 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Chester

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Henry Albert Thorp

Australian Imperial Force 5929

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Thomas Alfred Thorp

Australian Imperial Force 2495

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Walter Herbert Thorp

Australian Imperial Force 9646

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Frank Harris Thorp

Australian Imperial Force 4490

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John Leslie Thorp

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105016

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Charles David Thorp

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405962

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Frank Thorp

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240931

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Charles Edward Thorp

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85725

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Arthur Samuel Thorp

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164078

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Frank Leslie Thorp

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175753

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