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Sydney New South Wales [9]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

London England [6]

Fremantle Western Australia [5]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Armidale New South Wales [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Middleton, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Kangarilla South Australia [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Abbey Hey, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Chislehurst, Kent [2]

Cranleigh, Surrey [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby [2]

Eastbourne England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Leeds England [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Macorna Victoria [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Mytholmroyd [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Pinjarra Western Australia [2]

Pontefract England [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Serpentine Western Australia [2]

Trangie New South Wales [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Aldeburgh England [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1564]

Gunner [183]

Driver [143]

Corporal [121]

Serjeant [104]

Sapper [72]

Lance Corporal [65]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Acting Corporal [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Pioneer [25]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Captain [19]

Bombardier [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Guardsman [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Orderly [4]

Rifleman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bandsman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Boy Sailor [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private/ Private [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [200]

Labour Corps [196]

Army Service Corps [176]

Royal Engineers [169]

Royal Garrison Artillery [115]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89]

York and Lancaster Regiment [83]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

Royal Army Medical Corps [74]

Manchester Regiment [69]

London Regiment [64]

West Yorkshire Regiment [59]

Leicestershire Regiment [58]

Lancashire Fusiliers [57]

Lincolnshire Regiment [43]

West Riding Regiment [43]

Durham Light Infantry [41]

Yorkshire Regiment [38]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [33]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Suffolk Regiment [33]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [33]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Norfolk Regiment [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Bedfordshire Regiment [18]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Service

British Army [2382]

Royal Navy [189]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [154]

Australian Imperial Force [126]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [85]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [3011]

A [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2951]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] Brisbane Queensland [7] London England [6] Fremantle Western Australia [5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Armidale New South Wales [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Middleton, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Kangarilla South Australia [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Nottingham [3] Abbey Hey, Lancashire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Chislehurst, Kent [2] Cranleigh, Surrey [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby [2] Eastbourne England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Holborn, London [2] Leeds England [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lincoln [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Macorna Victoria [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Mytholmroyd [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Pinjarra Western Australia [2] Pontefract England [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Serpentine Western Australia [2] Trangie New South Wales [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Aldeburgh England [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1] Aldershot England [1] Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1564] Gunner [183] Driver [143] Corporal [121] Serjeant [104] Sapper [72] Lance Corporal [65] Second Lieutenant [38] Acting Corporal [30] Lieutenant [29] Pioneer [25] Acting Serjeant [23] Captain [19] Bombardier [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Major [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Guardsman [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Orderly [4] Rifleman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bandsman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Boy Sailor [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private/ Private [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [200] Labour Corps [196] Army Service Corps [176] Royal Engineers [169] Royal Garrison Artillery [115] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89] York and Lancaster Regiment [83] Machine Gun Corps [81] Royal Army Medical Corps [74] Manchester Regiment [69] London Regiment [64] West Yorkshire Regiment [59] Leicestershire Regiment [58] Lancashire Fusiliers [57] Lincolnshire Regiment [43] West Riding Regiment [43] Durham Light Infantry [41] Yorkshire Regiment [38] Royal Fusiliers [36] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [33] Rifle Brigade [33] Suffolk Regiment [33] Yorkshire Light Infantry [33] Liverpool Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Norfolk Regiment [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Royal Army Service Corps [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Cheshire Regiment [24] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22] East Surrey Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal Defence Corps [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Bedfordshire Regiment [18] East Kent Regiment [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Essex Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [15]

Service

British Army [2382] Royal Navy [189] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [154] Australian Imperial Force [126] Canadian Expeditionary Force [85] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

T [3011] A [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2951] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Australia [1] New Zealand [1] Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

Harry Thorpe

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army 4961425 Company Sergeant Major The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 2 Battalion

British Army 6973 Warrant Officer Class 2 The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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Arthur Thorpe

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2161 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert George Thorpe

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27402 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Albert Thorpe

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army 4878 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241807 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Turner Thorpe

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 24793 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 1036 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 24793 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Ernest William Thorpe

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 18304 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 18304 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Thorpe

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 30110 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 30110 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Thorpe

Born 1892

British Army 4929 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 4929 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Harry Thorpe

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5459 Private Australian Infantry 7th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 5459 Corporal Australian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Sam Thorpe

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army C/12797 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12797 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Harry Kenny Thorpe

Born 1875

Australian Imperial Force 3392 Private Australian Infantry 35th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 3392 Private 1st Brigade Australian Field Artillery

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Joseph H Thorpe

Born 1884

Died 1972

British Army 14772 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 14772 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Richard Thomas Thorpe

Born 1898

Died 1983

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60778

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Cecil W Thorpe

Born 1877

British Army M/319965 Private Army Service Corps

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William Thorpe

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874375

Canadian Expeditionary Force 874375 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ned Thorpe

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 240330 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

British Army 240330 Serjeant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Harry Thorpe

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 6181 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Norman John Thorpe

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6494 Inns of Court Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Willie Thorpe

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5189 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd/4th Battalion

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John Thorpe

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17645 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion, The 3rd Salford Pals.

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