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Branxton New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Benenden Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Manilla New South Wales [1]

New Cross, Surrey [1]

Norwich England [1]

Parkville New South Wales [1]

Surrey [1]

Wargrave, Berkshire [1]

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Private [32]

Gunner [8]

Driver [4]

Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [60]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

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People [87] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Branxton New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Beckenham Kent [1] Benenden Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chelsea, London [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Lambeth [1] Manilla New South Wales [1] New Cross, Surrey [1] Norwich England [1] Parkville New South Wales [1] Surrey [1] Wargrave, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [32] Gunner [8] Driver [4] Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Fusiliers [6] Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Welsh Guards [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [60] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Other Empire Force [1]

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T [87]

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Military Service [87]

Archibald R Thrift

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 9238 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 33172 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Bernard Henry Thrift

Born 1900

British Army GS-79879 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Ernest Thrift

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221380

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Sydney Henry Thrift

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Walter Henry Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 3930

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Francis Henry Thrift

Australian Imperial Force

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Percy Alfred Thrift

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60261

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Herbert Rowland Thrift

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215454

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Wilfred Edgar Thrift

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214221

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A J Thrift

Died 1916

British Army 15817 Private Essex Regiment

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Edward Payne Thrift

Died 1917

British Army 265048 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Henry John Thrift

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/3274 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/3274 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Forbes Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 3493

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Frederick Charles Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 3922

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Albert Richard Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 16162

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John Henry Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 6067

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David Elderslie Thrift

Australian Imperial Force 1260

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Florence K D Thrift

Born 1890

Other Empire Force British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

Other Empire Force 17284 Staff Nurse British Red Cross No. 2 Anglo-Belgian Hospital Calais

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Wilfred Edgar Thrift

Born 1896

Royal Navy F14221

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Herbert Rowland Thrift

Born 1889

Royal Navy F15454

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