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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Mile End, London [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Drouin Victoria [2]

London England [2]

Oxford [2]

Redditch, Worcestershire [2]

Staines [2]

Arley, Worcestershire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bladon, Oxfordshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Derby [1]

Devon [1]

Evesham England [1]

Gillingham, Dorset [1]

Halifax [1]

Hampton, Middlesex [1]

Hednesford, Staffordshire [1]

Kings Areley, Worcestershire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lower Compton, Devon [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mile End [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Old Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Passenham, Northamptonshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Frideswides, Oxfordshire [1]

Shepshed England [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tingha New South Wales [1]

Totterdown Bristol [1]

Warragul Victoria [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [203]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [24]

Driver [20]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2n Lt [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lt [1]

Major [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Third Class Air Mechanic [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [35]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Miscellaneous List [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [333]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [31]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

T [425]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [423]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Mile End, London [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Drouin Victoria [2] London England [2] Oxford [2] Redditch, Worcestershire [2] Staines [2] Arley, Worcestershire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bladon, Oxfordshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Derby [1] Devon [1] Evesham England [1] Gillingham, Dorset [1] Halifax [1] Hampton, Middlesex [1] Hednesford, Staffordshire [1] Kings Areley, Worcestershire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lower Compton, Devon [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mile End [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Old Hill, Staffordshire [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Passenham, Northamptonshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Royston, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Saint Frideswides, Oxfordshire [1] Shepshed England [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Staffordshire [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tingha New South Wales [1] Totterdown Bristol [1] Warragul Victoria [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [203] Gunner [29] Corporal [24] Driver [20] Serjeant [17] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [12] Company Serjeant Major [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2n Lt [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lt [1] Major [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Third Class Air Mechanic [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Worcestershire Regiment [35] Labour Corps [34] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Army Service Corps [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Miscellaneous List [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [333] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [31] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

T [425] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [423] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Edward Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 4136

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Gladys Tolley

Royal Navy G4367

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William Henry Tolley

Born 1895

Royal Navy 17188 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Henry Tolley

Born 1897

Royal Navy 21247 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Edmund Richard John Tolley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army GS/17533 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Thomas Tolley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 012219 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 325043 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Notts and Derby Regiment

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George William Tolley

Born 1899

Royal Navy 20387 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Bertram Tolley

Born 1885

British Army 200 Corporal West Somerset Yeomanry

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Zechariah Tolley

Died 1975

British Army 38443 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Albert Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 3269

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Arnst Henry Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 9461

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Eric Everard Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 30690

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Charles Samuel Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 2165

Australian Imperial Force 1187

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Clifford Sydney Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 6535

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Herbert William Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 2454

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Leonard James Tolley

Australian Imperial Force

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George Tolley

Australian Imperial Force 476

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William Howard Tolley

Born 1886

Royal Navy 2221 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Walter Tolley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Charles Robert Tolley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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