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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Ware, Hertfordshire [3]

Ascot, Berkshire [2]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Ellendale Tasmania [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Leicester [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Nottingham [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blythe, Northumberland [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1]

Chatham Kent [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Harlesden England [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Hertford [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [331]

Gunner [36]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [17]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

AM II [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Canon [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

M II [1]

Mechanician [1]

Pioneer [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Labour Corps [40]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Engineers [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [500]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [654]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Singapore [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Maidstone, Kent [4] Canterbury, Kent [3] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Ware, Hertfordshire [3] Ascot, Berkshire [2] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [2] Deal, Kent [2] Ellendale Tasmania [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Leicester [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Nottingham [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Aston Warwickshire [1] Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blythe, Northumberland [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Bradford [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1] Chatham Kent [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Malling, Kent [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Harlesden England [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Hertford [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [331] Gunner [36] Driver [34] Serjeant [27] Corporal [23] Sapper [17] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] AM II [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Canon [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] M II [1] Mechanician [1] Pioneer [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Labour Corps [40] London Regiment [35] Royal Engineers [32] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [15] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Tank Corps [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [500] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

T [667]

Contribution

Military Service [654] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18] Singapore [1]

Robert Tomlin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17167

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Harry Tomlin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123145

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Robert William Charles Tomlin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238877

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Matthew Tomlin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126125

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George Tomlin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286368

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Alfred Tomlin

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/15865 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/15865 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Arthur C Tomlin

Died 1917

British Army 4141 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266199 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 266199 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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William Tomlin

Died 1918

British Army 655848 Private London Regiment

British Army 225773 Private London Regiment

British Army 225773 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William H Tomlin

Died 1918

British Army 36312 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick Tomlin

Died 1914

British Army 6734 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Harold Tomlin

Died 1918

British Army 334778 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas William Tomlin

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 35950 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Tomlin

Died 1918

British Army 35562 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Thomas Tomlin

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 20238 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 43434 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Frederick Tomlin

Died 1918

British Army 37748 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Ernest Charles Tomlin

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/37178 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/37178 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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George Tomlin

Died 1914

British Army 9951 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/9951 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Harry Tomlin

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 96916 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96916 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Tomlin

Died 1915

British Army 1631 Private Manchester Regiment

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Gordon John Henry Tomlin

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13159 Private Devonshire Regiment

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