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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]

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Contribution

Military Service [654]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Singapore [1]

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Place of birth

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]

Percy Tomlin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287003

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Leonard Harry Tomlin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294653

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Bert Frank Tomlin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33340

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Arthur William Tomlin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401460

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Harry Tomlin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12506

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T C Tomlin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185631

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Arthur Cyril Tomlin

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199894

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Jessie Tomlin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83785

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John Edward Tomlin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100883

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Edward Tomlin

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army L/9104 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 9297 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Reserve Battalion

British Army L/9104 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Stodart Tomlin

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army M2/102916 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M2/102916 Corporal Army Service Corps Motor Transport G Park

British Army M2/102916 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps (MT) 116th Auxiliary Petrol Company

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William Peter Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force 2001

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Ida Julie Tomlin

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert James Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force 55700

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Robert Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force B6308

Australian Imperial Force 3893

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Gordon Squire Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force 948

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Harry James Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force 5103

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John Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force

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Arthur William Tomlin

Australian Imperial Force 3973

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Herbert Tomlin

Born 1895

British Army M2/152423 Private Army Service Corps

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