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Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Dungog New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

New Norfolk Tasmania [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Antill Ponds Tasmania [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broadmarsh Tasmania [1]

Burrumbuttock New South Wales [1]

Colebrook Tasmania [1]

Cookardinia New South Wales [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dawley, Shropshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hockley, Warwickshire [1]

Kingsanford, Staffordshire [1]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Nabiac New South Wales [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Oldbury, Staffordshire [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sandringham Victoria [1]

Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Smethwick, Staffs [1]

Solihull, Birmingham [1]

Solihull, Warwickshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Walsall England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Willenhall [1]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Willenhall, Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [225]

Corporal [26]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [4]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Foreman of Works [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Private/Lance Corporal Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

acting Captain [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [37]

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Service

British Army [341]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [29]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [445]

Contribution

Military Service [438]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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People [445] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Dungog New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] New Norfolk Tasmania [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Antill Ponds Tasmania [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broadmarsh Tasmania [1] Burrumbuttock New South Wales [1] Colebrook Tasmania [1] Cookardinia New South Wales [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dawley, Shropshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hockley, Warwickshire [1] Kingsanford, Staffordshire [1] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1] Lancashire [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Nabiac New South Wales [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Oldbury, Staffordshire [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sandringham Victoria [1] Small Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Smethwick, Staffs [1] Solihull, Birmingham [1] Solihull, Warwickshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Staffordshire [1] Walsall England [1] Walworth, London [1] Warwickshire [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1] Willenhall [1] Willenhall, Staffordshire [1] Willenhall, Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [225] Corporal [26] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Major [4] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Foreman of Works [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Private/Lance Corporal Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] acting Captain [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [37] Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] South Wales Borderers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2]

Service

British Army [341] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [29] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [445]

Contribution

Military Service [438] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Thomas Tonks

British Army 55958 Private London Regiment

British Army 55958 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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W A L Tonks

British Army 502038 Sapper Royal Engineers

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W H Tonks

British Army 222 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Douglas Tonks

British Army BZ3341 Able Seaman Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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C S Tonks

British Army 99919 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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