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Ely, Cambridgeshire [4]

Cambridge [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brecon, Breconshire [1]

Claremont Queensland [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Dagshai Punjab, India [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Nailsea, Somerset [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Poplar, London [1]

St Marys Tasmania [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [48]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [7]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

Attached Machine Gun Corps/Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Unattached List [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Divisional Cyclist Company [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Royal Signals [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [124]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [123]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire [4] Cambridge [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brecon, Breconshire [1] Claremont Queensland [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Dagshai Punjab, India [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Grimsby [1] Hackney, London [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Nailsea, Somerset [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Poplar, London [1] St Marys Tasmania [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [48] Serjeant [10] Gunner [8] Corporal [7] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Essex Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] Attached Machine Gun Corps/Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dragoons [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Indian Unattached List [1] Intelligence Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps Southern Command [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Divisional Cyclist Company [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Royal Signals [1]

Service

British Army [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [124] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [123] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

James Charles Toombs

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army S/9265 Sergeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army S/9265 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army S/9265 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Toombs

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 1593 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army 205382 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Charles Toombs

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9265 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 9265 Serjeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William Walter Toombs

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army TF940730 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 282107 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 940730 Driver Royal Field Artillery 387th Brigade Headquarters

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Edwin Thomas Toombs

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 940737 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 289765 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 421st Battery

British Army 289765 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis A Toombs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48728

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William John Toombs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196024

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Douglas George Toombs

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189426

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Frank Walter Toombs

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 19231 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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James Frederick Toombs

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405048

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Morley Preston Toombs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173039

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Robert Toombs

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2220 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 22479 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22479 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Thomas Toombs

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2186 Private London Regiment

British Army 2186 Corporal London Regiment

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Albert G Toombs

Died 1918

British Army M2/022317 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/022317 Private Army Service Corps

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Harold Edgar Toombs

Died 1920

British Army 31111 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Christopher Toombs

Died 1915

British Army 8482 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Harry Charles Toombs

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2230 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Harold Toombs

Died 1917

British Army 804 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 292512 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Toombs

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6975 Private Hussars

British Army 6975 Private 13th Hussars

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Horace Lawrence Toombs

Australian Imperial Force 3928

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