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Goulburn New South Wales [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1]

Arsley, Bedfordshire [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Audley, Staffs [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bridllington, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Edgware, Middlesex, England [1]

Eye Green, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Harrogate Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Holkham, Norfolk [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Jarrow [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Norfolk [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pickering, Yorkshire [1]

Pockington, Yorkshire [1]

Rhodes, Lancashire [1]

Saint Neots, Hampshire [1]

Waverley New South Wales [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [215]

Gunner [33]

Sapper [21]

Driver [19]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Battery Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [25]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Scots Guards [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [358]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [456]

Contribution

Military Service [452]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Goulburn New South Wales [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Plaistow, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Arlesey, Bedfordshire [1] Arsley, Bedfordshire [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Audley, Staffs [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford England [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bridllington, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Edgware, Middlesex, England [1] Eye Green, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Harrogate Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Holkham, Norfolk [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Jarrow [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Littlehampton, Sussex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Norfolk [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pickering, Yorkshire [1] Pockington, Yorkshire [1] Rhodes, Lancashire [1] Saint Neots, Hampshire [1] Waverley New South Wales [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [215] Gunner [33] Sapper [21] Driver [19] Corporal [18] Serjeant [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Captain [7] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Battery Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [25] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] West Riding Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Scots Guards [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [358] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

T [456]

Contribution

Military Service [452] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William Topham

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 10169 Acting Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Arthur Topham

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 62450 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200060 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Harry Topham

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84844

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Samuel Topham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282006

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William Amos Topham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77727

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Robert Henry Topham

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303304

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Herbert Topham

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44878

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Leonard William Topham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163002

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George Frederick Topham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300606

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William Topham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139438

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Everett Topham

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8/29201 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 4/5052 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 201946 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 12/13th Battalion

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George H Topham

Born 1896

Died 1976

British Army 40290 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15452 Private Labour Corps

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Alwyne Topham

Born 1899

Died 1921

British Army 38972 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Topham

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 27846 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Angrave Cecil Topham

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment attached 1st Battalion

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James Alexander Moncrieffe Topham

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force A36397 Private 4th Battalion

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James Henry Topham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66980

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Vincent Edgar Topham

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311215

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Robert William Charlton Topham

Born 1884

Died 1966

Royal Navy 212 Royal Marines Labour Corps Deal

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Ernest Joseph Eric Topham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110669

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