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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Heathcote Victoria [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

London England [3]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Croydon England [2]

Vauxhall, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Almurta Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishopsgate, London [1]

Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Chertsey England [1]

Clarence Town New South Wales [1]

Coleshill [1]

Coleshill, Warwickshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Donnington Barracks, Shropshire [1]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glenoak New South Wales [1]

Gordon Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

High Wycombe England [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hunter River New South Wales [1]

Knowsley Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maryborough Victoria [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Redfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [276]

Serjeant [36]

Gunner [30]

Sapper [28]

Driver [25]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [14]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sapper [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [428]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [551]

Contribution

Military Service [548]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Devonport, Devon [5] Heathcote Victoria [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] London England [3] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Croydon England [2] Vauxhall, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Warwickshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Almurta Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishopsgate, London [1] Brierley Hill, Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Chertsey England [1] Clarence Town New South Wales [1] Coleshill [1] Coleshill, Warwickshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Donnington Barracks, Shropshire [1] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glenoak New South Wales [1] Gordon Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] High Wycombe England [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Hunter River New South Wales [1] Knowsley Victoria [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maryborough Victoria [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Redfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [276] Serjeant [36] Gunner [30] Sapper [28] Driver [25] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [14] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sapper [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private/ Private [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [31] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] South Wales Borderers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [428] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

T [551]

Contribution

Military Service [548] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Reginald Tranter

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 37016 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2796 Kings Shropshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Tranter

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 312 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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William Tranter

Born 1882

Died 1942

British Army 330387 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 569580 Corporal Labour Corps

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William F Tranter

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 1123 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Tranter

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7886 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William John Tranter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54878

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James Tranter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262700

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David Tranter

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285542

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George Harry Tranter

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295367

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Abraham Reginald Walter Tranter

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79619

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John Tranter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75202

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William Fred Tranter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27498

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William Tranter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36090

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Arthur William James Tranter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206517

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Frederick Jesse Tranter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102040

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Gilbert Edward Tranter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301742

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Thomas Tranter

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 9255 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 9255 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Frederick Tranter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292177

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George Thomas Tranter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20285

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Ivor Harold Henry Tranter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241713

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