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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Folkestone, Kent [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

London England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Islington, London [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Windsor New South Wales [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dublin [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Godstone, Surrey [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Mundford, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Wallasey, Cheshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Anna Bay New South Wales [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Ballycroon, Cork [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster,Bristol. [1]

Belleville, Ontario [1]

Belmont Sutton, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, S E London [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [675]

Gunner [82]

Driver [62]

Corporal [57]

Serjeant [54]

Sapper [28]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [18]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Guardsman [7]

Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2/AM [1]

AM II [1]

Acting AM I [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [88]

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Labour Corps [76]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Sussex Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

North Staffordshire Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Dragoon Guards [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1026]

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [79]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Other Empire Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

U [1404]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1376]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Maidstone, Kent [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Brighton, Sussex [4] Folkestone, Kent [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] London England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Islington, London [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Windsor New South Wales [3] Birmingham England [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dublin [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Godstone, Surrey [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Mundford, Norfolk [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Poplar, London [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Southwark, London [2] Wallasey, Cheshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Anna Bay New South Wales [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balham, London [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Ballycroon, Cork [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster,Bristol. [1] Belleville, Ontario [1] Belmont Sutton, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, S E London [1] Bideford, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [675] Gunner [82] Driver [62] Corporal [57] Serjeant [54] Sapper [28] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [21] Captain [18] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Guardsman [7] Bombardier [4] Major [4] Nursing Sister [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [3] Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2/AM [1] AM II [1] Acting AM I [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [88] Royal Field Artillery [86] Labour Corps [76] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] London Regiment [41] Royal Sussex Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Machine Gun Corps [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] North Staffordshire Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [20] The Queen's Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Dragoon Guards [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] West Riding Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1026] Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] Canadian Expeditionary Force [79] Australian Imperial Force [64] Other Empire Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

U [1404] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1376] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Roland Clark Upton

Born 1896

Died 1973

Royal Navy F836 Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200836 Corporal Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200836 Corporal Royal Air Force Reserve

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Philip Charles Upton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army G2561 Serjeant East Kent Regiment (Buffs) 7th Battalion

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Frank Christopher William Upton

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army GS/25300 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army GS/25300 Private Royal Fusiliers 14th Battalion

British Army GS/25300 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Charles Upton

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 24810 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Roger Maitland Upton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7825 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Richard Upton

Born 1880

Died 1915

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2356

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2356 2/AM

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Corporal

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The Honourable Eric Edward Montague John Upton

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Honorary Captain and Adjutant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Phillip Charles Upton

Died 1916

British Army G/2561 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2561 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2561 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Thomas Upton

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 13319 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Ernest Upton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1740 Driver Royal Engineers 3rd/2nd South Midland Field Coy

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Walter Upton

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 151510 Petty Officer 2nd Class HMS Victory

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Ralph Hammond Wealey Upton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23139 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick Charles Upton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 207461 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 207461 Corporal Royal Engineers 63rd Division, Signal Coy

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Joseph Percy Upton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18663 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 8th Battalion.

British Army 18663 Lance Corporal Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 8th Battalion.

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Percy James Upton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199326

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Percy James Upton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104637

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William Upton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291608

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James Alfred Upton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194681

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John William Upton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306698

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William Thomas Upton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93635

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