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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Brentwood, Essex [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Putney, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Stratford England [2]

Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arbroath Scotland [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Barcoo River Queensland [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Billericay. Essex. [1]

Bishopgate, London [1]

Bishopsgate, Middlesex [1]

Blakeston South Australia [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bomaderry New South Wales [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brechin, Angus [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brigton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

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Brondesbury, Middlesex, England [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cupar [1]

Dalgetty Farm, Brechin [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dunedin, Otago [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [436]

Corporal [47]

Gunner [47]

Serjeant [43]

Driver [32]

Lance Corporal [24]

Sapper [22]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

VAD [4]

Worker [4]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Major Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Engineers [42]

Army Service Corps [41]

London Regiment [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Highlanders [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Gordon Highlanders [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Cameron Highlanders [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [686]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Royal Navy [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [45]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

V [934]

B [1]

F [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [914]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Brentwood, Essex [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Burntisland, Fifeshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Putney, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Stratford England [2] Walton, Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arbroath Scotland [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Barcoo River Queensland [1] Barking, Essex [1] Bedford England [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Billericay. Essex. [1] Bishopgate, London [1] Bishopsgate, Middlesex [1] Blakeston South Australia [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bomaderry New South Wales [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brechin, Angus [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brigton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somersetshire [1] Brondesbury, Middlesex, England [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cupar [1] Dalgetty Farm, Brechin [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dunedin, Otago [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [436] Corporal [47] Gunner [47] Serjeant [43] Driver [32] Lance Corporal [24] Sapper [22] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [13] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [6] Lance Serjeant [5] VAD [4] Worker [4] Major [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Major Captain [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1] Petty Officer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [56] Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Engineers [42] Army Service Corps [41] London Regiment [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Highlanders [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Machine Gun Corps [21] Gordon Highlanders [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Naval Division [12] South Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] Cameron Highlanders [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Border Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Pay Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] British West Indies Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [686] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Royal Navy [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [45] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

V [934] B [1] F [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [914] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [28] New Zealand [1]

James Guthrie Valentine

Born 1892

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Scottish Rifles (attached)

British Army Second Lieutenant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Frank Valentine

Born 1885

British Army 213180 Driver Royal Field Artillery 8th Reserve Battery

British Army 213180 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 35th Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 213180 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 56th Reserve Battery

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David Willocks Valentine

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 23061 Corporal Machine Gun Corps 154 Coy.

British Army 631 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 5th Bn.

British Army 23061 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps 154 Coy

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Alfred Charles Valentine

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 326198 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4358 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 260158 Private Seaforth Highlanders 5th Battalion.

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John Edward Valentine

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 87333 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Bn.

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James Valentine

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 39017 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Guild Valentine

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799653

Canadian Expeditionary Force 799653 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion (1st Central Ontario Regiment)

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Joseph Emanuel Valentine

Born 1883

Died 1920

Royal Navy 12047 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/12047 Colour Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Eustace Valentine

Born 1899

Other Empire Force 8577 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9612 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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James Wicks Valentine

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 17548 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army Company Sergeant Major Essex Regiment 13th Battalion (West Ham)

British Army 17548 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Essex Regiment 13th Battalion (West Ham)

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Margaret Valentine

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Henry Valentine

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 251339 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Harry Valentine

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 10905 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 1st Salford Pals

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Lara Valentine

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143385

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Charles Valentine

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297183

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Albert Edward Valentine

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165549

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Frederick Philip Valentine

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19569

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James Percival Valentine

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 57879 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57879 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Valentine

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263162

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Arthur William Valentine

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286322

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