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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Launceston Tasmania [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

London England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Heathcote Victoria [3]

Mackay Queensland [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Acton, London [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Benalla Victoria [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [2]

Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2]

Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [2]

Hayling Island, Hampshire [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Leominster, Herefordshire [2]

Limerick [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Manchester England [2]

Mansfield Victoria [2]

Mildura Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1119]

Gunner [134]

Driver [114]

Serjeant [101]

Corporal [100]

Second Lieutenant [70]

Sapper [69]

Lieutenant [68]

Captain [56]

Lance Corporal [52]

Acting Corporal [38]

Major [28]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Pioneer [20]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Bombardier [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Nurse [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Commander [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Major General [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Colonel [3]

Colonel/Temporary Major General [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

ALIAS Civilian [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Canteen Worker [2]

Civilian [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Orderly [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150]

Labour Corps [143]

Royal Engineers [138]

Army Service Corps [117]

Royal Garrison Artillery [89]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [88]

Welsh Regiment [70]

London Regiment [69]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

Machine Gun Corps [53]

Liverpool Regiment [52]

South Wales Borderers [51]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Monmouthshire Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Shropshire Light Infantry [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Essex Regiment [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Border Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Hussars [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1912]

Royal Navy [180]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [162]

Australian Imperial Force [132]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [17]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

V [2595]

B [2]

G [2]

J [2]

P [2]

W [2]

C [1]

D [1]

H [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2536]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Sudan [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Launceston Tasmania [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Manchester, Lancashire [5] London England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Heathcote Victoria [3] Mackay Queensland [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Acton, London [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Benalla Victoria [2] Birmingham England [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [2] Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2] Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Fulham, London [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Halifax, Nova Scotia [2] Hayling Island, Hampshire [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Leominster, Herefordshire [2] Limerick [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Manchester England [2] Mansfield Victoria [2] Mildura Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Macquarie New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1119] Gunner [134] Driver [114] Serjeant [101] Corporal [100] Second Lieutenant [70] Sapper [69] Lieutenant [68] Captain [56] Lance Corporal [52] Acting Corporal [38] Major [28] Acting Serjeant [22] Pioneer [20] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Company Serjeant Major [10] Bombardier [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Nurse [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Commander [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Major General [4] Temporary Captain [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brigadier General [3] Colonel [3] Colonel/Temporary Major General [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] ALIAS Civilian [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Canteen Worker [2] Civilian [2] Deck Hand [2] Orderly [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150] Labour Corps [143] Royal Engineers [138] Army Service Corps [117] Royal Garrison Artillery [89] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [88] Welsh Regiment [70] London Regiment [69] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] Machine Gun Corps [53] Liverpool Regiment [52] South Wales Borderers [51] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [35] Cheshire Regiment [34] Royal Fusiliers [32] Worcestershire Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [24] Monmouthshire Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] Shropshire Light Infantry [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Naval Division [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Essex Regiment [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Border Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Hussars [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1912] Royal Navy [180] Canadian Expeditionary Force [162] Australian Imperial Force [132] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [17] Indian Army [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

V [2595] B [2] G [2] J [2] P [2] W [2] C [1] D [1] H [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2536] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [66] Canada [3] Australia [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Sudan [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Charles G Vaughan-Russell

British Army 2057 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 590541 Corporal London Regiment

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H W Vaughan-Williams

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps

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H W Vaughan-Williams

British Army Lieutenant Colonel South African Medical Corps/Staff

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Herbert Edward Vaughan-Stephens

British Army 16605 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Martyn Tullock Vaughan-Lewes

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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J Bowman-Vaughan

British Army Lieutenant /Acting Captain London Regiment

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Vaughan-Jones

British Army 113th Infantry

British Army Captain 113th Infantry

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Christine E Phillips (mrs Vaughan)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Dulcie G Chiesman (mrs Vaughan)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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