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Brighton, Sussex [5]

Balaklava South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Portslade, Sussex [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chepstow Wales [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Cuckfield. Sussex [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Georgetown South Australia [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Gloucestershire England [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Mousehole, Cornwall [1]

Mousehole, Cornwall, England [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Penzance [1]

Saint Peter Brighton, Sussex [1]

Saint Peters Portslade, Sussex [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Tiverton England [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Driver [10]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Sussex Yeomanry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/8th Gurkhas [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gurkha Rifles [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Hospital Unit [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [131]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [180]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [5] Balaklava South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Portslade, Sussex [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chepstow Wales [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Cuckfield. Sussex [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Georgetown South Australia [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Gloucestershire England [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Mousehole, Cornwall [1] Mousehole, Cornwall, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Penzance [1] Saint Peter Brighton, Sussex [1] Saint Peters Portslade, Sussex [1] Streatham, London [1] Tiverton England [1]

Rank

Private [86] Driver [10] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cyclist [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant/Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Army Service Corps [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Sussex Yeomanry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/8th Gurkhas [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gurkha Rifles [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Hospital Unit [1] Lancashire Fusiliers attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [131] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [180] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Isaac Virgo

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112112

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Edward James Virgo

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280743

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Ernest Arthur Virgo

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263099

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Arthur Edgar Virgo

Died 1916

British Army SD/1623 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Hubert Virgo

Born 1890

British Army 2108 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Howard Virgo

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138967

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Herbert Virgo

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4860 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Virgo

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5008 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 201476 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Hubert Virgo

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9460 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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F Virgo

Died 1920

British Army 82 Bugler Hospital Unit

British Army 82 Bugler Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert E. Virgo

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 77534 Driver Royal Engineers

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Edward William Allen Virgo

Australian Imperial Force 6466

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Alexander Dimmock Virgo

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224604

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Arthur Virgo

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army G/4486 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Percy Virgo

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 14947 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 14947 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 14947 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Thomas William Virgo

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 34050 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34050 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Virgo

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281569

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Leslie S Virgo

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 5232 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TR/54717 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Vincent Virgo

Australian Imperial Force 671

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John Harrington Virgo

Australian Imperial Force 2387

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