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Sydney New South Wales [19]

London, Middlesex [16]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Devonport, Devon [9]

London England [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Launceston Tasmania [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Islington, London [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Camberwell, London [5]

Enfield, Middlesex [5]

Geelong Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Port Adelaide South Australia [5]

South Melbourne Victoria [5]

Woolwich, Kent [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Colchester, Essex [4]

Essex [4]

Fitzroy Victoria [4]

Jersey, Channel Islands [4]

Northampton [4]

Quorn South Australia [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Beechworth Victoria [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Ilford, Essex [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3]

Lyme Regis, Dorset [3]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [3]

Parkside South Australia [3]

Penzance, Cornwall [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Stepney, London [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Rank

Private [2377]

Gunner [264]

Corporal [218]

Driver [214]

Serjeant [179]

Sapper [154]

Lance Corporal [77]

Lieutenant [75]

Second Lieutenant [70]

Captain [56]

Acting Corporal [47]

Pioneer [42]

Major [31]

Acting Serjeant [28]

Bombardier [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Rifleman [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Trooper [6]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [6]

Sergeant [5]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Reverend [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Bugler [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Corporal of Horse [3]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [326]

Royal Engineers [301]

Labour Corps [290]

Army Service Corps [252]

London Regiment [209]

Royal Garrison Artillery [170]

Royal Army Medical Corps [139]

Machine Gun Corps [113]

Royal Fusiliers [111]

Devonshire Regiment [103]

Middlesex Regiment [91]

Royal Army Service Corps [67]

Rifle Brigade [64]

Hampshire Regiment [58]

Northamptonshire Regiment [58]

Suffolk Regiment [58]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [56]

Liverpool Regiment [56]

Essex Regiment [53]

The Queen's Regiment [52]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

East Surrey Regiment [46]

Somerset Light Infantry [46]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [45]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45]

Dorsetshire Regiment [43]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Royal Naval Division [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

Welsh Regiment [38]

Bedfordshire Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Army Ordnance Corps [35]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Worcestershire Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Royal Horse Artillery [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [26]

East Kent Regiment [25]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [3718]

Royal Navy [523]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [354]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319]

Australian Imperial Force [269]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56]

Other Empire Force [23]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [5382]

C [7]

L [2]

S [2]

B [1]

P [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5250]

Merchant Navy [108]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [122]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] London, Middlesex [16] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Devonport, Devon [9] London England [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Launceston Tasmania [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Hobart Tasmania [6] Islington, London [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Camberwell, London [5] Enfield, Middlesex [5] Geelong Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Port Adelaide South Australia [5] South Melbourne Victoria [5] Woolwich, Kent [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Colchester, Essex [4] Essex [4] Fitzroy Victoria [4] Jersey, Channel Islands [4] Northampton [4] Quorn South Australia [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Beechworth Victoria [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Ilford, Essex [3] Kentish Town, London [3] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [3] Lyme Regis, Dorset [3] Paddington, London, Middlesex [3] Parkside South Australia [3] Penzance, Cornwall [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Stepney, London [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham [2]

Rank

Private [2377] Gunner [264] Corporal [218] Driver [214] Serjeant [179] Sapper [154] Lance Corporal [77] Lieutenant [75] Second Lieutenant [70] Captain [56] Acting Corporal [47] Pioneer [42] Major [31] Acting Serjeant [28] Bombardier [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Company Serjeant Major [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Rifleman [11] Able Seaman [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Stoker 1st Class [7] Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Worker [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Temporary Captain [6] Trooper [6] Voluntary Aid Detachment [6] Sergeant [5] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Nurse [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Reverend [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Bugler [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Corporal of Horse [3] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Petty Officer [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [326] Royal Engineers [301] Labour Corps [290] Army Service Corps [252] London Regiment [209] Royal Garrison Artillery [170] Royal Army Medical Corps [139] Machine Gun Corps [113] Royal Fusiliers [111] Devonshire Regiment [103] Middlesex Regiment [91] Royal Army Service Corps [67] Rifle Brigade [64] Hampshire Regiment [58] Northamptonshire Regiment [58] Suffolk Regiment [58] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [56] Liverpool Regiment [56] Essex Regiment [53] The Queen's Regiment [52] Leicestershire Regiment [47] East Surrey Regiment [46] Somerset Light Infantry [46] King's Royal Rifle Corps [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [45] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45] Dorsetshire Regiment [43] Manchester Regiment [43] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Royal Naval Division [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Cheshire Regiment [38] Welsh Regiment [38] Bedfordshire Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Army Ordnance Corps [35] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Norfolk Regiment [34] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Worcestershire Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Royal Horse Artillery [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [26] East Kent Regiment [25] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [25]

Service

British Army [3718] Royal Navy [523] Canadian Expeditionary Force [354] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319] Australian Imperial Force [269] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56] Other Empire Force [23] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [5382] C [7] L [2] S [2] B [1] P [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5250] Merchant Navy [108] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [122] Ireland [3] Australia [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1]

William Henry Warren

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 68451 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 68451 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 68451 Machine Gun Corps

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Dawson Warren

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment

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John Bottomley Warren

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 36693 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Bertrand Warren

Born 1882

Died 1928

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52979

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James William Warren

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy RMA/10752 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/10752 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery H.M.S. "Ramilles"

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John Warren

Born 1869

Died 1923

British Army 117392 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 290582 Private Labour Corps

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Edwin Charles Warren

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army T/294317 Royal Army Service Corps Horse Transport Supplies, 239th Company

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William David Warren

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 15459 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

British Army 9681 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battallion

British Army Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalian

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Edgar Cecil Warren

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 14639 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Thomas Warren

Born 1888

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50883 Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force

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John Warren

Born 1874

British Army 6176 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Sidney Warren

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army R/17822 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/17822 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 8th Battalion attached 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade

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Mark Warren

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army SR/153 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army S/153 Private East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)

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Alphonse Warren

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8367 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8367 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd

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Arthur Albert Warren

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 371570 Private London Regiment

British Army 371570 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3821 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur John Warren

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4351 Private Australian Infantry 13th Battalion

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Alfred Warren

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army C/4578 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 19th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army C/4578 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 19th (Reserve) Battalion

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Adolphus Herbert Warren

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3663 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371453 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Warren

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153

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George Warren

Born 1870

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266028

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