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Ballam England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brighton Tasmania [1]

Cressy Tasmania [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1]

Fingal, Tasmania [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1]

North Shields [1]

Orford Tasmania [1]

Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Toronto ON [1]

Tranent, East Lothian [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Westbury Tasmania [1]

sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [15]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Gunner [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24]

12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15]

North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14]

12th Battalion Royal Scots [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8]

12th Battalion [7]

12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7]

12th Infantry Battalion [6]

12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5]

12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4]

12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4]

12th Tank Battalion [4]

Army Service Corps [4]

12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

12th Battalion Tank Corps [3]

12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3]

12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3]

Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3]

12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2]

12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2]

12th Labour Battalion [2]

12th Royal Scots [2]

26th Division Cyclist Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Imperial Army [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

109th Infantry Brigade [1]

10th Battalion Royal Scots [1]

10th General Service Reinforcements [1]

127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1]

12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

12th (Reserve) Battalion [1]

12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

12th Band Reserve Battalion [1]

12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1]

12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1]

12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1]

12th Battalion Cavalry [1]

12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59]

C [54]

G [25]

A [18]

H [15]

F [11]

D [10]

E [7]

M [5]

S [3]

L [2]

P [2]

R [2]

T [2]

W [2]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

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People [218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballam England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brighton Tasmania [1] Cressy Tasmania [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Earnley, near Chichester, Sussex [1] Fingal, Tasmania [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Ilfracombe, Devon, England [1] North Shields [1] Orford Tasmania [1] Pettinain, Lanarkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheffield [1] Steepleston, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [1] Toronto ON [1] Tranent, East Lothian [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Westbury Tasmania [1] sheffield [1]

Rank

Private [155] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [17] Captain [15] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [4] Major [4] Gunner [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Defence Corps 12th Battalion [24] 12th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [15] North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [14] 12th Battalion Royal Scots [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [8] 12th Battalion [7] 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles [7] York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion [7] 12th Infantry Battalion [6] 12th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [5] 12th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment 12th Battalion [5] 12th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [4] 12th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [4] 12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4] 12th Tank Battalion [4] Army Service Corps [4] 12th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] 12th Battalion Tank Corps [3] 12th Battalion, Australian Infantry [3] 12th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3] Lancashire Regiment 12th Battalion [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Scots [3] York and Lancaster 12th Battalion [3] 12th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [2] 12th Cyclist Battalion Corps [2] 12th Labour Battalion [2] 12th Royal Scots [2] 26th Division Cyclist Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Imperial Army [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] 109th Infantry Brigade [1] 10th Battalion Royal Scots [1] 10th General Service Reinforcements [1] 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1] 12th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 12th (Reserve) Battalion [1] 12th Australian Infantry Battalion [1] 12th Band Reserve Battalion [1] 12th Battalion (South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania) Australian Infantry [1] 12th Battalion 1st Canadian Corps [1] 12th Battalion Attached Administration Head Quarters [1] 12th Battalion Cavalry [1] 12th Battalion Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [199] Australian Imperial Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [59] C [54] G [25] A [18] H [15] F [11] D [10] E [7] M [5] S [3] L [2] P [2] R [2] T [2] W [2] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [3] Australia [1]

Richard Findlater

British Army 5099 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 332144 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant 12th Officer Cadet Battalion

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William Bleasdale

Born 1897

British Army 7983 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 96631 Pte Royal Welsh Fusilliers 4th Reserve Battalion

British Army 6936 Pte 12th Corp Cyclist Battalion 68th (Welsh) Divisional Cyclist Company

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Brian Brigg

British Army Second Lieutenant 26th Division Cyclist Corps

British Army Lieutenant 12th Cyclist Battalion Corps

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L A Bennett

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

British Army Captain 74th Punjabis Attached 8/12th Battalion Infantry

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James Herbert Gaston

British Army 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant 18th Royal Irish Rifles

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Percy Jonathan Colyer

British Army 024990 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 024990 Lance Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 12th Officer Cadet Battalion

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John William Exley

British Army 13993 ex 25035 Private Labour Corps Northern Command ex 12th Battalion West Riding Regiment

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Alexander Robert Carbis

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant No 9 Battalion Base Royal Air Force

South African Services Second Lieutenant South African Field Artillery

South African Services 181 Gunner 12th Citizen Battalion

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Stafford Northcote Currie

British Army 420034 Private 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 420034 Lance Corporal 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 420034 Lance Corporal Imperial Army

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George Veevers Carter

British Army Second Lieutenant Edwards Horse

British Army Lieutenant Edwards Horse Attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Edwards Horse

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C E Giles

British Army 50093 Private 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 41610 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army G/133608 Private Royal Fusiliers

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James Burns

British Army 16725 Private 12th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army M/45777 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/16110 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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John George Ernest Buckley

British Army Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army 12th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Walter Hart

British Army 23070 Corporal 12th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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Harold Denson Cornish

British Army South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 12th Motor Transport Company

British Army Lieutenant 1st Garrison Battalion Scott's Regiment

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William Richard Powell Chandler

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain 12th Battalion Tank Corps

British Army Staff Captain 1st Tank Brigade

British Army Acting Major 1st Brigade Headquarters Tank Corps

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John Alexander Cooper

British Army 6110 Company Serjeant Major 12th Labour Battalion Royal Highlanders

British Army 3001 Temporary Company Serjeant Major 6th Labour Corps

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain 89th Labour Corps

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John Henry Holdridge

British Army CHT/383 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army CHT/383 Pontoon Park Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 12th Duke of lancaster Own Yeomanry Battalion

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