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Brixton [2]

Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Putney, London [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arbroath, Scotland [1]

Armley and Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ashton Gate, Bristol [1]

Ballynoe, Waterford [1]

Barberton [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Beeding, Sussex, England [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bognor England [1]

Bombay [1]

Bracebridge, Muskoka [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex, England [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorks [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Carlise Cumberland [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Clonavoe, Clonbulloge, King's County (Offaly), [1]

Collingwood, Victoria [1]

Coltram, Yorkshire [1]

Coventry [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Darton, Yorkshire [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Dysart, Fife, Scotland [1]

Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Evandale, Tasmania [1]

Friockheim, Forfarshire [1]

Glamorgan [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goondiwindi, Queensland [1]

Gosport [1]

HACKNEY, London England [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Holkham, Norfolk [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [702]

Second Lieutenant [74]

Captain [45]

Lance Corporal [43]

Lieutenant [38]

Serjeant [38]

Corporal [35]

Sergeant [12]

Major [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Gunner RMA [8]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Sapper [6]

Driver [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Gunner [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Colour Sergeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Muleteer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Bombardier [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal RMA [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal C.A.M.C. [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Boy [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Captain Brevet Major [1]

Captain RMLI [1]

Captain and Medical Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Unit

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [198]

York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [70]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [50]

Royal Highlanders 4th Battalion [37]

4th Battalion [30]

4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [23]

Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion [21]

4th Battalion Royal Highlanders [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

4th Battalion Royal Scots [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [15]

North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps 4th Battalion [11]

Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

4th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Artillery [9]

4th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [8]

4th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

4th Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Monmouthshire Regiment 4th Battalion [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [7]

4th Battalion Egyptian Army [7]

4th Battalion West Riding Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders 4th Reserve Battalion [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment 4th Battalion [7]

1/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

4th Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment [6]

4th Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Berkshire Regiment 4th Battalion [6]

Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion [6]

York and Lancaster 4th Battalion [6]

4th Battalion Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Scots [5]

4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [4]

4th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4]

Imperial Army [4]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [871]

Royal Navy [52]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [271]

C [168]

G [158]

A [90]

H [63]

D [55]

F [55]

M [22]

E [17]

W [15]

S [13]

T [8]

J [7]

L [7]

P [5]

K [3]

O [3]

R [3]

N [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [958]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [2]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Greece [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Brixton [2] Bromley by Bow, Poplar, London [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Putney, London [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arbroath, Scotland [1] Armley and Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ashton Gate, Bristol [1] Ballynoe, Waterford [1] Barberton [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Beeding, Sussex, England [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Birkenhead [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bognor England [1] Bombay [1] Bracebridge, Muskoka [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex, England [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorks [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cape Colony [1] Carlise Cumberland [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham England [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Clonavoe, Clonbulloge, King's County (Offaly), [1] Collingwood, Victoria [1] Coltram, Yorkshire [1] Coventry [1] Dalston, London [1] Darton, Yorkshire [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Dysart, Fife, Scotland [1] Elland, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Evandale, Tasmania [1] Friockheim, Forfarshire [1] Glamorgan [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goondiwindi, Queensland [1] Gosport [1] HACKNEY, London England [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Holkham, Norfolk [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [702] Second Lieutenant [74] Captain [45] Lance Corporal [43] Lieutenant [38] Serjeant [38] Corporal [35] Sergeant [12] Major [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Gunner RMA [8] Lance Serjeant [6] Sapper [6] Driver [5] Acting Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Gunner [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Colour Sergeant [3] Drummer [3] Muleteer [3] Rifleman [3] Bombardier [2] Brevet Major [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal RMA [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal C.A.M.C. [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Boy [1] Brigade Major [1] Bugler [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Captain Brevet Major [1] Captain RMLI [1] Captain and Medical Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1]

Unit

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [198] York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [70] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [50] Royal Highlanders 4th Battalion [37] 4th Battalion [30] 4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [23] Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion [21] 4th Battalion Royal Highlanders [18] Royal Engineers [18] 4th Battalion Royal Scots [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [15] North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps 4th Battalion [11] Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] 4th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Marine Artillery [9] 4th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [8] 4th Battalion Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] 4th Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Monmouthshire Regiment 4th Battalion [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] 4th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [7] 4th Battalion Egyptian Army [7] 4th Battalion West Riding Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders 4th Reserve Battalion [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment 4th Battalion [7] 1/4th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [6] 4th Battalion Guards Machine Gun Regiment [6] 4th Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Berkshire Regiment 4th Battalion [6] Liverpool Regiment 4th Battalion [6] York and Lancaster 4th Battalion [6] 4th Battalion Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Scots [5] 4th Battalion Royal Irish Regiment [4] 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4] Imperial Army [4] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Battalion [4] Labour Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [871] Royal Navy [52] Australian Imperial Force [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [271] C [168] G [158] A [90] H [63] D [55] F [55] M [22] E [17] W [15] S [13] T [8] J [7] L [7] P [5] K [3] O [3] R [3] N [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [958]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [2] Ireland [2] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Greece [1] New Zealand [1]

Allan Henry Dennehy

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5686 Private 4th Battalion 18th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 5686 Private 4th Battalion

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Clement Reginald Smith

Born 1899

Died 1928

Australian Imperial Force 7829 Private Recruit Depot Liverpool

Australian Imperial Force 7829 Private Technical Battalion, Liverpool A Company

Australian Imperial Force 7829 Private 4th Battalion 26th Reinforcements

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Charles Nutbrown

Born 1868

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1075290 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1075290 Private 4th Labour Battalion

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Walter Lewis Betambeau

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army G/10084 Private 7th Battalion "Buffs"

British Army G/10084 Private 4th Battalion

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Frank Arnold Armstrong

Born 1890

Died 1971

Australian Imperial Force 3303 Private 11th Depot Battalion Enoggera

Australian Imperial Force 3303 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion 8th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 3303 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion

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John Denis Condon

Born 1871

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4762 Private 4th Training Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4762 Private 46th Battalion

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Edward Carmalt

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1496 Private 4th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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Harold Laver Woodhouse

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 2573 West Kent (Q.O.) Yeomanry

British Army 1806 Trooper Household Battalion Reserve

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Samuel Herbert Head

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 19314 Private 4th Battalion "A" Company.

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Lawrence George Stutter

Born 1892

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 2033

Australian Imperial Force 2033 4th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2033 AMTS/ASC

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Samuel Tretheway

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649117 Private 4th Pioneers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 649117 Private 159th Battalion

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James Alexander Moncrieffe Topham

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force A36397 Private 4th Battalion

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John Albious Croak

Born 1899

Died 1988

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private Show Ground Depot, Sydney

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private 1st Depot Battalion, Liverpool

Australian Imperial Force 50851 Private Technical Battalion, Liverpool C Company

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Charles Thomas Gynes

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 35818 Private 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 35818 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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William James Box

Born 1885

Died 1967

Australian Imperial Force 997 Private 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment 4th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 997 Private 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment B Squadron

Australian Imperial Force 997 Private 4th Division Cavalry Company

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John May

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 650 Sergeant 4th Infantry Battalion "C" Company

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Colin Gray

Born 1866

Died 1927

British Army 3247 Private Royal Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Allen Evershed

Born 1882

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1943 Corporal 4th Battalion Australian Infantry

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George Brown

Born 1893

British Army 18921 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18921 Corporal 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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John Marsden Alstead

Born 1899

Died 1982

British Army 30814 Private 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment

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