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Barking, Essex [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Blythswood,Glasgow. [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Broughton, Kent [1]

Bury St Edmund, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [1]

Croydon Surrey [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Geelong, Victoria [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hamerton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hungerford Queensland [1]

Huyton [1]

Kingsbridge England [1]

Kirkley Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Leicester,Leicestershire [1]

London England [1]

London, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Pitteadie House,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1]

Rengitiki [1]

Richmond, London [1]

Risby, Suffolk [1]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1]

Sale, Victoria [1]

Simcoe, Ontario [1]

Simla [1]

South Woodford, Essex [1]

St Lukes, Cambridgeshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Upper Largo, Fife [1]

Watford [1]

West Falmborough, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [328]

Second Lieutenant [69]

Captain [46]

Lieutenant [35]

Serjeant [31]

Lance Corporal [26]

Corporal [21]

Major [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Sapper [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Aclting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commissary Second Lieutenant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Muleteer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant, Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion [34]

7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Royal Highlanders 7th Battalion [18]

7th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [16]

7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [16]

7th Battalion [14]

Imperial Army [12]

King's Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion [12]

Royal Defence Corps 7th Battalion [12]

7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [11]

7th Battalion Royal Scots [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

West Riding Regiment 7th Battalion [11]

7th Battalion Canadian Infantry [10]

7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

7th Battalion Royal Highlanders [7]

7th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Reserve Battalion [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

7th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment [5]

7th Reserve Battalion [5]

7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

7th Distribution Battalion [4]

7th Training Battalion [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers 7th Battalion [4]

Royal Scots 7th Battalion [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion [4]

South Wales Borderers 7th Battalion [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment 7th Battalion [4]

7th Battalion Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

7th Battalion Machine Gun Corps [3]

7th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3]

7th Tank Battalion [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

1/7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

1/7th Battalion West York Regiment [2]

2/7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

29th Provisional Battalion [2]

7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment [2]

7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [481]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Indian Army [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [144]

C [109]

G [76]

D [42]

A [40]

H [26]

F [23]

E [9]

M [8]

S [8]

L [5]

T [3]

R [2]

W [2]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [502]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Barking, Essex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Blythswood,Glasgow. [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Broughton, Kent [1] Bury St Edmund, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheltenham [1] Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire [1] Croydon Surrey [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Geelong, Victoria [1] Grimsby [1] Hamerton, Huntingdonshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hungerford Queensland [1] Huyton [1] Kingsbridge England [1] Kirkley Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Leicester,Leicestershire [1] London England [1] London, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Pitteadie House,Kinghorn, Fifeshire [1] Rengitiki [1] Richmond, London [1] Risby, Suffolk [1] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead [1] Sale, Victoria [1] Simcoe, Ontario [1] Simla [1] South Woodford, Essex [1] St Lukes, Cambridgeshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Upper Largo, Fife [1] Watford [1] West Falmborough, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [328] Second Lieutenant [69] Captain [46] Lieutenant [35] Serjeant [31] Lance Corporal [26] Corporal [21] Major [16] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Temporary Second Lieutenant [9] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Major [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Sapper [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Aclting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commissary Second Lieutenant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Muleteer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant, Acting Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Temporary Corporal [1]

Unit

Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion [34] 7th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Royal Highlanders 7th Battalion [18] 7th Battalion Liverpool Regiment [16] 7th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [16] 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [16] 7th Battalion [14] Imperial Army [12] King's Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion [12] Royal Defence Corps 7th Battalion [12] 7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [11] 7th Battalion Royal Scots [11] Royal Engineers [11] West Riding Regiment 7th Battalion [11] 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry [10] 7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] 7th Battalion Royal Highlanders [7] 7th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 7th Reserve Battalion [6] Royal Air Force [6] 7th Battalion Warwickshire Regiment [5] 7th Reserve Battalion [5] 7th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] 7th Distribution Battalion [4] 7th Training Battalion [4] Lancashire Fusiliers 7th Battalion [4] Royal Scots 7th Battalion [4] Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion [4] South Wales Borderers 7th Battalion [4] West Riding Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment 7th Battalion [4] 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] 7th Battalion Machine Gun Corps [3] 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3] 7th Tank Battalion [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 1/7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] 1/7th Battalion West York Regiment [2] 2/7th Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] 29th Provisional Battalion [2] 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment [2] 7th Battalion Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [481] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] Indian Army [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [144] C [109] G [76] D [42] A [40] H [26] F [23] E [9] M [8] S [8] L [5] T [3] R [2] W [2] I [1] J [1] K [1] N [1] P [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [502]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [2]

Leslie Swayn

Born 1892

Died 1985

Australian Imperial Force 1421 Private Recruit Depot Battalion Broadmeadows

Australian Imperial Force 1421 Private 7th Battalion 2nd Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1421 Private 5th Battalion 3rd Reinforcements

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Herbert Kong Meng

Born 1866

Died 1954

Australian Imperial Force 21 Sergeant 7th Transport Battalion 7th Transport Battalion

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Stanley Douglas Gardner

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd (County of London) Battalion, (The Queen's)

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 30th Infantry Battalion

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Archibald Forrest Milne

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2621 Private 7th Battalion

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Francis Hampden Dennis Chawner

Born 1889

Died 1949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16988 Private 7th Canadian Battalion 102nd Regiment Rocky Mountain Rangers

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William Charles Scurry

Born 1895

Died 1963

Australian Imperial Force 2668 Lance Corporal 7th Battalion

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John Franklyn Peters

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17417

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17417 Private 7th Battalion

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Harry Copple

Born 1884

Died 1959

British Army 4390 Private 7th Infantry Brigade 26th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4390 Private 26th Battalion

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Charles Evelyn Branwhite

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116137 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116137 Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Stanley Cyril Hunt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 38008 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 201464 Private 7th Battalion, Tank Corps

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Robert Thomas Batchelar

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Battalion Queens

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William Thomas Traill Appleton

Born 1883

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 7th Infantry Battalion 12th Reinforcements

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Alan Moysey Adams

Born 1890

Died 1982

Australian Imperial Force 2498 Private 1st Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 53rd Battalion

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James Kirkwood Anderson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/7th Battalion

British Army Captain Scottish Rifles 7th Battalion

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Arthur Thomas Abraham

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 16740 Private 7th Cavalry Infantry Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment Imperial Army 23rd Battalion

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Leslie Robert Newcombe

Born 1893

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16673

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16673 Private 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

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Ellis Henry Smith

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 962 Lance Corporal 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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John George Douglas Helsham

Born 1893

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 990 Private 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry

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Frank Herman Sillem

Born 1892

Died 1976

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77425 Lance Corporal 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Albert Victor Ernest Corrigan

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442038 Lance Corporal 7th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442038 Lance Corporal Infantry

British Army 442038 Lance Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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