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Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Adelaide SA [1]

Bathurst NSW [1]

Belfast, co Antrim [1]

Birmingham [1]

Booleroo Centre South Australia [1]

Calais [1]

Calton, Edinburgh [1]

Carleton, New Brunswick [1]

Carnarvon Wales [1]

Clifton New South Wales [1]

Clonsast, King's County [1]

Denny, Stirlingshire [1]

East Nissouri, Oxford County, Ontario [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hampstead [1]

Hastings, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Minmi NSW [1]

New Forest, Hampshire [1]

Poona [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rockdale Sydney NSW [1]

South Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

South Woodford, Essex [1]

Taraahur, Ajmir [1]

Tudhoe Durham [1]

Wallerawang New South Wales [1]

Wallsend, New South Wales [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wilson's Downfall New South Wales [1]

Woolahra, NSW [1]

Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Wyatt Road, Staines, Middlesex [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Lieutenant [15]

Captain [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [7]

Brigadier General [6]

Major [5]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Adjutant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombadier [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel (temp Major General) [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain Acting Brigadier Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (Captain) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

EDP Corporal [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honourary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant- Transport Officer [1]

Major General [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Gunner Instructor [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

9th Infantry Brigade [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

9th Brigade [13]

9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company [7]

Rifle Brigade [5]

14th Brigade [4]

Australian Infantry [4]

8th Brigade [3]

3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [2]

8th Field Artillery Brigade [2]

9th Australian Infantry Brigade [2]

9th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery [2]

9th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [2]

9th Royal Scots [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

London Regiment [2]

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade [2]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

11th Battery 9th Brigade [1]

11th Battery 9th Brigade Royal Artillery [1]

11th Brigade [1]

12th Brigade [1]

13th Field Ambulance [1]

14/20th Hussars [1]

14th Reserve Regiment (Cavalry) [1]

15/19th Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

161st Battery 50th Brigade 9th Division [1]

16th Brigade [1]

17th Brigade [1]

18th Lancers, Indian Army, Commanding 27th Infantry Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Australian General Hospital [1]

1st Cavalry Brigade [1]

1st Cavalry Division - 9th Cavalry Brigade [1]

1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

1st South African Mounted Brigade [1]

32nd Lancers; Brigade Major 9th Cavalry Brigade [1]

3rd Brigade [1]

3rd Division, 9th Brigade [1]

3rd Rifle Brigade [1]

4th Cavalry Brigade [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

5th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1]

6th Division [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [19]

C [11]

M [9]

R [8]

S [8]

W [8]

G [7]

D [6]

A [5]

H [4]

J [4]

L [3]

P [3]

T [3]

F [2]

K [2]

N [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [4]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Adelaide SA [1] Bathurst NSW [1] Belfast, co Antrim [1] Birmingham [1] Booleroo Centre South Australia [1] Calais [1] Calton, Edinburgh [1] Carleton, New Brunswick [1] Carnarvon Wales [1] Clifton New South Wales [1] Clonsast, King's County [1] Denny, Stirlingshire [1] East Nissouri, Oxford County, Ontario [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hampstead [1] Hastings, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Minmi NSW [1] New Forest, Hampshire [1] Poona [1] Portsmouth [1] Rockdale Sydney NSW [1] South Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [1] South Woodford, Essex [1] Taraahur, Ajmir [1] Tudhoe Durham [1] Wallerawang New South Wales [1] Wallsend, New South Wales [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wilson's Downfall New South Wales [1] Woolahra, NSW [1] Worsborough Dale, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Wyatt Road, Staines, Middlesex [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [43] Second Lieutenant [43] Lieutenant [15] Captain [12] Lance Corporal [10] Corporal [9] Serjeant [7] Brigadier General [6] Major [5] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Adjutant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombadier [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel (temp Major General) [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain Acting Brigadier Major [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class (Captain) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colonel [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] EDP Corporal [1] Hon Capt [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honourary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant- Transport Officer [1] Major General [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Gunner Instructor [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

9th Infantry Brigade [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] 9th Brigade [13] 9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company [7] Rifle Brigade [5] 14th Brigade [4] Australian Infantry [4] 8th Brigade [3] 3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [2] 8th Field Artillery Brigade [2] 9th Australian Infantry Brigade [2] 9th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery [2] 9th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [2] 9th Royal Scots [2] Corps of Hussars [2] London Regiment [2] New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade [2] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 11th Battery 9th Brigade [1] 11th Battery 9th Brigade Royal Artillery [1] 11th Brigade [1] 12th Brigade [1] 13th Field Ambulance [1] 14/20th Hussars [1] 14th Reserve Regiment (Cavalry) [1] 15/19th Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 161st Battery 50th Brigade 9th Division [1] 16th Brigade [1] 17th Brigade [1] 18th Lancers, Indian Army, Commanding 27th Infantry Brigade, 9th (Scottish) Division [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Australian General Hospital [1] 1st Cavalry Brigade [1] 1st Cavalry Division - 9th Cavalry Brigade [1] 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 1st South African Mounted Brigade [1] 32nd Lancers; Brigade Major 9th Cavalry Brigade [1] 3rd Brigade [1] 3rd Division, 9th Brigade [1] 3rd Rifle Brigade [1] 4th Cavalry Brigade [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] 5th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1] 6th Division [1]

Service

British Army [76] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [19] C [11] M [9] R [8] S [8] W [8] G [7] D [6] A [5] H [4] J [4] L [3] P [3] T [3] F [2] K [2] N [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [103]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [4] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Lewis George Roblin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Edward Geoffrey Jenkins

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Henry Havelock Barlow

Born 1898

Died 1958

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 1st Australian General Hospital

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 13th Field Ambulance

Australian Imperial Force 2184 Private 14th Brigade 56th battalion

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George Mackenzie Parkinson

Born 1887

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1422 Private 9th Brigade 35th Battalion

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George Handcock Thesiger

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army Major General Rifle Brigade Staff Commandant 9th Scottish Division

British Army Brevet Colonel Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

British Army Brevet Colonel (temp Major General) Rifle Brigade Staff

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William Alfred Harmon Wilson

Born 1898

Died 1974

British Army 54538 Private Russian Relief Force

Australian Imperial Force 54538 Private 8th Brigade 30th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 54538 Private 9th Brigade 34th battalion

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John Gwynne Griffith

Born 1874

Died 1915

Indian Army Major 32nd Lancers; Brigade Major 9th Cavalry Brigade (Home from India on leave at the outbreak of war)

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Archibald Mackenzie

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ebenezer Laidlaw

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 1165 Private 9th Infantry Brigade 34th Infantry Battalion

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Alfred Thomas Smith

Born 1887

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 20757 Gunner Field Artillery Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 20757 Driver Headquarters Staff 9th Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force 20757 Driver 8th Field Artillery Brigade 29th Battery

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George William Dignen

Died 1918

British Army 11/15859 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Waite

Died 1919

British Army 16167 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16167 Lance Corporal 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Norman Ratcliffe Futers

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Samuel Richard Ernest Walker

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 13485 Private Scots Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Leonard Augustus Mayfield

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 12412 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Tempest Carey Bullen

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Whyte Davidson

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Russell Handcock

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas William Butcher

British Army Second Lieutenant 9th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Ramsay

Born 1896

British Army 7050 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers Seconded to Machine Gun Corps

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