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London [12]

Rockhampton Queensland [8]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Dublin [5]

Kensington, London [5]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Ararat Victoria [2]

Bath [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bengal [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Maidstone England [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

South Shields, County Durham [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Wellington [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1]

233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1]

32 Overton Road, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife [1]

37 Chapel Road, Garston, Liverpool [1]

4th Foot quarters [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Albert Park, Victoria [1]

Alpha Queensland [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1]

Antrim [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bagnes de Bigorre [1]

Bagshotlea England [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1]

Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bellingham, Northumberland [1]

Berlin, Ontario [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [1837]

Second Lieutenant [402]

Captain [381]

Lieutenant [276]

Serjeant [249]

Corporal [219]

Major [216]

Brigadier General [212]

Lance Corporal [149]

Lieutenant Colonel [139]

Sapper [51]

Colonel [42]

Major General [39]

Rifleman [37]

Staff Captain [35]

Temporary Captain [29]

Brigade Major [28]

Staff Serjeant [27]

Sergeant [23]

Temporary Brigadier General [23]

Driver [20]

Reverend [20]

Acting Captain [19]

Interpreter [19]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Gunner [13]

2nd Lieutenant [11]

Brevet Major [11]

Chaplain [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Brigadier [9]

Temporary Major [9]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Acting Major [7]

Bugler [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant General [7]

Pioneer [7]

Private Acting Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [7]

Brigadier-General [6]

Chaplain 4th Class [6]

Unit

Rifle Brigade [1047]

South African Infantry Brigade [359]

Infantry Brigade [269]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [248]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [191]

Rhodesia Regiment [184]

Somerset Light Infantry [172]

Durham Light Infantry [170]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [161]

Machine Gun Corps [132]

Imperial Army [120]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [110]

Royal Engineers [102]

East African Labour Corps [98]

Highland Light Infantry [93]

London Regiment [91]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [82]

Labour Corps [57]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [56]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [54]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [39]

6th Infantry Brigade [37]

9th Infantry Brigade [35]

Australian Infantry Brigade [35]

Royal Air Force [35]

Staff [34]

95th Infantry Brigade [32]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [30]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [28]

Shropshire Light Infantry [27]

Canadian Infantry [26]

10th Infantry Brigade [24]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers attached Infantry Brigade [22]

Australian Infantry [21]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [19]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

General List [17]

Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [17]

Royal Scots [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [3089]

Australian Imperial Force [201]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [81]

Royal Navy [65]

Indian Army [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [18]

South African Services [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

B [364]

C [322]

M [320]

S [274]

H [269]

W [268]

D [168]

G [166]

P [164]

T [155]

R [154]

L [141]

A [130]

F [116]

K [94]

J [89]

E [78]

N [66]

O [42]

V [33]

I [16]

U [7]

Y [5]

Q [3]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3427]

Country

United Kingdom [173]

Australia [64]

Canada [9]

India [7]

South Africa [6]

Malta [5]

New Zealand [4]

Ireland [3]

Turkey [3]

Belgium [2]

France [2]

United States [2]

Zimbabwe [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Greece [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Mauritius [1]

Myanmar [1]

Yemen [1]

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London [12] Rockhampton Queensland [8] Sydney New South Wales [6] Dublin [5] Kensington, London [5] Maidstone, Kent [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] London England [3] Ararat Victoria [2] Bath [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bengal [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Maidstone England [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] South Shields, County Durham [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Wellington [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] 163 Stebondale St, Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, London [1] 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1] 32 Overton Road, Sinclairtown, Dysart, Fife [1] 37 Chapel Road, Garston, Liverpool [1] 4th Foot quarters [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Albert Park, Victoria [1] Alpha Queensland [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [1] Antrim [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bagnes de Bigorre [1] Bagshotlea England [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Balmain, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales [1] Barkers Terrace, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge [1] Battersea, London [1] Bellingham, Northumberland [1] Berlin, Ontario [1] Bethnal Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [1837] Second Lieutenant [402] Captain [381] Lieutenant [276] Serjeant [249] Corporal [219] Major [216] Brigadier General [212] Lance Corporal [149] Lieutenant Colonel [139] Sapper [51] Colonel [42] Major General [39] Rifleman [37] Staff Captain [35] Temporary Captain [29] Brigade Major [28] Staff Serjeant [27] Sergeant [23] Temporary Brigadier General [23] Driver [20] Reverend [20] Acting Captain [19] Interpreter [19] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Company Serjeant Major [14] Lance Serjeant [14] Gunner [13] 2nd Lieutenant [11] Brevet Major [11] Chaplain [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Brigadier [9] Temporary Major [9] Temporary Second Lieutenant [9] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [8] Acting Major [7] Bugler [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Lieutenant General [7] Pioneer [7] Private Acting Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 1 [7] Brigadier-General [6] Chaplain 4th Class [6]

Unit

Rifle Brigade [1047] South African Infantry Brigade [359] Infantry Brigade [269] Canadian Infantry Brigade [248] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [191] Rhodesia Regiment [184] Somerset Light Infantry [172] Durham Light Infantry [170] Yorkshire Light Infantry [161] Machine Gun Corps [132] Imperial Army [120] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [110] Royal Engineers [102] East African Labour Corps [98] Highland Light Infantry [93] London Regiment [91] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [82] Labour Corps [57] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [56] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [54] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [39] 6th Infantry Brigade [37] 9th Infantry Brigade [35] Australian Infantry Brigade [35] Royal Air Force [35] Staff [34] 95th Infantry Brigade [32] Royal Fusiliers [32] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [30] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [28] Shropshire Light Infantry [27] Canadian Infantry [26] 10th Infantry Brigade [24] Hampshire Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Royal Engineers attached Infantry Brigade [22] Australian Infantry [21] Cheshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [19] East Surrey Regiment [19] Gordon Highlanders [19] General List [17] Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [17] Royal Scots [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Service

British Army [3089] Australian Imperial Force [201] Canadian Expeditionary Force [81] Royal Navy [65] Indian Army [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [18] South African Services [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Last name first letter

B [364] C [322] M [320] S [274] H [269] W [268] D [168] G [166] P [164] T [155] R [154] L [141] A [130] F [116] K [94] J [89] E [78] N [66] O [42] V [33] I [16] U [7] Y [5] Q [3] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3427]

Country

United Kingdom [173] Australia [64] Canada [9] India [7] South Africa [6] Malta [5] New Zealand [4] Ireland [3] Turkey [3] Belgium [2] France [2] United States [2] Zimbabwe [2] Gibraltar [1] Greece [1] Hong Kong [1] Mauritius [1] Myanmar [1] Yemen [1]

Norman Barber

Born 1896

Died 1987

Australian Imperial Force 250 Lance Corporal 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 250 Private 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 250 Corporal 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

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Alexander Ralph Eby

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13627

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13627 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 27th Light Horse

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Alfred Charles Auvache

Born 1882

Died 1934

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12015 2nd Infantry Brigade

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Christopher William Reeve Beechey

Born 1883

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force 1368 Private 4th Infantry Brigade 4th Field Ambulance

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Alan Marshal

Born 1883

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 163 Private Australian Infantry, 4th Brigade 15th Battalion

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Peter Thomas Moir

Born 1893

Died 1979

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2666 2nd Lieutenant Otago Infantry Brigade

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Robert 'bob' Swalwell

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5901

Australian Imperial Force 5901 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 24th Battalion

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Benjamin Halstead

Born 1888

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114822 Private 8th Infantry Brigade

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Lawrence Carthage Weathers

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1153 Private 11th Australian Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1153 Corporal Australian Infantry 43rd Battalion

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Thomas Barnes

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army 43719 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 48272 Private Rifle Brigade

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Leslie Cully

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54236

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54236 Private 18th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54236 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company

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James Edmund Swalwell

Born 1888

Died 1954

Australian Imperial Force 1735

Australian Imperial Force 1735 Private 15th Infantry Brigade 59th Infantry Battalion

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Tom Edgar Grantley Norton

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant 14th Infantry Brigade 1st Batallion East Surrey Regt

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Percy Pepper

Born 1876

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 5677 Private 6th Infantry Brigade 21st Infantry Battalion

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William Ross Devlin

Born 1884

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3060 Private 7th Infantry Brigade

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William Mclean

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 349 Company Sergeant Major

Australian Imperial Force 349 Sergeant 8th Infantry Brigade 31st Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 349 Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry Brigade 31st Battalion

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William La Touche Congreve

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 3rd Battalion

British Army First Lieutenant The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 3rd Battalion

British Army Captain 3rd Division

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Godfrey David Albert Gallagher

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 377 Lance Corporal 6th Infantry Brigade 22nd Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 377 Serjeant 6th Infantry Brigade 22nd Battalion

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Alexander Mclean

Born 1890

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 6058 Private 4th Infantry Brigade 15th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 6058 Private Australian Infantry Brigade 26th Battalion

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Arthur Burrill

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1714 Private 1st Infantry Brigade 4th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1714 Private 1st Infantry Brigade 2nd Battalion

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