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St Johns Newfoundland [87]

Newfoundland [36]

St John's Newfoundland [9]

Bonavista NF [8]

Harbour Grace NF [6]

Placentia NF [6]

St John's, Newfoundland [6]

Carbonear NF [5]

Exploits, Notre Dame Bay, NF [5]

Avondale NF [3]

Carmanville . Fogo NF [3]

NF [3]

Twillingate NF [3]

Bay Bulls NF [2]

Bay Roberts NF [2]

Bell Island NF [2]

Broad Cove NF [2]

Burgeo NF [2]

Burin NF [2]

Channel, Newfoundland [2]

Cottle's island NF [2]

Fogo Newfoundland [2]

Fox Harbour NF [2]

Grand Falls NF [2]

Harbour Main NF [2]

Moreton's Harbour, Notre Dame Bay NF [2]

Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde NF [2]

St Anthony, NF [2]

St John's NF [2]

Topsail, NF [2]

Amherst Cove Bonavista NF [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bay Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay, NF [1]

Bay St George [1]

Bay St George NF [1]

Bay de Verde [1]

Bell Island Newfoundland [1]

Belle Island [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Falls NF [1]

Blaketown NF [1]

Bonavista Bay NF [1]

Bonavista, Newfoundland [1]

Botwood NF [1]

Botwood Newfoundland [1]

Bridgeville NS [1]

Brigus or St Johns NF [1]

Brigus, Conception Bay, NF [1]

Brigus, Conception Bay, Newfoundland [1]

British Harbour NF [1]

Rank

Private [4596]

Corporal [190]

Serjeant [166]

Lance Corporal [122]

Second Lieutenant [119]

Acting Corporal [111]

Acting Serjeant [85]

Lieutenant [65]

Captain [52]

Sergeant [29]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Major [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Acting Colour Serjeant [10]

Acting Captain [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Gunner [5]

Lce Cpl [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Bandmaster [2]

Bandsman [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sgt [2]

Acting Colour Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

CSM [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cpl [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lnce Cpl [1]

Lt Cpl [1]

Major and Adjutant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private and Musician [1]

Unit

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4971]

Newfoundland Regiment [297]

Newfoundland Forestry Corps [7]

Royal Navy [4]

Newfoundland Contingent/ Newfoundland Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

1st Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

1 Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

2/1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

5th Newfoundland Company [1]

6th Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

8th Newfoundland Regiment [1]

ALIAS [1]

Attached Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Battalion [1]

Essex Regiment Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment attached Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Newfoundland [1]

Newfoundland Contingent [1]

Newfoundland Expeditionary Force [1]

Newfoundland Forestry Regiment [1]

Newfoundland Regiment New Zealand Contingent [1]

Newfoundland Regiment Reserve of Officers [1]

Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Newfoundland Unit [1]

Newfounland Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment att. Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment/ Newfoundland Battalion/ Canadian Forces [1]

Norfolk Regiment/ Newfoundland Regiment [1]

RNFSR [1]

Reserve Battalion Late Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Newfoundland Regiment [1]

Royal Bewfoundland Regiment [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [5240]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [4]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [529]

M [488]

S [469]

C [454]

H [444]

P [378]

W [317]

R [296]

G [252]

D [212]

L [207]

F [194]

T [194]

K [146]

A [124]

O [116]

E [107]

J [105]

N [104]

V [41]

Y [26]

I [25]

Q [16]

U [7]

Contribution

Military Service [5247]

Country

Canada [38]

United Kingdom [6]

Guernsey [1]

Jersey [1]

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St Johns Newfoundland [87] Newfoundland [36] St John's Newfoundland [9] Bonavista NF [8] Harbour Grace NF [6] Placentia NF [6] St John's, Newfoundland [6] Carbonear NF [5] Exploits, Notre Dame Bay, NF [5] Avondale NF [3] Carmanville . Fogo NF [3] NF [3] Twillingate NF [3] Bay Bulls NF [2] Bay Roberts NF [2] Bell Island NF [2] Broad Cove NF [2] Burgeo NF [2] Burin NF [2] Channel, Newfoundland [2] Cottle's island NF [2] Fogo Newfoundland [2] Fox Harbour NF [2] Grand Falls NF [2] Harbour Main NF [2] Moreton's Harbour, Notre Dame Bay NF [2] Ochre Pit Cove, Bay de Verde NF [2] St Anthony, NF [2] St John's NF [2] Topsail, NF [2] Amherst Cove Bonavista NF [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bay Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay, NF [1] Bay St George [1] Bay St George NF [1] Bay de Verde [1] Bell Island Newfoundland [1] Belle Island [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Falls NF [1] Blaketown NF [1] Bonavista Bay NF [1] Bonavista, Newfoundland [1] Botwood NF [1] Botwood Newfoundland [1] Bridgeville NS [1] Brigus or St Johns NF [1] Brigus, Conception Bay, NF [1] Brigus, Conception Bay, Newfoundland [1] British Harbour NF [1]

Rank

Private [4596] Corporal [190] Serjeant [166] Lance Corporal [122] Second Lieutenant [119] Acting Corporal [111] Acting Serjeant [85] Lieutenant [65] Captain [52] Sergeant [29] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Major [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Acting Colour Serjeant [10] Acting Captain [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Gunner [5] Lce Cpl [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Bandmaster [2] Bandsman [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sgt [2] Acting Colour Sergeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] CSM [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cpl [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lnce Cpl [1] Lt Cpl [1] Major and Adjutant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private and Musician [1]

Unit

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4971] Newfoundland Regiment [297] Newfoundland Forestry Corps [7] Royal Navy [4] Newfoundland Contingent/ Newfoundland Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] 1st Newfoundland Regiment [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 1 Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] 1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] 2/1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] 5th Newfoundland Company [1] 6th Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] 8th Newfoundland Regiment [1] ALIAS [1] Attached Newfoundland Regiment [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Battalion [1] Essex Regiment Newfoundland Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Leicestershire Regiment attached Newfoundland Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Newfoundland [1] Newfoundland Contingent [1] Newfoundland Expeditionary Force [1] Newfoundland Forestry Regiment [1] Newfoundland Regiment New Zealand Contingent [1] Newfoundland Regiment Reserve of Officers [1] Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve [1] Newfoundland Unit [1] Newfounland Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment att. Newfoundland Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment/ Newfoundland Battalion/ Canadian Forces [1] Norfolk Regiment/ Newfoundland Regiment [1] RNFSR [1] Reserve Battalion Late Newfoundland Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Newfoundland Regiment [1] Royal Bewfoundland Regiment [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [5240] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [4] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [529] M [488] S [469] C [454] H [444] P [378] W [317] R [296] G [252] D [212] L [207] F [194] T [194] K [146] A [124] O [116] E [107] J [105] N [104] V [41] Y [26] I [25] Q [16] U [7]

Contribution

Military Service [5247]

Country

Canada [38] United Kingdom [6] Guernsey [1] Jersey [1]

George Bernard Hatfield

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 65 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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George Brown

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 5931 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Reginald J. Paul

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 731 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Eric Stanley Ayre

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward A Ayre

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1009 Private Newfoundland Forestry Corps

British Army 1009 Lance Corporal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred L Hynes

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army 1463 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Cpl Royal Newfoundland

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Llewelyn James Carter

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Newfoundland

British Army 198 Lance Corporal Newfoundland Regiment

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David Michael Carew

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 776 Private Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Joseph Carew

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 651 Private Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Stewart M Boone

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1219 Private Newfoundland Regiment

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Conn Alexander

Born 1883

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15651

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Newfoundland Regiment

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Edward Carrigan

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 993 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 993 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Bernard Cleary

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1359 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1359 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Israel Anderson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1069 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1069 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Carsons

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1192 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1192 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Allen Burge

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 624 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 624 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Cleary

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 288 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 288 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Fowler

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 81 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 81 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Kenneth Critch

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1264 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1264 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Horatio Barbour

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1419 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1419 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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