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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]

Owen W Steele

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 326 Second Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Thomas Sullivan

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 769 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Other Empire Force 769 Royal Newfoundland Regiment 29th Division, 1st Battalion

Other Empire Force 769 private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 29th Division, 1st Battalion

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Sylvester Brenson

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 745 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 745 Lance Corporal Newfoundland Regiment

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J Roy Ferguson

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 882 Company Serjeant Major Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 882 Second Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment

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Charles Wighton

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st

British Army Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Captain Newfoundland Regiment

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Frederick E. Snow

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 685 Lance Corporal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 685 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Randolph Milligan Winter

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 908 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 908 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Edgar Charles Whitten

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1117 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Aloysius Shortall

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 395 Second Lieutenant Newfoundland Regiment

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Rodger John Callahan

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 344 Private Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Joseph Cahill

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 966 Private Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest L Chafe

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 709 Private Newfoundland Regiment

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Rupert W Bartlett

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1 Battalion

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Matthew Greeley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1574 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1574 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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John Joseph Ellis

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 443 Lance Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Gordon Etheridge

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1858 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Willis White

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 739 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Matthias Ball

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 2814 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Matthew Brazil

Born 1894

Died 1958

British Army 1368 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1368 Acting Corporal Newfoundland Regiment

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William P Carew

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 469 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 469 Serjeant Newfoundland Regiment

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