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Beachport, Millicent, South Australia [1]

Brixton,Surrey [1]

Congresbury, Somerset [1]

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Currawarna, New South Wales [1]

Deptford, London [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Elsinore [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Hampreston, near Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Jersey Channel Isles [1]

Liverpool Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Maryport,Cumberland, England [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Sprouston, Berwickshire [1]

Stoke Newington, Hackney district, London [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire, England [1]

Torquay [1]

Tovil, Kent [1]

UK [1]

Walkerburn, Peebleshire [1]

Wareham; Hampshire [1]

Willerby Hill, England [1]

Yeovil England [1]

Yeulba Queensland [1]

Rank

Serjeant [224]

Private [211]

Corporal [120]

Staff Serjeant [117]

Acting Serjeant [79]

Lance Corporal [77]

Acting Staff Serjeant [66]

Serjeant Major [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Captain [14]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [13]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Major [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [9]

Acting Colour Serjeant [8]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [8]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Able Seaman Driver [4]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Driver [3]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Staff Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant /Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Trooper Acting Corporal [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Military Provost Staff Corps [858]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Australian Provost Corps [15]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

New Zealand Provost Corps [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Military Foot Police [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [929]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [88]

H [86]

B [85]

C [85]

S [77]

W [76]

L [53]

G [52]

P [50]

T [45]

D [41]

R [34]

A [32]

J [30]

F [27]

N [19]

E [17]

O [17]

K [11]

I [7]

V [7]

U [3]

Y [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [943]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

Myanmar [1]

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Beachport, Millicent, South Australia [1] Brixton,Surrey [1] Congresbury, Somerset [1] Cottenham, Cambridgeshire [1] Currawarna, New South Wales [1] Deptford, London [1] East Hoathly [1] Elsinore [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hampreston, near Wimborne, Dorset [1] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Jersey Channel Isles [1] Liverpool Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Maryport,Cumberland, England [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Sprouston, Berwickshire [1] Stoke Newington, Hackney district, London [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tipton, Staffordshire, England [1] Torquay [1] Tovil, Kent [1] UK [1] Walkerburn, Peebleshire [1] Wareham; Hampshire [1] Willerby Hill, England [1] Yeovil England [1] Yeulba Queensland [1]

Rank

Serjeant [224] Private [211] Corporal [120] Staff Serjeant [117] Acting Serjeant [79] Lance Corporal [77] Acting Staff Serjeant [66] Serjeant Major [17] Acting Corporal [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Captain [14] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [13] Lance Serjeant [13] Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Major [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Temporary Staff Serjeant [9] Acting Colour Serjeant [8] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [8] Warrant Officer Class 1 [8] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Able Seaman Driver [4] Boy 2nd Class [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Driver [3] Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Drummer [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Staff Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant /Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Trooper Acting Corporal [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Military Provost Staff Corps [858] Labour Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Australian Provost Corps [15] London Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Coldstream Guards [9] Essex Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] New Zealand Provost Corps [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Military Foot Police [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [5] Royal Engineers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [929] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [88] H [86] B [85] C [85] S [77] W [76] L [53] G [52] P [50] T [45] D [41] R [34] A [32] J [30] F [27] N [19] E [17] O [17] K [11] I [7] V [7] U [3] Y [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [943]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1] Myanmar [1]

Daniel Mann Gray

Born 1894

British Army 14161 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

British Army T/2118 Lance Corporal Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army T/2118 Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corp

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Ernest Poole

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1018 Lance Sergeant Australian Provost Corps

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Frederick Albert Archer

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5329

Australian Imperial Force 5329 Private Anzac Provost Corps

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Frederick James Andrews

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army W/1859 Staff Sergeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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Sidney Arthur Cruttenden

Born 1889

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1024

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/1024 Corporal New Zealand Provost Corps

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William Phillips

Died 1922

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7/2308 Provost Corps

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Albert E Moring

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 1492 Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 1492 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 1492 Serjeant Major Military Provost Staff Corps

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James T H Mitchell

Died 1917

British Army 1562 Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 1562 Staff Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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Thomas Victor Brown

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force Major Provost Corps

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

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Samuel Mcgready

Born 1872

Died 1948

British Army W/1787 Serjeant Major Military Provost Staff Corps

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Victor Stanley Madex

Born 1895

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 4157 2nd Corporal Australian Provost Corps

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John Leaper Fisher

Born 1882

Australian Imperial Force 866 Lieutenant Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Major Anzac Provost Corps

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James Patrick Bussell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 1542 Lance Corporal Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 1542 Acting Staff Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 1542 Staff Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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William Windridge

Born 1865

Died 1916

British Army W/1591 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army W/1591 Serjeant Major Military Provost Staff Corps

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Adam Wilson

Died 1918

British Army T/2155 Acting Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

British Army 3401 Private Royal Scots

British Army T/2155 Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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William Henry Coates

Died 1962

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/432 New Zealand Provost Corps

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Charles Edwin Clarke

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 51489 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 81 Siege Battalion

British Army 51489 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 81 Siege Battery

British Army 51489 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 81 Siege Battery

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Frederick Clarke

British Army 1439 Staff Serjeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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Eustace Carlill Brierley

Born 1872

British Army Assistant Provost Marshal Lancashire Fusiliers 27th Division

British Army Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Stanley George Beresford Heath

Born 1889

Died 1951

Royal Navy 233326 Boy 2nd Class HMS St. Vincent

Royal Navy 233326 Able Seaman

Australian Imperial Force 275241 Private Australian Militia Forces 44th Battalion

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