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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Liverpool [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Abingdon, Oxford [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Arlington [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Backbury, Salop [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballinmore, Cork [1]

Ballyclare, Antrim [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bathgate, Scotland [1]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [1]

Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [1]

Bethanal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham,Warwickshire [1]

Blanefield, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bothenhampton, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bow, London [1]

British Subject [1]

Brockholes, [1]

Buxted [1]

Campden Hill, Kensington [1]

Castel [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chatham [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester [1]

Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Clapham, Sussex [1]

Clapton [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester [1]

Crawley, England [1]

Cwmavon, Glamorgan [1]

Desborough, Northants [1]

Ditton, Kent [1]

Downham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [2006]

Gunner [1156]

Second Lieutenant [385]

Lieutenant [227]

Serjeant [154]

Corporal [136]

Lance Corporal [101]

Captain [95]

Sapper [60]

Driver [59]

Bombardier [47]

Major [45]

Acting Corporal [28]

Lance Bombardier [24]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Acting Captain [18]

Pioneer [17]

Rifleman [17]

Acting Bombardier [15]

Sergeant [10]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Signaller [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [6]

Filter [5]

Filter Staff Serjeant [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Fitter [4]

Fitter Gunner [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Bombardier [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colonel [3]

Gunner Gunner [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [2820]

London Regiment [400]

Royal Engineers [275]

Labour Corps [158]

Hampshire Regiment [148]

Middlesex Regiment [130]

Liverpool Regiment [128]

Royal West Kent Regiment [100]

Devonshire Regiment [98]

Norfolk Regiment [98]

East Yorkshire Regiment [91]

York and Lancaster Regiment [86]

Worcestershire Regiment [85]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [80]

Welsh Regiment [79]

Royal Field Artillery [78]

East Surrey Regiment [77]

Leicestershire Regiment [72]

West Yorkshire Regiment [68]

Cheshire Regiment [65]

Manchester Regiment [64]

East Kent Regiment [61]

Suffolk Regiment [61]

Northamptonshire Regiment [60]

Training Reserve Battalion [60]

Border Regiment [59]

Gloucestershire Regiment [59]

West Riding Regiment [57]

Yorkshire Regiment [57]

Essex Regiment [56]

Royal Sussex Regiment [55]

The Queen's Regiment [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [48]

North Staffordshire Regiment [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46]

East Lancashire Regiment [44]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [44]

South Lancashire Regiment [44]

Bedfordshire Regiment [41]

Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion [41]

Dorsetshire Regiment [40]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [36]

Royal Irish Regiment [35]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Regiment [31]

Royal Artillery [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [3277]

Royal Navy [4]

South African Services [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [414]

C [312]

H [306]

S [253]

W [241]

M [238]

G [176]

P [162]

D [144]

L [141]

T [137]

R [129]

A [122]

F [107]

E [84]

J [78]

K [71]

N [58]

O [44]

V [19]

Y [17]

I [12]

U [7]

Q [3]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3265]

Country

United Kingdom [116]

India [5]

France [2]

Malta [2]

South Africa [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [5] Birmingham, Warks [2] Camberwell, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Liverpool [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Abingdon, Oxford [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Arlington [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Backbury, Salop [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballinmore, Cork [1] Ballyclare, Antrim [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bathgate, Scotland [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland [1] Bennington, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [1] Bethanal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham,Warwickshire [1] Blanefield, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bothenhampton, Bridport, Dorset [1] Bow, London [1] British Subject [1] Brockholes, [1] Buxted [1] Campden Hill, Kensington [1] Castel [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chatham [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester [1] Christchurch, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Clapham, Sussex [1] Clapton [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester [1] Crawley, England [1] Cwmavon, Glamorgan [1] Desborough, Northants [1] Ditton, Kent [1] Downham, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [2006] Gunner [1156] Second Lieutenant [385] Lieutenant [227] Serjeant [154] Corporal [136] Lance Corporal [101] Captain [95] Sapper [60] Driver [59] Bombardier [47] Major [45] Acting Corporal [28] Lance Bombardier [24] Acting Serjeant [21] Acting Captain [18] Pioneer [17] Rifleman [17] Acting Bombardier [15] Sergeant [10] Farrier Staff Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Signaller [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Fitter Staff Serjeant [6] Filter [5] Filter Staff Serjeant [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Fitter [4] Fitter Gunner [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Bombardier [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colonel [3] Gunner Gunner [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [2820] London Regiment [400] Royal Engineers [275] Labour Corps [158] Hampshire Regiment [148] Middlesex Regiment [130] Liverpool Regiment [128] Royal West Kent Regiment [100] Devonshire Regiment [98] Norfolk Regiment [98] East Yorkshire Regiment [91] York and Lancaster Regiment [86] Worcestershire Regiment [85] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [80] Welsh Regiment [79] Royal Field Artillery [78] East Surrey Regiment [77] Leicestershire Regiment [72] West Yorkshire Regiment [68] Cheshire Regiment [65] Manchester Regiment [64] East Kent Regiment [61] Suffolk Regiment [61] Northamptonshire Regiment [60] Training Reserve Battalion [60] Border Regiment [59] Gloucestershire Regiment [59] West Riding Regiment [57] Yorkshire Regiment [57] Essex Regiment [56] Royal Sussex Regiment [55] The Queen's Regiment [53] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [48] North Staffordshire Regiment [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [46] East Lancashire Regiment [44] Royal Lancaster Regiment [44] South Lancashire Regiment [44] Bedfordshire Regiment [41] Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion [41] Dorsetshire Regiment [40] Royal Berkshire Regiment [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [36] Royal Irish Regiment [35] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Garrison Regiment [31] Royal Artillery [30] Army Service Corps [28] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [3277] Royal Navy [4] South African Services [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [414] C [312] H [306] S [253] W [241] M [238] G [176] P [162] D [144] L [141] T [137] R [129] A [122] F [107] E [84] J [78] K [71] N [58] O [44] V [19] Y [17] I [12] U [7] Q [3] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3265]

Country

United Kingdom [116] India [5] France [2] Malta [2] South Africa [2] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] United States [1]

Charles Wix

British Army T4/084313 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 26561 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 177724 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William J Cartlidge

British Army 5/66529 Private Graduate Battalion Durham Light Infantry

British Army Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery (Territorial Force)

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Donald C Lyell

British Army 319180 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4184 Gunner London Regiment

British Army 5063 Gunner Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

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A W J Othen

British Army 3177 City of London Yeomanry

British Army 4236 London Regiment

British Army P 6220 Military Mounted Police

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J Lightfoot

British Army 8855 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 37130 Private Home Service Garrison Battalion

British Army 23033 Private Royal Scots Regiment

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Reginald Ernest Churchley

British Army 916 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 5871 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Gould

British Army 7434 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 50211 Private 21st Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20443 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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W Austin Brown

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant 1st Dunbartonshire Regiment

British Army Private Canadian Defence Force

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David Cummings

British Army 9233 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 32034 Private 1st Garrison Battalion Liverpool Regiment

British Army 203193 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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R M E Brady

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Regiment Depot 28th Mountain Battery

British Army Captain Indian Army

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Patrick Carroll

British Army L/7539 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army L/10811 Private 1st Garrison Battalion Labour Corps

British Army 150679 Private East Kent Regiment Labour Corps

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George Coomber

British Army 25065 Corporal 2nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 478730 Corporal Labour Corps

British Army L/12415 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Patrick Carroll

British Army 8994 Private 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 9736 Private 2nd Home Service Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Regiment

British Army G44 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William Close

British Army 5408 Private 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army G/19462 Private To 3rd Garrison Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 5718 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Walter H Bishop

British Army L/9322 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11409 Private 1st Home Service Garrison Battalion

British Army 11409 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Darling

British Army GS/14150 Lance Corporal 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army GS/14150 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Dragoons

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Albert Gould

British Army 5/5071 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 319333 Private Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force

British Army 4785 Private County of London Regiment

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