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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Brixton [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Lambeth London [2]

Tiaro Queensland [2]

Warrington [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Bow London [1]

Brixton Surrey [1]

Bullyard Queensland [1]

Dublin [1]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Everton, West Derby district, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackney Middlesex [1]

Isla Bank, Keith,Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Islington Middlesex [1]

Kirkwall Orkney Scotland [1]

Limington Somerset [1]

London England [1]

Mile End, Middlesex [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Newick, Sussex [1]

Parish of Anfield near Liverpool [1]

Parish of St Aidans, West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsea [1]

Rousay, Orkney [1]

Shoreditch [1]

South Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

St George Queensland [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Stalbridge, Dorset [1]

Walworth Surrey [1]

Watford Hertfordshire [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Gunner [6]

Driver [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Boy II [1]

Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Ldg Smn [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

PO Cook [1]

Pioneer [1]

SPO [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic Instructor [1]

Sergt Mechanic [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st Res Regt of Cavalry [1]

4th Battalion [1]

8th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

? Coy 10 DB [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

East African Forces [1]

East African Miscellaneous List [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Field Artillery Reinforcements [1]

Ganges II [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS FEARLESS [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Headquarters Staff 9th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Company [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Service

British Army [33]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

M [8]

L [5]

S [5]

A [4]

E [4]

T [4]

W [3]

C [2]

D [2]

F [2]

N [2]

K [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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People [53] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Brixton [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Lambeth London [2] Tiaro Queensland [2] Warrington [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Bow London [1] Brixton Surrey [1] Bullyard Queensland [1] Dublin [1] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Everton, West Derby district, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hackney Middlesex [1] Isla Bank, Keith,Banffshire, Scotland [1] Islington Middlesex [1] Kirkwall Orkney Scotland [1] Limington Somerset [1] London England [1] Mile End, Middlesex [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Newick, Sussex [1] Parish of Anfield near Liverpool [1] Parish of St Aidans, West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Plaistow, West Ham District, London [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsea [1] Rousay, Orkney [1] Shoreditch [1] South Camp, Aldershot, Hampshire [1] St George Queensland [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stalbridge, Dorset [1] Walworth Surrey [1] Watford Hertfordshire [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [22] Gunner [6] Driver [3] Sapper [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Boy II [1] Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Ldg Smn [1] Lieutenant [1] Munitions Worker [1] PO Cook [1] Pioneer [1] SPO [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Mechanic Instructor [1] Sergt Mechanic [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st Res Regt of Cavalry [1] 4th Battalion [1] 8th Field Artillery Brigade [1] ? Coy 10 DB [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] East African Forces [1] East African Miscellaneous List [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Field Artillery Reinforcements [1] Ganges II [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS FEARLESS [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Headquarters Staff 9th Field Artillery Brigade [1] Labour Corps [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Company [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Training Reserve [1] Welsh Guards [1]

Service

British Army [33] Australian Imperial Force [9] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] M [8] L [5] S [5] A [4] E [4] T [4] W [3] C [2] D [2] F [2] N [2] K [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [52]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Canada [1] United States [1]

Alick John Mcdermot Woods

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 47116 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Alfred Thorogood

Born 1891

Died 1929

British Army 5671 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Lewis Betambeau

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army G/10084 Private 7th Battalion "Buffs"

British Army G/10084 Private 4th Battalion

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Joseph Adcroft

Born 1889

Died 1935

British Army 12289 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Arthur Betambeau

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 59134 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 59134 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles George Everett

Born 1894

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205712 Sergt Mechanic

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Benjamin Brice Perry

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 86243 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 86243 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 73 Company

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Phillip Jesse Smith

Born 1884

Died 1971

Royal Navy 211582

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Albert William Musgrave

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 38209 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 33209 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 162

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Alfred Joseph Betambeau

Born 1870

Died 1961

British Army 325190 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 21370 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army WR288408 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Harry Austin

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army T/424032 Driver Army Service Corps

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Walter Albert Betambeau

Born 1891

British Army 111890 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Betambeau

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army 2209944 Sapper Royal Engineers 10th AA Battalion RE

British Army 117325 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 117325 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 12th Company

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George Frederick Medynski

Born 1876

Died 1929

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078367 5th Overseas Pioneer Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Hugh Mclauchlan Troup

Born 1899

Died 1938

British Army TR/2/7279 Training Reserve 53rd Battalion

British Army 57324 Private Highland Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army 57083 Private Scottish Rifles 5/6th Battalion

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Hezekiah Monks

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 2238 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 6416 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 257372 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Scarisbrick Mccalla

Born 1889

Died 1927

British Army 10053 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment

British Army 3757450 Sergeant King's (Liverpool) Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Robert Wilson Betambeau

Born 1891

Died 1954

British Army 6298 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army J/202871 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Christopher Valentine Everett

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 1259 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1259 Lance Corporal Welsh Guards

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Alfred Ernest James Lamport

Born 1891

Died 1966

Royal Navy 237758

Royal Navy PO237758 Acting Gunner

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