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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Chiltern Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Saint Giles, London [2]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Barnard Castle County, Durham [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Benandarah New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bosmere, Suffolk [1]

Boston Spa, Yorkshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Buslingthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Castleford Yorkshire [1]

Cattal, Yorkshire [1]

Chatham Medway Kent [1]

Darlington [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dover [1]

Droylsden [1]

Dublin [1]

East Greenwich, London [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glen Orchy Scotland [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Heaton Norris, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hunsingore, Cattal, Yorkshire [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Inskip, Lancashire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [236]

Gunner [30]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [17]

Captain [11]

Driver [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Boy Second Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner (Private) [1]

Honorary Brigadier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [28]

Labour Corps [25]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [15]

London Regiment [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Australian Sea Transport Staff [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [384]

Royal Navy [36]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [492]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Chiltern Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Plaistow, London [2] Saint Giles, London [2] Saxmundham, Suffolk [2] Wolverhampton [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Barnard Castle County, Durham [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Benandarah New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackpool England [1] Bosmere, Suffolk [1] Boston Spa, Yorkshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Buslingthorpe, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Castleford Yorkshire [1] Cattal, Yorkshire [1] Chatham Medway Kent [1] Darlington [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dover [1] Droylsden [1] Dublin [1] East Greenwich, London [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glen Orchy Scotland [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Heaton Norris, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hunsingore, Cattal, Yorkshire [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Inskip, Lancashire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [236] Gunner [30] Second Lieutenant [19] Serjeant [19] Corporal [17] Sapper [17] Captain [11] Driver [11] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Sister [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Boy Second Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner (Private) [1] Honorary Brigadier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [28] Labour Corps [25] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [15] London Regiment [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Australian Sea Transport Staff [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Service

British Army [384] Royal Navy [36] Australian Imperial Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [492] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [481] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [1]

Charles Backhouse

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2547 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2547 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Albert Lister Backhouse

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3711 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 3/7

British Army 24605 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Bn.

British Army 24605 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment 6

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Hubert Edmund Backhouse

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Acting Captain Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) Attached 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Edward Henry Walford Backhouse

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Frederick Backhouse

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 12279 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 12279 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Albert Backhouse

Born 1881

Died 1965

British Army 64109 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 64109 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Backhouse

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1743 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200338 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200338 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry Backhouse

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Cheshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Cheshire Regiment

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Alfred Henry Backhouse

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 2206 Corporal 2nd Life Guards

British Army 2206 Corporal of Horse Household Cavalry and Cavalry Of The Line. 2nd Lifeguards

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John William Backhouse

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Buckinghamshire Battalion (Territorial)

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Thomas Backhouse

Died 1918

British Army 352371 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Simpson Reginald Backhouse

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 47894 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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A Backhouse

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37126

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Walter Backhouse

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army E/1298 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battaalion

British Army GS/591315 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

British Army 59315 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Edwin Backhouse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203234

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Felix Backhouse

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 116364 Gunner (Private) Royal Field Artillery "C" Company, 10th Brigade.

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Robert George Backhouse

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242930

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Frederick J Backhouse

Born 1897

British Army 14398 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Horace Heptonstall Backhouse

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

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James Backhouse

Born 1895

British Army 553504 Private Labour Corps Works Company

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