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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Nottingham [6]

Camberwell, London [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Little Snoring Norfolk [3]

Middlesex [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Brandiston Norfolk [2]

Catton, Norfolk [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

East Ham, London [2]

Essex [2]

Fernhurst, Sussex [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Horsford, Norfolk [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Leicester England [2]

London England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Putney, London [2]

Shipley, Yorkshire [2]

South Norwood, Surrey [2]

Thetford, Norfolk [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

3 Haywards Place, St. John's St., Clerkenwell, London [1]

Aldborough Norfolk [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Ardleigh, Essex [1]

Attunga New South Wales [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Benwell, Northumberland [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bicester [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Rank

Private [839]

Gunner [94]

Corporal [59]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [46]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Sapper [35]

Lance Corporal [28]

Captain [23]

Bombardier [20]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Major [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Admiral [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Cooper [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Orderly [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Volunteer [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

2/am [1]

3/am [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [104]

Labour Corps [99]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [82]

London Regiment [76]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Essex Regiment [40]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Norfolk Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [24]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1253]

Royal Navy [163]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1695]

D [2]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1666]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [8] Nottingham [6] Camberwell, London [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Little Snoring Norfolk [3] Middlesex [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Barking, Essex [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Brandiston Norfolk [2] Catton, Norfolk [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] East Ham, London [2] Essex [2] Fernhurst, Sussex [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Horsford, Norfolk [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leicester [2] Leicester England [2] London England [2] Mile End, London [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Putney, London [2] Shipley, Yorkshire [2] South Norwood, Surrey [2] Thetford, Norfolk [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] 3 Haywards Place, St. John's St., Clerkenwell, London [1] Aldborough Norfolk [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Ardleigh, Essex [1] Attunga New South Wales [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Benwell, Northumberland [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bicester [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Rank

Private [839] Gunner [94] Corporal [59] Driver [57] Serjeant [46] Second Lieutenant [43] Sapper [35] Lance Corporal [28] Captain [23] Bombardier [20] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Major [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Admiral [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Cooper [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Orderly [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Volunteer [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] 2/am [1] 3/am [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [104] Labour Corps [99] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [82] London Regiment [76] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Essex Regiment [40] Machine Gun Corps [36] Suffolk Regiment [36] Norfolk Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] Middlesex Regiment [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [24] Hampshire Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Tank Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Corps of Hussars [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Service

British Army [1253] Royal Navy [163] Canadian Expeditionary Force [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Australian Imperial Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1695] D [2] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1666] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Ernest John Bacon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206165

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Arthur Bacon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104338

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George Bacon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45435

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Harry Bacon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48576

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William Bacon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121661

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Thomas Melancthon Bacon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225238

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Charles Bacon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235309

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Edwin Herbert Bacon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250353

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George Bacon

Died 1917

British Army G/1450 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army G/1450 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army G/1450 Corporal Royal Fusiliers 24

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Frederick James Bacon

Died 1916

British Army 25152 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Percy R Bacon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/31446 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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George Bacon

Died 1917

British Army 16171 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 16171 Suffolk Regiment 11

British Army 16171 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Dudley Francis Cecil Bacon

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry Attached Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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William Stevenitt Bacon

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4765 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27309 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Francis Geoffrey Everard James Bacon

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1949 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 1949 Private Corps of Hussars

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Edward John Bacon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 75364 Driver Royal Field Artillery 12th Brigade

British Army 75364 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 12th Brigade

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Frank Henry Bacon

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army M2/166844 Private Army Service Corps M.T. Depot (Bulford)

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Henry William Bacon

Born 1885

Died 1951

British Army 85318 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Harry George Bacon

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196731

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Charles Bacon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169884

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