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Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

London England [3]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2]

Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Corringham, Lincolnshire [2]

Essex [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester England [2]

Mildura Victoria [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2]

371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Aspul, Lancs [1]

Bagshot, Guilford, Surrey [1]

Barrow In Furness England [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Chiswick, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Docking, Norfolk [1]

Dublin [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Ford, Shropshire [1]

Galway [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham Lincolnshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [745]

Gunner [84]

Corporal [63]

Driver [53]

Sapper [45]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Serjeant [33]

Lance Corporal [30]

Captain [28]

Lieutenant [15]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Major [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Transport Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sergeant Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Officer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Captain The Reverend [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Constable [1]

Corporal Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Royal Engineers [93]

Labour Corps [84]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Liverpool Regiment [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment [34]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [25]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

London Regiment [24]

South Lancashire Regiment [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Border Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1132]

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1366]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1350]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] London England [3] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2] Ardsley, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Corringham, Lincolnshire [2] Essex [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester England [2] Mildura Victoria [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2] 371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1] Aspul, Lancs [1] Bagshot, Guilford, Surrey [1] Barrow In Furness England [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Birmingham England [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Derby [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] Dublin [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Ford, Shropshire [1] Galway [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham Lincolnshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Harrogate, York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [745] Gunner [84] Corporal [63] Driver [53] Sapper [45] Second Lieutenant [41] Serjeant [33] Lance Corporal [30] Captain [28] Lieutenant [15] Bombardier [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Major [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Transport Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sergeant Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Officer [1] Bandsman [1] Captain The Reverend [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Constable [1] Corporal Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95] Royal Engineers [93] Labour Corps [84] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Liverpool Regiment [41] West Yorkshire Regiment [34] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [25] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] London Regiment [24] South Lancashire Regiment [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Royal Lancaster Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Border Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [20] Cheshire Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Essex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1132] Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1366] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1350] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Cyril Baines

Born 1898

British Army 124959 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Edward Baines

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy 19412 L/Cpl Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy Constable Royal Marine Royal Marine Police

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Daniel Baines

Born 1889

Other Empire Force 6518 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8076 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Leo Baines

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Division

British Army Captain The Reverend Attached to Royal Field Artillery A Battery 152nd Brigade

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William M Baines

Born 1899

Died 1980

British Army 487234 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 331596 Sapper Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 49Dic Sig Co

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Hubert Baines

Born 1898

Died 1918

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Attached 75th Carnatic Infantry

Indian Army Captain 75th Carnatic Infantry

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William Baines

Born 1880

British Army Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army 15384 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 15384 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Frederick Athelstan Fanshawe Baines

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Francis Talbot Baines

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 12nd Lancers

British Army Lincolnshire Regiment 2/1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Pay Corps

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William Baines

Born 1899

Died 1922

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304176

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Labour Battalion

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George Baines

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 4006 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army 8594 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Edward Birchall Baines

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 51508 Private Liverpool Regiment

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George Edmund Baines

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/2143 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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Abraham Baines

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13880 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13880 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Baines

Died 1918

British Army 373713 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Stanley Robert Baines

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4041

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Thomas Baines

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36987

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Thomas Baines

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108853

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Charles William Baines

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408318

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William Francis Baines

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64529

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