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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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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]

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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]

John Baines

British Army 9579 Private 27th Divisional Cyclist

British Army GS/21545 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Henry Baines

British Army 3897 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army 51123 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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G D Baines

British Army Captain 29th Lancers

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Charles Edwin Baines

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 104425 Driver Royal Engineers

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George Joseph Baines

Died 1916

British Army 85396 Driver Royal Field Artillery 48th Battery

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Gertrude Berry (mrs Baines)

Born 1891

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment, QAIMNS

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment, QAIMNS

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment Military Hospital, Havant

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Lucy Agnes Anderson

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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