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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Branston, Staffordshire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Derby [1]

Draycott, Derbyshire [1]

Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Loughton, Staffordshire [1]

New Plymouth [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oldham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Warwick [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Gunner [25]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Armourer Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Paymaster [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dragoon Guards [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Derby Yeomanry Territorial Force [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Africa Pay Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment Depot [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Onslaught. [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Service

British Army [162]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [204]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

New Zealand [1]

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People [204] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Branston, Staffordshire [1] Christchurch [1] Derby [1] Draycott, Derbyshire [1] Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Loughton, Staffordshire [1] New Plymouth [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Warwick [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Gunner [25] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Armourer Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Paymaster [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [14] Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Engineers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dragoon Guards [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Derby Yeomanry Territorial Force [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Africa Pay Corps [1] East Kent Regiment Depot [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Onslaught. [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Queen Mary [1]

Service

British Army [162] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [204]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Picton Bakewell

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1772 Lance Corporal Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion 10th Company

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Albert Edgar Bakewell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 16687 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Jonathan Edward Bakewell

Died 1914

British Army 50679 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army 50679 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 39th Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Frederick Bakewell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38029

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Alfred Bakewell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1650 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Horace James Bakewell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9606 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy J9606 Able Seaman HMS Indefatigable

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Wilfred John Bakewell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197374

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Alfred William Bakewell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122565

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George John Bakewell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 1872 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached Royal Flying Corps

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George Ernest Bakewell

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS113359

Royal Navy SS113359 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Thomas Bakewell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 241459 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Thomas Bakewell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197090

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Frank Bakewell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3846 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266227 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266227 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Albert Edward Bakewell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 204352 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 220356 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Edward Bakewell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132496

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Denis Bakewell

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296578

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Herbert Bakewell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12822 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 376974 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 4976 Private Manchester Regiment 1/10th Battalion

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Sam Bakewell

Died 1915

British Army S/11064 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Bakewell

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 7321 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Henry Bakewell

Died 1917

British Army 27934 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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