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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Camperdown Victoria [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Colac Victoria [3]

Mitcham, Surrey [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Penshurst Victoria [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Rochdale England [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Balton, Lancashire [1]

Beverley, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [1]

Blackley Manchester [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bryn Mawr, Breconshire [1]

Buckley, Rochdale [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge [1]

Camberwell, London. [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chesterfield, Durham [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Doagh, Antrim [1]

Essendon, Victoria [1]

Essex England [1]

Everton, Lancashire [1]

Forrest, Victoria [1]

Hadfield England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Hebden Bridge, [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jumbunna Victoria [1]

KILNHURST, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE. [1]

Keilambetee Victoria [1]

Kelvin,Glasgow. [1]

Kent [1]

Rank

Private [494]

Gunner [58]

Corporal [45]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Assistant Surgeon [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Corporal Petty Officer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Lancashire Fusiliers [49]

Army Service Corps [46]

Manchester Regiment [45]

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Indian Medical Department [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [749]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [934]

H [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [914]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Camperdown Victoria [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Colac Victoria [3] Mitcham, Surrey [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Penshurst Victoria [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Rochdale England [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Balton, Lancashire [1] Beverley, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bitton, Gloucestershire [1] Blackley Manchester [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bryn Mawr, Breconshire [1] Buckley, Rochdale [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Buttress Brink, Hebden Bridge [1] Camberwell, London. [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chesterfield, Durham [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Desborough, Northamptonshire [1] Doagh, Antrim [1] Essendon, Victoria [1] Essex England [1] Everton, Lancashire [1] Forrest, Victoria [1] Hadfield England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hebden Bridge, [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jumbunna Victoria [1] KILNHURST, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE. [1] Keilambetee Victoria [1] Kelvin,Glasgow. [1] Kent [1]

Rank

Private [494] Gunner [58] Corporal [45] Driver [42] Serjeant [27] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [6] Major [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [5] Assistant Surgeon [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Corporal Petty Officer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Commander [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [66] Royal Field Artillery [62] Lancashire Fusiliers [49] Army Service Corps [46] Manchester Regiment [45] Royal Engineers [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Liverpool Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Naval Division [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] West Riding Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Training Reserve [7] Border Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Scots [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Indian Medical Department [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [749] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [934] H [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [914] Conscientious Objector [11] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

James Bamford

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 34573 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Halstead Bamford

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 10808 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 308509 Private Tank Corps 18th

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Joseph Lamont Bamford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1st Corporal Petty Officer Royal Naval Air Service

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 17th Squadron

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David Bamford

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 241158 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Frederick William Bamford

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 4152 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Bamford

Born 1887

Died 1928

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marines Light Infantry

Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry

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John Bamford

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army R/13979 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Company, 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Frank Bamford

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 12994 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 12994 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 242596 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/6th

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Frank Bamford

Born 1899

Died 1983

British Army 37598 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Stephen Bamford

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91587

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John Redman Bamford

Born 1888

Died 1943

British Army 33695 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 33695 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th

British Army 33695 Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th

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Ralph Bamford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81557

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Richard Thomas Bamford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93441

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John Percy Bamford

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 2068 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Walter Barton Bamford

Born 1878

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7693 Private Australian Infantry 1st Battalion

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Reynold George Bamford

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 136023 Sapper Royal Engineers 180 Tunnelling Company

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Arthur Bamford

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145644

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Harold Walley Bamford

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8365 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

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William Bolton Bamford

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army GS/18810 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Arthur Bamford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223877

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