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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]

Joseph Bamford

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5091 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th

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Edwin Bamford

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 21512 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th. Battalion

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Alec Joscelyne Bamford

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army Captain General List Royal Engineers

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Wilfred Bamford

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 12020 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 241981 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 12020 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Dennis Bamford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56921

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James Bamford

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army T4/055967 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick Bamford

Died 1918

British Army 24185 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 116471 Private Labour Corps

British Army 24185 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harold Bamford

Died 1917

British Army 16276 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40144 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Charles R. Bamford

Died 1916

British Army 22116 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Willie Bamford

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 3448 Corporal West Riding Regiment

British Army 238122 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Henry Bamford

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 36743 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Percy Newton Bamford

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5517 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 50234 Private Cheshire Regiment

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David Bamford

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army T2SR/03072 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 3072 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick Bamford

Died 1917

British Army 8987 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles A Bamford

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 400804 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 235273 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edgar Bamford

Died 1916

British Army 8591 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 37569 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Henry Bamford

Died 1918

British Army 242297 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 242297 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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George Washington Bamford

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183520

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183520 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Bamford

Born 1878

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904655

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904655 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops

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James Bamford

Died 1915

British Army 1221 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1221 Acting Corporal Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1221 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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