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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Hemel Hempstead,Herts [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Henfield, Sussex [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Meopham, Kent [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1]

Ashvale, Surrey [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham, South Devon [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cobbitty New South Wales [1]

Cornwall [1]

Dudley New South Wales [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hadlow, Kent [1]

Hankham [1]

Haywards Heath England [1]

Ilchester, Somerset [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Littlehampton, Sussex [1]

Llangaren, Herefordshire [1]

London [1]

Ludgvan, Cornwall [1]

Martock, Somerset [1]

Mathinna Tasmania [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [181]

Corporal [20]

Gunner [20]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Engineer Ledgerkeeper and Storeman/Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Matron [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

2nd Bedford [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [277]

Royal Navy [39]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [407]

Contribution

Military Service [392]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [407] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Hemel Hempstead,Herts [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Apsley End,Hemel Hempstead, Herts [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Boxmoor,Hemel Hempstead,Herts [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [2] Henfield, Sussex [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Meopham, Kent [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1] Ashvale, Surrey [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham, South Devon [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cobbitty New South Wales [1] Cornwall [1] Dudley New South Wales [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hadlow, Kent [1] Hankham [1] Haywards Heath England [1] Ilchester, Somerset [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Littlehampton, Sussex [1] Llangaren, Herefordshire [1] London [1] Ludgvan, Cornwall [1] Martock, Somerset [1] Mathinna Tasmania [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Moonta South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [181] Corporal [20] Gunner [20] Driver [18] Serjeant [13] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lance Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Engineer Ledgerkeeper and Storeman/Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Matron [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [25] London Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [21] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Middlesex Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 2nd Bedford [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [277] Royal Navy [39] Australian Imperial Force [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [407]

Contribution

Military Service [392] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Reginald Thomas Banfield

Born 1899

Died 1952

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236294

British Army G3125 Private 12th Middx

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236294 Aircraftsman

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Thomas Banfield

Born 1872

Died 1940

British Army Corporal

British Army 19729 Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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Iver Frederick Arthur Banfield

Born 1897

Died 1957

British Army 170750,891948 East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA Herts FA Battery,63 Reserve Battery

British Army 170750 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17050,891948 RFA+RA

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Bertie Banfield

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick Banfield

Born 1876

British Army 47275 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 73819 Private Labour Corps

British Army 47275+73819 Queens Regiment+Royal West Surrey 16th Labour Company

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William Banfield

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy K3222 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. 'Princess Royal'

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Albert Banfield

Born 1881

Died 1918

Royal Navy 11098 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George Banfield

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy SS102835 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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George Banfield

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 10109 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10109 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alfred K Banfield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148957

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Albert Ernest Banfield

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army SD/67 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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William Banfield

Born 1886

Died 1948

British Army 60301 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph Banfield

Born 1891

Died 1966

British Army 1644 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Banfield

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 37849 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Banfield

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7885 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7885 Private 2nd Bedford

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George Albert Victor Banfield

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy L1033 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Sea Bear

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Arthur Banfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227373

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Edgar Banfield

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 14873 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 203122 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st

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Frederick Athol Banfield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225651

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Alfred Douglas Banfield

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232281

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