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Sydney New South Wales [16]

Melbourne Victoria [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Hobart Tasmania [8]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

London England [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Blackall Queensland [4]

Durham England [4]

Harwich, Essex, England [4]

Kent England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wolverhampton [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Birchanger, Essex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Blackpool [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Durham [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Fenton, Staffordshire [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, East Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Leith, Midlothian [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [1672]

Gunner [175]

Driver [160]

Corporal [142]

Serjeant [124]

Sapper [102]

Lance Corporal [70]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Acting Corporal [32]

Captain [31]

Pioneer [23]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Lieutenant [17]

Rifleman [13]

Bombardier [11]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Major [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Sergeant Major [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Guardsman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Fireman [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [232]

Labour Corps [196]

Royal Engineers [189]

Army Service Corps [184]

Royal Garrison Artillery [116]

Royal Army Medical Corps [92]

London Regiment [79]

Liverpool Regiment [69]

Machine Gun Corps [67]

Northumberland Fusiliers [59]

Royal Fusiliers [59]

Essex Regiment [52]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Durham Light Infantry [48]

Lancashire Fusiliers [42]

Border Regiment [41]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40]

Middlesex Regiment [40]

West Riding Regiment [37]

North Staffordshire Regiment [36]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

West Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

East Kent Regiment [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [29]

East Lancashire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [28]

Seaforth Highlanders [28]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [27]

East Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Royal West Kent Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Royal Scots [21]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Air Force [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2570]

Royal Navy [230]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [195]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182]

Australian Imperial Force [119]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [3421]

D [3]

A [2]

M [1]

S [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3320]

Merchant Navy [80]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [98]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [16] Melbourne Victoria [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Hobart Tasmania [8] London, Middlesex, England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] London England [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Blackall Queensland [4] Durham England [4] Harwich, Essex, England [4] Kent England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wolverhampton [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Battersea, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Dover, Kent [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Islington, London [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Willenhall, Staffordshire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Birchanger, Essex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Blackpool [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Durham [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Fenton, Staffordshire [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Grays, Essex [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hull, East Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Leith, Midlothian [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Rank

Private [1672] Gunner [175] Driver [160] Corporal [142] Serjeant [124] Sapper [102] Lance Corporal [70] Second Lieutenant [67] Acting Corporal [32] Captain [31] Pioneer [23] Acting Serjeant [22] Lieutenant [17] Rifleman [13] Bombardier [11] Lance Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Colour Serjeant [7] Major [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Sergeant Major [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Worker [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Guardsman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Trooper [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Fireman [3] Sister [3] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Chaplain [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [232] Labour Corps [196] Royal Engineers [189] Army Service Corps [184] Royal Garrison Artillery [116] Royal Army Medical Corps [92] London Regiment [79] Liverpool Regiment [69] Machine Gun Corps [67] Northumberland Fusiliers [59] Royal Fusiliers [59] Essex Regiment [52] Manchester Regiment [52] Durham Light Infantry [48] Lancashire Fusiliers [42] Border Regiment [41] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40] Middlesex Regiment [40] West Riding Regiment [37] North Staffordshire Regiment [36] Cheshire Regiment [34] West Yorkshire Regiment [32] Yorkshire Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] East Kent Regiment [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [29] East Lancashire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [28] Seaforth Highlanders [28] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Worcestershire Regiment [27] East Yorkshire Regiment [26] Royal Naval Division [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [25] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Royal West Kent Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Royal Scots [21] The Queen's Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal Air Force [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2570] Royal Navy [230] Canadian Expeditionary Force [195] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182] Australian Imperial Force [119] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [3421] D [3] A [2] M [1] S [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3320] Merchant Navy [80] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [98] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Percy Charles Banks

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army SE/28356 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 2064 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army S/43645 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Ernest Banks

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 27933 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 24375 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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John Howard Banks

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 22 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps 176th Battalion

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Edward Theodore Banks

Born 1895

Royal Navy M6136

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Richard A Banks

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 18202 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 18202 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Horace Banks

Died 1916

British Army 22/320 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Banks

Born 1901

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158822

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James Banks

Died 1918

British Army 9587 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd battalion

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James Augustine Banks

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy J14547 Able Seaman HM Submarine "L.10"

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Samuel Banks

Born 1891

British Army 404311 Serjeant Royal Air Force

British Army 528 Serjeant Royal Scots

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404311 Air Mechanic 2 RFC

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George Galloway Banks

Born 1889

British Army M2/049830 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/049830 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Army Service Corps 34th Division Motor Transport Co.

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Alexander Mair Banks

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4200 Private Royal Scots

British Army 351498 Private Royal Scots

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David Notman Banks

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 570355 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

British Army 1894 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

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John Banks

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 9407 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Benjamin Banks

Born 1879

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36756 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Recruits Depot

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36756 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Harold Banks

Born 1899

British Army 76270 Private Manchester Regiment

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James F. Banks

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8607 Lance Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8607 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8607 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Albert Banks

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army T901261 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 289649 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Banks

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23157

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John Banks

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 11011 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th southst Battalion

British Army 43310 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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