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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Grays, Essex, England [6]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Colne, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Burnley [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Deptford, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Cardiff Wales [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Godalming, Surrey [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nottingham [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

Warracknabeal Victoria [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

27 Leader Street Chelsea, South West London [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ash Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Barnardiston, Suffolk [1]

Barrow - in - Furness Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [710]

Gunner [86]

Driver [70]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [52]

Sapper [41]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Staff Nurse [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sapper Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

8th Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Reserve [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer's Steward [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombardier /Lance Serjeant [1]

Bombardier/ Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carrier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Lieutenant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Artillery Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Royal Engineers [84]

Army Service Corps [74]

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

East Lancashire Regiment [33]

London Regiment [30]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Tank Corps [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Service

British Army [1083]

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1447]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1415]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [8] Burnley, Lancashire [6] Grays, Essex, England [6] Hobart Tasmania [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Colne, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Burnley [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Deptford, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Cardiff Wales [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Godalming, Surrey [2] Grays, Essex [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nottingham [2] Peckham, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Tottenham, London [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] Warracknabeal Victoria [2] York, Yorkshire [2] 27 Leader Street Chelsea, South West London [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ash Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Avoca Victoria [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Barnardiston, Suffolk [1] Barrow - in - Furness Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [710] Gunner [86] Driver [70] Corporal [52] Serjeant [52] Sapper [41] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [20] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [11] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Staff Nurse [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sapper Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] 8th Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Reserve [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Engineer's Steward [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombardier /Lance Serjeant [1] Bombardier/ Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carrier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/ Lieutenant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Artillery Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Royal Engineers [84] Army Service Corps [74] Labour Corps [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] Machine Gun Corps [43] East Lancashire Regiment [33] London Regiment [30] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Liverpool Regiment [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [15] Tank Corps [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Welsh Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Corps of Hussars [6]

Service

British Army [1083] Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Australian Imperial Force [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1447] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1415] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Barbados [1] Canada [1] India [1]

John Bannister

British Army 306058 Private 8th Kings Liverpool Regiment

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John H Bannister

British Army 4063 Private 4th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Bannister

British Army 11172 Private 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 34947 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney J Bannister

British Army L/8107 Private 5th Lancers

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Joseph Bannister

British Army 2423 Private 5th Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Bannister

British Army 27326 Private Royal Defence Corps 3rd Battalion

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John Bannister

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Gentleman Edward Bannister Duplicate

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 28th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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