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London, Middlesex, England [12]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Yass New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

London England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Colne, Huntingdonshire [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [4]

Sutton, Surrey [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Goolwa South Australia [3]

Hythe, Kent [3]

Lochiel South Australia [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Walton, Suffolk [3]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cheshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Dimboola Victoria [2]

Downham Market, Norfolk [2]

Dunolly Victoria [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

Rank

Private [1976]

Gunner [231]

Driver [184]

Serjeant [169]

Corporal [166]

Sapper [119]

Second Lieutenant [91]

Lance Corporal [84]

Acting Corporal [44]

Captain [38]

Acting Serjeant [28]

Lieutenant [28]

Pioneer [27]

Bombardier [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Major [12]

Worker [10]

Rifleman [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Fitter [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Seaman [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Nurse [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [272]

Labour Corps [253]

Royal Engineers [245]

Army Service Corps [222]

Royal Garrison Artillery [143]

London Regiment [107]

Machine Gun Corps [97]

Royal Army Medical Corps [86]

Suffolk Regiment [83]

Norfolk Regiment [72]

Royal Fusiliers [69]

Middlesex Regiment [68]

Manchester Regiment [65]

Cheshire Regiment [64]

Essex Regiment [58]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55]

The Queen's Regiment [55]

Northumberland Fusiliers [52]

York and Lancaster Regiment [52]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [41]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

Durham Light Infantry [39]

Northamptonshire Regiment [38]

West Riding Regiment [37]

Rifle Brigade [36]

Lincolnshire Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Army Ordnance Corps [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

North Staffordshire Regiment [27]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Grenadier Guards [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3104]

Royal Navy [314]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [231]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [218]

Australian Imperial Force [163]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [4131]

L [2]

T [2]

F [1]

G [1]

J [1]

M [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4043]

Merchant Navy [64]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [99]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [12] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Melbourne Victoria [10] Sydney New South Wales [10] Yass New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] London England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Colne, Huntingdonshire [4] Derby, Derbyshire [4] Sutton, Surrey [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Goolwa South Australia [3] Hythe, Kent [3] Lochiel South Australia [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Walton, Suffolk [3] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cheshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Dimboola Victoria [2] Downham Market, Norfolk [2] Dunolly Victoria [2] Edmonton, London [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hackney, London [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, Middlesex [2]

Rank

Private [1976] Gunner [231] Driver [184] Serjeant [169] Corporal [166] Sapper [119] Second Lieutenant [91] Lance Corporal [84] Acting Corporal [44] Captain [38] Acting Serjeant [28] Lieutenant [28] Pioneer [27] Bombardier [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Staff Serjeant [14] Major [12] Worker [10] Rifleman [9] Able Seaman [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Sister [5] Temporary Captain [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Fitter [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Seaman [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Nurse [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Petty Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [272] Labour Corps [253] Royal Engineers [245] Army Service Corps [222] Royal Garrison Artillery [143] London Regiment [107] Machine Gun Corps [97] Royal Army Medical Corps [86] Suffolk Regiment [83] Norfolk Regiment [72] Royal Fusiliers [69] Middlesex Regiment [68] Manchester Regiment [65] Cheshire Regiment [64] Essex Regiment [58] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55] The Queen's Regiment [55] Northumberland Fusiliers [52] York and Lancaster Regiment [52] King's Royal Rifle Corps [41] Worcestershire Regiment [40] Durham Light Infantry [39] Northamptonshire Regiment [38] West Riding Regiment [37] Rifle Brigade [36] Lincolnshire Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [34] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Army Ordnance Corps [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] Hampshire Regiment [30] Liverpool Regiment [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] North Staffordshire Regiment [27] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Leicestershire Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [24] Royal Naval Division [23] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Grenadier Guards [22] Tank Corps [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3104] Royal Navy [314] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [231] Canadian Expeditionary Force [218] Australian Imperial Force [163] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [4131] L [2] T [2] F [1] G [1] J [1] M [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4043] Merchant Navy [64] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [99] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] Canada [1]

Norman Barber

Born 1896

Died 1987

Australian Imperial Force 250 Lance Corporal 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 250 Private 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 250 Corporal 11th Infantry Brigade 43rd Battalion

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Lawrence Walter Barber

Born 1894

Died 1934

Australian Imperial Force 3275 Sergeant 3rd A.I.F. Division 36th Infantry Battalion

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Hugh James Frederick Barber

Born 1881

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4656 Temporary Sergeant 2nd A. 28th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4656 Corporal 2nd A.I.F. Divi 28th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 4656 Private 2nd A. 28th Infantry Battalion

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William Barber

Born 1879

Died 1958

British Army 33275 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army

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William Barber

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 32520 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32794 Private Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 95556 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Richard Barber

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 22282 Lance Corporal Royal Defence Corps 62 Protection Company

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John Christian Barber

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3043 Corporal 10th Scottish Battalion Kings Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Kings Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion (Liverpool Scottish) (Territorial)

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Theophilus Barber

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/2045 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Charles Barber

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 96611 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 343026 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/278531 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Norman Barber

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 47843 Private Manchester Regiment 2/6th Battalion

British Army 47843 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Harry John Barber

Born 1878

Died 1923

Royal Navy 1st Class Petty Officer Signalman

Royal Navy 176966 Yeoman of Signals

Royal Navy 176966 Chief Yeoman of Signals

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Edward Barber

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 15518 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 15518 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Norman Barber

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 22 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Cecil Barber

Born 1891

Australian Imperial Force 1873 Private 4th A.I.F. Division 45th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1873 Second Lieutenant 4th A.I.F. Division 45th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1873 Private 4th A.I.F. Division 45th Infantry Battalion

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Alphonso Barber

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 13163 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 13163 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary

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Samuel Francis Barber

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5791 Private 24th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 16th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 5791 Private 24th Battalion Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Harry Barber

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1536/200122 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/5 Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 200122 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

British Army 1536 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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Ernest Barber

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136305 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Frank Barber

Born 1890

British Army 10473 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10473 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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William Tallent Barber

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 27516 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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