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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]

Alfred Lawler Barber

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2941 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 631019 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 2941 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Leonard Harry Barber

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2501 Private Manchester Regiment 6th manchest Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 6th manchest Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

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Henry Leslie Barber

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4443 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531877 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 531877 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Leonard Frederick Barber

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 250329 Private Essex Regiment

British Army Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Bn

British Army 235094 Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Bn

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William Henry Barber

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 17051 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 35559 Border Regiment

British Army 35559 Private Border Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Barber

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 34585 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Eustace Cooper Barber

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10903 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10903 Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 32504 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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Sidney William Barber

Born 1884

British Army 7992 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7992 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Walter Barber

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139305

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John Birkett Barber

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118956

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Samuel Barber

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55325

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Walter Barber

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50589

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Thomas Barber

Born 1876

Died 1947

British Army G/13168 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/13168 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Horace George Barber

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129214

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Alfred Barber

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226851

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Frederick George Barber

Died 1917

British Army 373722 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6842 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Elizabeth Ann Barber

Born 1875

Other Empire Force Lady Cook Serbian Relief Fund Mrs Stobart's Unit

Other Empire Force Lady Cook Serbian Relief Fund Corfu Hospital

British Army Cook Voluntary Aid Detachment Salonika then Scottish Women's Hospitals at Vranya

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James Barber

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140842

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Herbert Barber

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105352

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Alfred Sison Barber

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141400

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