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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

London England [6]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

London [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Rowhedge, Essex, England [4]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Dunedin [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Halstead, Essex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Beeac Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Billericay, Essex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brighton [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Crondall, Hampshire [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Durham [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Greytown [2]

Horley, Surrey [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maldon, Essex [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Marylebone, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Wembley, Middlesex [2]

6 Victoria Street, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aldborough, Norfolk [1]

Auckland [1]

Aveley, Rainham, Essex [1]

Battersea London [1]

Beenleigh Queensland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [760]

Gunner [94]

Driver [80]

Corporal [75]

Sapper [64]

Serjeant [51]

Second Lieutenant [47]

Lieutenant [36]

Lance Corporal [30]

Captain [26]

Acting Corporal [25]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [11]

Bombardier [10]

Major [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Assistant Surgeon Class 3 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Signaller [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [121]

Army Service Corps [114]

Royal Engineers [112]

Labour Corps [83]

London Regiment [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Middlesex Regiment [36]

Essex Regiment [35]

Suffolk Regiment [34]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Norfolk Regiment [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [28]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1257]

Royal Navy [138]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1698]

C [6]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1657]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] London England [6] Brighton, Sussex [4] London [4] London, Middlesex [4] Rowhedge, Essex, England [4] Ashford, Kent [3] Dunedin [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Halstead, Essex [3] Islington, London [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Perth Western Australia [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Beeac Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Billericay, Essex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brighton [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Crondall, Hampshire [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Durham [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Greytown [2] Horley, Surrey [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maldon, Essex [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Marylebone, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Wembley, Middlesex [2] 6 Victoria Street, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aldborough, Norfolk [1] Auckland [1] Aveley, Rainham, Essex [1] Battersea London [1] Beenleigh Queensland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethersden, Ashford, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [760] Gunner [94] Driver [80] Corporal [75] Sapper [64] Serjeant [51] Second Lieutenant [47] Lieutenant [36] Lance Corporal [30] Captain [26] Acting Corporal [25] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [11] Bombardier [10] Major [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Assistant Surgeon Class 3 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Signaller [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [121] Army Service Corps [114] Royal Engineers [112] Labour Corps [83] London Regiment [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Royal Fusiliers [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Middlesex Regiment [36] Essex Regiment [35] Suffolk Regiment [34] The Queen's Regiment [32] Norfolk Regiment [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [28] Machine Gun Corps [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] East Surrey Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1257] Royal Navy [138] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Australian Imperial Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1698] C [6] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1657] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Australia [1] Gibraltar [1] New Zealand [1]

Abraham Harold Barnard

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 125837 Sapper Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers

British Army 125837 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Norman A S Barnard

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 14541 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Battalion Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant The King's Liverpool regiment 18th Battalion

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Frank Fuller Barnard

Born 1896

Died 1938

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Private 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Private 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2054 Lance Corporal 3rd A.I.F. Division 44th Battalion

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David Thomas Barnard

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 70993 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Alfred Barnard

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 4544 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275769 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275769 Private Essex 11th Battalion

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George Thomas Barnard

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S4/146133 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army A/202298 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Arthur Barnard

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 805010

Canadian Expeditionary Force 805010 Private Canadian Infantry, Quebec Regiment 87th Bn.

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Cyril Darcy Vivien Cary-Barnard

Born 1876

Died 1933

British Army Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Commands and Staff

British Army Major Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regt.

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John Barnard

Born 1870

Died 1924

British Army 6568 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 6568 Acting Corporal 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

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Stanley Barnard

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2342 Private 1st A.I.F. Division 6th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2342 Private 1st A.I.F. Division 6th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 2342 Corporal 1st A.I.F. Division 6th Battalion

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George Edward Barnard

Born 1897

Australian Imperial Force 961 Private 2nd A.I.F. Division 23rd Battalion

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Frederick Jonah Barnard

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/2400 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/2400 Serjeant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 8th Battalion.

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Frank Horace Barnard

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 30108 Private Australian Infantry 1st Bn

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Edward James Barnard

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122190

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Hubert Earle Barnard

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 37914 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Lewis Harold Barnard

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22008

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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George Barnard

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12263 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12263 Serjeant Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12263 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Percy John Barnard

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 1205 Private West Kent Yeomanry

British Army 56169 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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George Alfred Barnard

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7165 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7165 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Sydney George Barnard

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263861

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