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Melbourne Victoria [44]

Sydney New South Wales [36]

London England [22]

Liverpool, Lancashire [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18]

London, Middlesex, England [18]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [15]

Adelaide South Australia [14]

Southampton, Hampshire [14]

London, Middlesex [13]

Islington, London [10]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Blackburn, Lancashire [8]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Hobart Tasmania [8]

Poplar, London [8]

Accrington, Lancashire [7]

Battersea, London [7]

Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Croydon, Surrey [7]

Guildford, Surrey [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Wigan, Lancashire [7]

Winchester, Hampshire [7]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Deptford, London [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Manchester England [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Preston, Lancashire [6]

Stawell Victoria [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5]

Christchurch, Hampshire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Ashford, Kent [4]

Carlisle, Cumberland [4]

Castlemaine Victoria [4]

Chelsea, London [4]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [3]

Rank

Private [4271]

Gunner [466]

Corporal [378]

Driver [377]

Serjeant [331]

Sapper [258]

Lance Corporal [175]

Second Lieutenant [171]

Acting Corporal [84]

Captain [80]

Lieutenant [69]

Pioneer [68]

Acting Serjeant [65]

Bombardier [48]

Major [30]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [30]

Staff Serjeant [24]

Rifleman [23]

Lance Serjeant [21]

Able Seaman [18]

Acting Bombardier [16]

Colour Serjeant [16]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [13]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Trooper [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Temporary Major [7]

Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Sergeant [5]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Worker [4]

Unit

Labour Corps [543]

Royal Engineers [542]

Royal Field Artillery [531]

Army Service Corps [494]

London Regiment [296]

Royal Garrison Artillery [271]

Royal Army Medical Corps [215]

Machine Gun Corps [178]

Royal Fusiliers [159]

Lancashire Fusiliers [133]

Hampshire Regiment [131]

East Lancashire Regiment [113]

Rifle Brigade [110]

Middlesex Regiment [108]

Manchester Regiment [103]

Liverpool Regiment [102]

Northumberland Fusiliers [98]

Norfolk Regiment [96]

Cheshire Regiment [93]

Durham Light Infantry [89]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [86]

The Queen's Regiment [85]

Gloucestershire Regiment [84]

Essex Regiment [81]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74]

Royal Sussex Regiment [74]

Border Regiment [72]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [69]

Royal Army Service Corps [68]

Suffolk Regiment [66]

Wiltshire Regiment [66]

West Yorkshire Regiment [63]

Bedfordshire Regiment [62]

East Kent Regiment [62]

Northamptonshire Regiment [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Loyal North lancashire Regiment [61]

Welsh Regiment [61]

Somerset Light Infantry [58]

Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Dorsetshire Regiment [57]

Lincolnshire Regiment [57]

East Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Worcestershire Regiment [55]

Devonshire Regiment [54]

York and Lancaster Regiment [54]

Army Ordnance Corps [52]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51]

East Surrey Regiment [50]

Service

British Army [6535]

Royal Navy [733]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [550]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [435]

Australian Imperial Force [391]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72]

South African Services [8]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [8876]

G [5]

H [5]

W [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8664]

Merchant Navy [155]

Conscientious Objector [22]

Country

United Kingdom [164]

Australia [2]

Jamaica [2]

New Zealand [2]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [44] Sydney New South Wales [36] London England [22] Liverpool, Lancashire [18] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [18] London, Middlesex, England [18] Southampton, Hampshire, England [15] Adelaide South Australia [14] Southampton, Hampshire [14] London, Middlesex [13] Islington, London [10] Brisbane Queensland [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Blackburn, Lancashire [8] Brighton, Sussex [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Hobart Tasmania [8] Poplar, London [8] Accrington, Lancashire [7] Battersea, London [7] Burnley, Lancashire [7] Croydon, Surrey [7] Guildford, Surrey [7] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Wigan, Lancashire [7] Winchester, Hampshire [7] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Deptford, London [6] Hackney, London [6] Manchester England [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Preston, Lancashire [6] Stawell Victoria [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5] Christchurch, Hampshire [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [5] Lambeth, London [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Ashford, Kent [4] Carlisle, Cumberland [4] Castlemaine Victoria [4] Chelsea, London [4] Manchester, Lancashire, England [4] Marylebone, London [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [3]

Rank

Private [4271] Gunner [466] Corporal [378] Driver [377] Serjeant [331] Sapper [258] Lance Corporal [175] Second Lieutenant [171] Acting Corporal [84] Captain [80] Lieutenant [69] Pioneer [68] Acting Serjeant [65] Bombardier [48] Major [30] Warrant Officer Class 2 [30] Staff Serjeant [24] Rifleman [23] Lance Serjeant [21] Able Seaman [18] Acting Bombardier [16] Colour Serjeant [16] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [13] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12] Company Serjeant Major [12] Trooper [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Ordinary Seaman [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [8] Battery Serjeant Major [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Temporary Major [7] Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [6] Petty Officer [6] Deck Hand [5] Sergeant [5] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Captain [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Leading Seaman [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Worker [4]

Unit

Labour Corps [543] Royal Engineers [542] Royal Field Artillery [531] Army Service Corps [494] London Regiment [296] Royal Garrison Artillery [271] Royal Army Medical Corps [215] Machine Gun Corps [178] Royal Fusiliers [159] Lancashire Fusiliers [133] Hampshire Regiment [131] East Lancashire Regiment [113] Rifle Brigade [110] Middlesex Regiment [108] Manchester Regiment [103] Liverpool Regiment [102] Northumberland Fusiliers [98] Norfolk Regiment [96] Cheshire Regiment [93] Durham Light Infantry [89] King's Royal Rifle Corps [86] The Queen's Regiment [85] Gloucestershire Regiment [84] Essex Regiment [81] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74] Royal Sussex Regiment [74] Border Regiment [72] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72] Royal Berkshire Regiment [69] Royal Army Service Corps [68] Suffolk Regiment [66] Wiltshire Regiment [66] West Yorkshire Regiment [63] Bedfordshire Regiment [62] East Kent Regiment [62] Northamptonshire Regiment [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Loyal North lancashire Regiment [61] Welsh Regiment [61] Somerset Light Infantry [58] Yorkshire Regiment [58] Dorsetshire Regiment [57] Lincolnshire Regiment [57] East Yorkshire Regiment [56] Worcestershire Regiment [55] Devonshire Regiment [54] York and Lancaster Regiment [54] Army Ordnance Corps [52] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51] East Surrey Regiment [50]

Service

British Army [6535] Royal Navy [733] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [550] Canadian Expeditionary Force [435] Australian Imperial Force [391] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [72] South African Services [8] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [8876] G [5] H [5] W [2]

Contribution

Military Service [8664] Merchant Navy [155] Conscientious Objector [22]

Country

United Kingdom [164] Australia [2] Jamaica [2] New Zealand [2] Barbados [1] Canada [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

George Barnes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 8823 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 41944 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41945 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Frederick Charles Barnes

Born 1881

Died 1972

British Army 5694 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 52028 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 5694 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Frank A Barnes

Born 1897

Died 1930

British Army 924364 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Alfred Barnes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 20569 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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John William Roythorne Barnes

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 3457 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 326247 Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Batt

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Sidney Charles Barnes

Born 1891

British Army 237973 Pioneer Royal Engineers Bedfordshire

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George Barnes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106205 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Labour Corps 45th Company

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106205 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Leslie Everett Barnes

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1320 Private 30th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Horace Vernon Barnes

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 6745 Acting Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 6745 Serjeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Arthur Abraham Barnes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16

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John Barnes

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 15932 Private Loyal North lancashire Regiment

British Army 15932 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Francis Victor Barnes

Died 1917

British Army 5469 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532598 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532598 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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John Arthur Barnes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62016 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 62016 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st/8th Battalion

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Thomas William Terrill Barnes

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7236 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7236 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edgar Barnes

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 9304 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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James Gray Barnes

Born 1886

Died 1959

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135427 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Eric Barnes

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert Slipper Barnes

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy F1047 Leading Mechanic RNAS

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201047 Corporal

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Frank James Barnes

Born 1901

Died 1972

Royal Navy J78759

Royal Navy J78759 Boy Telegraphist HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J78759 Boy Telegraphist HMS Ganges

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David Arthur Barnes

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 27536 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 27536 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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