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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]

John Mortimer Barnes

Born 1892

British Army 5932 Lance Corporal West India Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5932 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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George A. Barnes

Died 1916

British Army 9899 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9899 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9899 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Vincent Kendall Barnes

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

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Frederick Barnes

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 20505 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 20505DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Elise"

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Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes

Born 1871

Died 1946

British Army Major General Commands and Staff

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

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Herbert Richard Barnes

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army 43009 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 2207 Private Essex Regiment 3/8th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Clarence Robert Barnes

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army 65278 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Royce Cook Barnes

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army 1475 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325200 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Henry Cyril Thatcher Barnes

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296480

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John Thomas Barnes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213020

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James Barnes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402366

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Henry Barnes

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2131 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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Samuel Barnes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57343

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John Thomas Barnes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19849

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Charles John Barnes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253472

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William Barnes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36919

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Ernest Henry Barnes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127282

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William John Barnes

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77861

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Richard William Barnes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253561

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Thomas William Barnes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9601

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