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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]

Alan Barnes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26816

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Fred Barnes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45386

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Harry Barnes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194891

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William Henry Barnes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35067

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Peter Barnes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39160

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Harry Barnes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143200

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George Thomas Barnes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29840

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Alexander Joseph Barnes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404339

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Edwin Barnes

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187957

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William Barnes

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144656

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Harold Barnes

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47003

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Albert Barnes

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284209

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Henry Charles Barnes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35637

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Arthur Barnes

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297434

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Thomas Lucas Barnes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101615

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Walter Herbert Barnes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242627

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Joseph Frank Barnes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76620

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Francis Frederick Barnes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184728

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Henry Venour Barnes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261914

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Frederick Arthur Barnes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193641

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