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Melbourne Victoria [42]

Sydney New South Wales [26]

Hobart Tasmania [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Perth Western Australia [5]

Holloway, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Barwon Heads Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Cheltenham [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Acton, London [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Belfast [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Botley, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bywell, Northumberland [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2]

Christchurch [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2]

Dunolly Victoria [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire, England [2]

Frederickton New South Wales [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Mildura Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1719]

Gunner [194]

Corporal [135]

Driver [134]

Serjeant [127]

Sapper [111]

Second Lieutenant [85]

Lance Corporal [60]

Captain [42]

Lieutenant [34]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Corporal [20]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Bombardier [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Major [14]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Rifleman [12]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Private Lance Corporal [9]

Worker [8]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bearer [2]

Driver Acting Bombardier [2]

Driver Acting Wheeler [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [233]

Labour Corps [227]

Royal Field Artillery [206]

Army Service Corps [164]

London Regiment [115]

Royal Garrison Artillery [109]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [85]

Machine Gun Corps [84]

Royal Army Medical Corps [73]

Royal Fusiliers [70]

Middlesex Regiment [69]

Gloucestershire Regiment [47]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [45]

North StaffordshireRegiment [44]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Welsh Regiment [42]

Manchester Regiment [41]

Rifle Brigade [38]

Lincolnshire Regiment [37]

The Queen's Regiment [34]

Worcestershire Regiment [34]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [33]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Sussex Regiment [33]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Wiltshire Regiment [24]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

British West Indies Regiment [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [21]

South StaffordshireRegiment [21]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [20]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Gordon Highlanders [18]

Royal Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [2640]

Royal Navy [224]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218]

Australian Imperial Force [190]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [163]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [59]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3530]

R [3]

G [2]

H [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3478]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [73]

Ireland [2]

New Zealand [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [42] Sydney New South Wales [26] Hobart Tasmania [9] London, Middlesex [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Perth Western Australia [5] Holloway, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Barwon Heads Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [3] Cheltenham [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Deptford, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Staffordshire [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Acton, London [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Belfast [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Botley, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bywell, Northumberland [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2] Christchurch [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [2] Dunolly Victoria [2] Emsworth, Hampshire, England [2] Frederickton New South Wales [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Mildura Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1719] Gunner [194] Corporal [135] Driver [134] Serjeant [127] Sapper [111] Second Lieutenant [85] Lance Corporal [60] Captain [42] Lieutenant [34] Pioneer [30] Acting Corporal [20] Acting Serjeant [20] Bombardier [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Major [14] Staff Serjeant [13] Rifleman [12] Lance Serjeant [9] Private Lance Corporal [9] Worker [8] Colour Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bearer [2] Driver Acting Bombardier [2] Driver Acting Wheeler [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [233] Labour Corps [227] Royal Field Artillery [206] Army Service Corps [164] London Regiment [115] Royal Garrison Artillery [109] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [85] Machine Gun Corps [84] Royal Army Medical Corps [73] Royal Fusiliers [70] Middlesex Regiment [69] Gloucestershire Regiment [47] Cheshire Regiment [45] King's Royal Rifle Corps [45] North StaffordshireRegiment [44] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Welsh Regiment [42] Manchester Regiment [41] Rifle Brigade [38] Lincolnshire Regiment [37] The Queen's Regiment [34] Worcestershire Regiment [34] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [33] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Royal Sussex Regiment [33] Durham Light Infantry [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [30] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [29] Yorkshire Regiment [28] East Surrey Regiment [27] Liverpool Regiment [27] Somerset Light Infantry [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Devonshire Regiment [24] Wiltshire Regiment [24] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] British West Indies Regiment [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [21] South StaffordshireRegiment [21] Hampshire Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [20] Royal Naval Division [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] Gordon Highlanders [18] Royal Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [2640] Royal Navy [224] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [218] Australian Imperial Force [190] Canadian Expeditionary Force [163] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [59] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3530] R [3] G [2] H [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3478] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [73] Ireland [2] New Zealand [1] Yemen [1]

W G Barnett

British Army Captain 17th Royal Scots

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William Barnett

British Army 6599 Corporal 5th Lancers

British Army 5454 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Bernard Barnett

British Army 290179 Serjeant Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

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W G Barnett

British Army Captain 17th Royal Scots

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Ernest A Barnett

British Army L/3414 Private 2nd Lancers Corps of Lancers

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William Lascelles Barnett

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/4th and 2/4th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant 1/4th and 2/4th York and Lancaster Regiment

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Sylvester Barnett

British Army 26620 Driver 3rd BrigadeRoyal Horse Artillery

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William Henry Barnett

Indian Army Major 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)

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George Barnett

British Army 5857 Private Royal Defence Corps 300th Provisional Company

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W. H. Barnett

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Edwin Frederick Roe Barnett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408530

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Thomas A Barnett

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William Clarence Hackforth-Barnett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Annie Barnett

Born 1899

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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John Ivor Arthur Rossington Barnett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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E F Roe-Barnett

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138641

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Annie Louise Griffin

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Sister French Red Cross

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Eleanor Barnett Or Barrett

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25114

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