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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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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]

William Barnett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189362

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William David Barnett

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80327 New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve)

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80327 Lance Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Charles Titus Barnett

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 43530 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Cornelius Barnett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278867

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Henry Barnett

Died 1914

British Army 9614 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Harry Barnett

Born 1892

Died 1977

British Army 7318 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Alfred Barnett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267525

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Harry Barnett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186004

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Septimus Nehemiah Barnett

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 3276 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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William Rose Barnett

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 17110 Lance Corporal (Acting Sergeant) Royal Engineers 26th Field Company

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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John Hugh Douglas Barnett

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405222

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Robert Barnett

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107871

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Thomas Barnett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198805

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Charles Barnett

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 6017 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 6017 Acting Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 6017 Serjeant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Edward George Barnett

Born 1864

Died 1934

British Army Captain Northumberland Hussars

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William Barnett

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186501

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John Barnett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263255

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Francis Barnett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104332

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James Barnett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51381

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William Henry Barnett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65455

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