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Birmingham [3]

Grafton New South Wales [3]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Crofton, Wakefield [1]

Cumberland Queensland [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Georgetown New South Wales [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Moss Vale New South Wales [1]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Weaste, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Winnipeg, Canada [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Lance Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel [1]

Cooper [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Yorks and Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Battalion Reserve Brigade [1]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Medical Corps attached Headquarters 223rd Division [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [249]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Birmingham [3] Grafton New South Wales [3] Edgbaston, Birmingham [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashton-under-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Crofton, Wakefield [1] Cumberland Queensland [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Georgetown New South Wales [1] Johannesburg [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Moss Vale New South Wales [1] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Weaste, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1] Winnipeg, Canada [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [135] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Serjeant [11] Corporal 2nd [7] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Lance Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Colonel [1] Cooper [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] London Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Yorks and Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Battalion Reserve Brigade [1] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 9th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Medical Corps attached Headquarters 223rd Division [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [249]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Joseph Barnsley

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 13082 Corporal 2nd South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 6940 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 13082 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alan Barnsley

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10799 Serjeant Imperial Yeomanry 59th Company (Oxfordshire) - 15th Battalion

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Thomas Kenneth Barnsley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Herbert Barnsley

Born 1897

Died 1963

British Army 45616 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Richard Barnsley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79135

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John Barnsley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88454

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William Barnsley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 22924 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 50219 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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John Barnsley

Born 1858

Died 1926

British Army Colonel Staff

British Army Brigadier General Staff

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Arnold Barnsley

Born 1896

Died 1986

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Barnsley

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2178 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Alfred Barnsley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 16166 Private Border Regiment 7th bord Battalion

British Army 16166 Private Border Regiment

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Walter William Elul Barnsley

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 36560 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Barnsley

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8094 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd battalion southst Battalion

British Army 8094 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Barnsley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12/862 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 12/862 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Cyril Jevon Barnsley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 238024 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Barnsley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 12912 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 12912 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Edmund Barnsley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 242160 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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J F Barnsley

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 34448 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred Clarke Barnsley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102998

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Allen Barnsley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190037

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