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Gateshead, Durham [2]

13 Pierson Street North Ormesby North Yorkshire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Coventry [1]

Kaniva Victoria [1]

Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Windhill, Yorkshire [1]

Woonsocket, Rhode Island [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [61]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [6]

Driver [3]

Bombardier [2]

Corporal [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry Depot [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northumberland Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Northumberland Hussars [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

Service

British Army [93]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [119]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [119] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [2] 13 Pierson Street North Ormesby North Yorkshire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Coventry [1] Kaniva Victoria [1] Kelvin, Glasgow, Scotland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Shields [1] South Shields, Durham [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Windhill, Yorkshire [1] Woonsocket, Rhode Island [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [61] Gunner [7] Sapper [6] Driver [3] Bombardier [2] Corporal [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Pioneer [2] Sapper Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Surgeon [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Shropshire Light Infantry Depot [2] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ganges [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northumberland Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Northumberland Hussars [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS 'Vanguard' [1]

Service

British Army [93] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [119]

Contribution

Military Service [116] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John George Barras

Born 1897

Died 1953

British Army 58359 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army M/418117 Private Army Service Corps

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William George Barras

Born 1868

Died 1917

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. "Vanguard"

Royal Navy Staff Surgeon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS 'Vanguard'

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Henry Barras

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33905

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Thomas Barras

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 21/1611 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army 1611 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion

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John Elliott Barras

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240423

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Alex Edward Barras

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 96691 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Barras

Died 1917

British Army 98629 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98629 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Ernest Barras

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302033

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Thomas Crawford Barras

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149956

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Gaston Barras

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154769

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Frank Percy Barras

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306537

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William Barras

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1929 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 300436 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 300436 Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 7th Battalion

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John Nicholas Barras

Australian Imperial Force

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Berton Barras

Australian Imperial Force 632

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Arthur Ernest Barras

Born 1898

Died 1979

Royal Navy J40022 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J40022 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J40022 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Edward Barras

Australian Imperial Force 19556

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John Thomas Barras

Born 1895

Royal Navy 16978 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Arthur Barras

Born 1896

Royal Navy J53065

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Alfred Charles Barras

Born 1899

Royal Navy M28967

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Joseph Barras

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669511

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