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Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Chiltern Victoria [3]

Christmas Town Victoria [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Cunnigan New South Wales [1]

Durham [1]

Eldorado Victoria [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Hereford, England [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stainforth [1]

Sunderland [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland [1]

West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Driver [21]

Gunner [18]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Strapper [1]

Trooper Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Tank Corps [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

10th Hussars [1]

23rd Provisional Battalion [1]

4th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Cyclist Company [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [188]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [235]

Contribution

Military Service [230]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [235] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Chiltern Victoria [3] Christmas Town Victoria [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Cunnigan New South Wales [1] Durham [1] Eldorado Victoria [1] Gateshead England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Hereford, England [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stainforth [1] Sunderland [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Wallsend, Northumberland [1] West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [120] Driver [21] Gunner [18] Corporal 2nd [7] Sapper [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Deck Hand [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Strapper [1] Trooper Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Durham Light Infantry [24] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Labour Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Tank Corps [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marines Medical Unit [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 10th Hussars [1] 23rd Provisional Battalion [1] 4th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Cyclist Company [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [188] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [235]

Contribution

Military Service [230] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

James William Barrass

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131884

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Fred Barrass

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103130

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Aaron Barrass

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139004

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George Downing Barrass

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 18958 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 18958/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Idaho."

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James Athol Hedworth Barrass

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197735

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Henry Scougal Gibbons Barrass

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8466

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George Frederick Barrass

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 34098 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 34098 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Barrass

Died 1918

British Army 31037 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Barrass

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14260 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Barrass

Died 1916

British Army 17912 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Alfred Leonard Barrass

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 3/6014 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ralph Barrass

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 37253 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George William Barrass

Died 1916

British Army 11219 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11219 Acting Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11219 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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William Barrass

Died 1918

British Army 27/40 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Barrass

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 43464 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Robert Samuel Barrass

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307651

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Albert Louth Barrass

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47679

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John William Barrass

Died 1916

British Army 21454 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Richard Barrass

Australian Imperial Force

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Matthew Barrass

Died 1917

British Army 65992 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 40th Brigade

British Army 65992 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 40th Brigade

British Army 65992 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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