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Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Wolverhampton [4]

Angaston South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Northamptonshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

St Arnaud Victoria [3]

Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Brereton, Cheshire [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Desborough, Northants [2]

Dulwich, London [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Herberton Queensland [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Manchester England [2]

Northampton [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wandsworth, Surrey [2]

Warrington England [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Alresford, Essex, England [1]

Alsager, Staffordshire [1]

Ancoats, Lancs [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton - On - Mersey Sale, Cheshire [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bisden, Cheshire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brecon Wales [1]

Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [667]

Gunner [82]

Driver [65]

Serjeant [57]

Corporal 2nd [51]

Sapper [36]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lance Corporal [22]

Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [7]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Corporal 2nd [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Director [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [60]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Manchester Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

London Regiment [24]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1032]

Royal Navy [95]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [85]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1326]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1297]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

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Manchester, Lancashire [8] Melbourne Victoria [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Wolverhampton [4] Angaston South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Chelsea, London [3] Northamptonshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] St Arnaud Victoria [3] Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Birmingham England [2] Brereton, Cheshire [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Desborough, Northants [2] Dulwich, London [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Herberton Queensland [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester [2] Manchester England [2] Northampton [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wandsworth, Surrey [2] Warrington England [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Alresford, Essex, England [1] Alsager, Staffordshire [1] Ancoats, Lancs [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton - On - Mersey Sale, Cheshire [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bedford [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bisden, Cheshire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brecon Wales [1] Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [667] Gunner [82] Driver [65] Serjeant [57] Corporal 2nd [51] Sapper [36] Second Lieutenant [23] Lance Corporal [22] Corporal [13] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [7] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Corporal 2nd [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Captain Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Stoker [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Director [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Labour Corps [87] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [60] Machine Gun Corps [42] Manchester Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [36] Leicestershire Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] London Regiment [24] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Cheshire Regiment [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] Liverpool Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1032] Royal Navy [95] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [85] Australian Imperial Force [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1326] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1297] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

William James Barratt

Born 1892

Died 1960

British Army 31533 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Barratt

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13079

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13079 Quartermaster Sergeant Canadian Infantry Brigade H.Q. 2nd

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Richard Barratt

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307355

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Thomas Alfred Barratt

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army 73351 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 73351 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Southern Army Troops Signals RE

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Frank Barratt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62876

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Arthur Barratt

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 12726 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Service Battalion

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William Thomas Barratt

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 26696 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 498949 Corporal Labour Corps 49th Agricultural Company

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G Barratt

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 162786 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 5th/4th Siege Arty. Reserve Brigade

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George Barratt

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

Royal Navy Gunner Hms Indefatigable

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Eli Barratt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146035

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Jerry Barratt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144768

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Ross Barratt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76170

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Walter Freestone Barratt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60373

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Henry Christopher Barratt

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281765

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Arthur John Barratt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100903

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Cyril Harold Barratt

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 108725 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Charles Edward Barratt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2905 Gloucestershire Regiment 5th gloucest Battalion

British Army 2905 Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frank Barratt

Died 1918

British Army 5896 Corporal 2nd Manchester Regiment

British Army 201334 Corporal 2nd Manchester Regiment

British Army 201334 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Albert Edward Barratt

Born 1901

Died 1918

British Army 49434 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Raymond William Barratt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225914

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