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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Copdock, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Foulness, Essex [1]

Hereford [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1]

Humber, Herefordshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Leiston, Suffolk [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Mordiford, Herefordshire [1]

Myland, Essex [1]

New Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Oakey Queensland [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [1]

Stockwell, London [1]

Stonemarket, Suffolk [1]

Totterdown Bristol [1]

West Mersea, Essex, England [1]

Wouldham, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [156]

Driver [19]

Gunner [16]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

3rd Engineer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private /Acting Corporal [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

130th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [243]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Colchester, Essex [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Copdock, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Deptford, London [1] Foulness, Essex [1] Hereford [1] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [1] Humber, Herefordshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Leiston, Suffolk [1] London [1] London England [1] Mordiford, Herefordshire [1] Myland, Essex [1] New Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Oakey Queensland [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Stepney, London, Middlesex [1] Stockwell, London [1] Stonemarket, Suffolk [1] Totterdown Bristol [1] West Mersea, Essex, England [1] Wouldham, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [156] Driver [19] Gunner [16] Serjeant [12] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [8] Company Serjeant Major [5] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] 3rd Engineer [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Bombardier [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private /Acting Corporal [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [22] London Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Middlesex Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Military Foot Police [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 130th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [243] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [305]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Walter Barrell

Died 1918

British Army 58300 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Barrell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17458 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Herbert Barrell

Died 1917

British Army 12362 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17792 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 12362 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Michael Barrell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 43155 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Barrell

Died 1918

British Army 47237 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 71471 Private Labour Corps

British Army 47237 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas Barrell

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8305 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Harry Barrell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148598

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Harry Barrell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4818 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 4818 Private London Regiment

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George William Barrell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281541

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George Leslie Barrell

Australian Imperial Force 96152

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William Barrell

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 15013 Private South Wales Borderers

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Harold Stanley Barrell

Died 1917

British Army 34449 Private Essex Regiment

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William Albert Barrell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 222 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 291763 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Barrell

Died 1919

British Army 72190 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 48043 Private Labour Corps

British Army 72190 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Barrell

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 3/4229 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph Barrell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 64155 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Olivier Barrell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 87349 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Barrell

Died 1915

British Army 9733 Corporal 2nd Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9733 Corporal Essex Regiment

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Arthur Barrell

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 65330 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 65330 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Henry Herbert Barrell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army L/14044 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/14044 Private Middlesex Regiment

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