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Melbourne Victoria [29]

Sydney New South Wales [23]

Adelaide South Australia [15]

London, Middlesex, England [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

London, Middlesex [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

Cork [10]

Camberwell, London [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Perth Western Australia [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Halifax, Yorkshire [5]

Islington, London, Middlesex [5]

Launceston Tasmania [5]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

Shoreditch, London [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Hammersmith, London [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

London England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Walthamstow, Essex [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bunbury Western Australia [3]

Dublin [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Gunnislake, Cornwall [3]

London [3]

Newbury, Berkshire [3]

Oxford [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [2]

Bacup, Lancashire [2]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Bournemouth England [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2786]

Gunner [285]

Driver [240]

Serjeant [212]

Sapper [164]

Corporal 2nd [144]

Second Lieutenant [112]

Corporal [78]

Lance Corporal [72]

Captain [63]

Pioneer [55]

Lieutenant [45]

Acting Serjeant [35]

Bombardier [27]

Acting Corporal [22]

Lance Corporal 2nd [21]

Rifleman [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Acting Corporal 2nd [16]

Major [16]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Colonel [8]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Worker [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Nurse [5]

Sister [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Bandsman [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [366]

Royal Field Artillery [358]

Royal Engineers [318]

Army Service Corps [282]

London Regiment [194]

Royal Garrison Artillery [156]

Machine Gun Corps [133]

Royal Fusiliers [111]

Royal Army Medical Corps [109]

Manchester Regiment [78]

Middlesex Regiment [77]

Northumberland Fusiliers [71]

Rifle Brigade [69]

West Yorkshire Regiment [66]

Norfolk Regiment [65]

West Riding Regiment [62]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [61]

Liverpool Regiment [59]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56]

Welsh Regiment [56]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [54]

The Queen's Regiment [53]

Hampshire Regiment [51]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

Dorsetshire Regiment [50]

Essex Regiment [49]

Suffolk Regiment [49]

Royal Army Service Corps [48]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

East Lancashire Regiment [47]

Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Durham Light Infantry [45]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45]

Somerset Light Infantry [43]

British West Indies Regiment [42]

East Yorkshire Regiment [41]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

East Surrey Regiment [37]

Gloucestershire Regiment [37]

East Kent Regiment [36]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [36]

Army Ordnance Corps [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [35]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33]

Royal Sussex Regiment [33]

Wiltshire Regiment [33]

Army Veterinary Corps [32]

South Lancashire Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Service

British Army [4222]

Royal Navy [465]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [339]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [310]

Australian Imperial Force [256]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63]

Other Empire Force [8]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [5742]

M [23]

K [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5626]

Merchant Navy [100]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [97]

Ireland [5]

South Africa [2]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [29] Sydney New South Wales [23] Adelaide South Australia [15] London, Middlesex, England [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] London, Middlesex [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] Cork [10] Camberwell, London [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Devonport, Devon [8] Perth Western Australia [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Swindon, Wiltshire [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Halifax, Yorkshire [5] Islington, London, Middlesex [5] Launceston Tasmania [5] Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] Shoreditch, London [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Hammersmith, London [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] London England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Walthamstow, Essex [4] Battersea, London [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bunbury Western Australia [3] Dublin [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Gunnislake, Cornwall [3] London [3] Newbury, Berkshire [3] Oxford [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Westminster, London [3] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [2] Bacup, Lancashire [2] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Bournemouth England [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2786] Gunner [285] Driver [240] Serjeant [212] Sapper [164] Corporal 2nd [144] Second Lieutenant [112] Corporal [78] Lance Corporal [72] Captain [63] Pioneer [55] Lieutenant [45] Acting Serjeant [35] Bombardier [27] Acting Corporal [22] Lance Corporal 2nd [21] Rifleman [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Acting Corporal 2nd [16] Major [16] Staff Serjeant [14] Acting Bombardier [12] Able Seaman [11] Colour Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Colonel [8] Shoeing Smith [8] Worker [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Deck Hand [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Nurse [5] Sister [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Bandsman [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [366] Royal Field Artillery [358] Royal Engineers [318] Army Service Corps [282] London Regiment [194] Royal Garrison Artillery [156] Machine Gun Corps [133] Royal Fusiliers [111] Royal Army Medical Corps [109] Manchester Regiment [78] Middlesex Regiment [77] Northumberland Fusiliers [71] Rifle Brigade [69] West Yorkshire Regiment [66] Norfolk Regiment [65] West Riding Regiment [62] Royal Berkshire Regiment [61] Liverpool Regiment [59] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [56] Welsh Regiment [56] King's Royal Rifle Corps [54] The Queen's Regiment [53] Hampshire Regiment [51] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] Dorsetshire Regiment [50] Essex Regiment [49] Suffolk Regiment [49] Royal Army Service Corps [48] Devonshire Regiment [47] East Lancashire Regiment [47] Yorkshire Regiment [47] Durham Light Infantry [45] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [45] Somerset Light Infantry [43] British West Indies Regiment [42] East Yorkshire Regiment [41] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [40] Cheshire Regiment [38] East Surrey Regiment [37] Gloucestershire Regiment [37] East Kent Regiment [36] Royal Munster Fusiliers [36] Army Ordnance Corps [35] Worcestershire Regiment [35] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [33] Royal Sussex Regiment [33] Wiltshire Regiment [33] Army Veterinary Corps [32] South Lancashire Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Service

British Army [4222] Royal Navy [465] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [339] Canadian Expeditionary Force [310] Australian Imperial Force [256] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [63] Other Empire Force [8] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [5742] M [23] K [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5626] Merchant Navy [100] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [97] Ireland [5] South Africa [2] Belgium [1] Canada [1] France [1] Germany [1] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1]

Daniel Barrett

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 6017 Private Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion (Reserve)

British Army 6017 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Alfred Barrett

Born 1888

British Army 14262 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 14262 Gunner Royal Field Artillery RA Detail

British Army 14262 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 162nd (Camberwell) Howitzer Brigade

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Alfred Edward Barrett

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 25324 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Archie James Barrett

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 340 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army 340 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/340 Sergeant The Buffs (East Kent)Regiment 6th battalion

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George E Barrett

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Y/40 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

British Army Y/40 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Joseph William Barrett

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 8169 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Barrett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/81854 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/19259 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Henry Charles Barrett

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 373911 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4961 Rifleman London Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 7063 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard Barrett

Died 1916

British Army 11058 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Barrett

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 7308 Fusilier Royal Fusiliers 18th

British Army GS/47767 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment) 11th Battalion

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Herbert Victor Barrett

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 197489 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery d/110th Battalion

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Reginald Barrett

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Alfred Barrett

Born 1881

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1251070

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1251070 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Rossiter Alfred Barrett

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3031 Private Australian Infantry

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Patrick Barrett

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 9663 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 9663 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

Australian Imperial Force N78407 Corporal Militia Forces Special Training School

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Edward Barrett

Died 1919

British Army M/319491 Private Army Service Corps 4th Army Head Quarters

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James Wilfred Barrett

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army 21900 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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James Edward Barrett

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 13686 Company Serjeant Major Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 13686 Warrant Officer Class 2 Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 13686 Company Serjeant Major King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Robert Barrett

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G/40 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army G/40 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Peter David Barrett

Born 1898

Died 1941

British Army 98367 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 579387 Private Labour Corps

British Army 60555 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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