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Melbourne Victoria [11]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Heathfield, Sussex [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [2]

Berwick, Sussex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Seacombe, Cheshire [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Aintree, Lancashire [1]

Altincham Cheshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Arrah [1]

Auckland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Backbarrow, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnstable.Devon [1]

Barnstaple England [1]

Barnstaple, North Devon [1]

Barrow on Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead,Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [662]

Gunner [81]

Driver [59]

Corporal 2nd [49]

Serjeant [49]

Sapper [38]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [29]

Captain [23]

Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [15]

Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Corporal 2nd [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colonel [3]

Commander [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [2]

Major General [2]

Orderly [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Paymaster [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [96]

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Army Service Corps [67]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Manchester Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

British West Indies Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Border Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6]

Service

British Army [1076]

Royal Navy [120]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1396]

H [3]

L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1366]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Barbados [2]

Jamaica [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [11] Brighton, Sussex [6] Heathfield, Sussex [6] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Bath, Somerset [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [2] Berwick, Sussex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Seacombe, Cheshire [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Aintree, Lancashire [1] Altincham Cheshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Arrah [1] Auckland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Backbarrow, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnstable.Devon [1] Barnstaple England [1] Barnstaple, North Devon [1] Barrow on Furness, Lancashire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead,Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [662] Gunner [81] Driver [59] Corporal 2nd [49] Serjeant [49] Sapper [38] Second Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [29] Captain [23] Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [15] Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [8] Acting Corporal 2nd [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colonel [3] Commander [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [2] Major General [2] Orderly [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Saddler [2] Staff Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Paymaster [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [96] Royal Field Artillery [86] Army Service Corps [67] Labour Corps [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] London Regiment [38] Royal Lancaster Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Manchester Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [30] Liverpool Regiment [28] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Cheshire Regiment [26] Devonshire Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [24] Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] East Lancashire Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] British West Indies Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Border Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Air Force [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [6]

Service

British Army [1076] Royal Navy [120] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79] Australian Imperial Force [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1396] H [3] L [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1366] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Barbados [2] Jamaica [1] United States [1]

Leonard Barrow

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48193

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Bertram Wallace Barrow

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199247

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Alfred Walter Henham-Barrow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army S/13191 Private Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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Robert Barrow

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 7094 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533721 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533721 Private London Regiment 1/15 (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Joseph Benson Barrow

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221720

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Frederick Barrow

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239485

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Alfred Montagu Barrow

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1582 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1582 Serjeant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 1582 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frederick William Barrow

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Thomas Barrow

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 19610 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 19610 Private Loyal North Lancs Regt

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Spencer Ellwood Barrow

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant 1/5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1st Lieutenant 1/5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Hector Henry Barrow

Died 1915

British Army 3646 Lance Corporal 17th Lancers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Frank Barrow

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J67148 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory

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Thomas Barrow

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312133

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Wilfred Samuel Barrow

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67664

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William Barrow

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401424

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Alfred W Barrow

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army 7634 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 72873 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 72873 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Benjamin Barrow

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408567

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Arthur Frank Barrow

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146665

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Robert Lester Barrow

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77940

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Victor Frank Barrow

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 535397 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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