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Dorchester, Dorset [9]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire [2]

Forest Hill, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Lower Nicholson Victoria [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Titchfield, Hampshire [2]

Totton, Hampshire, England [2]

Willesden, Middlesex [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Cape Town [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

County Cork [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Creekmoor, Dorset [1]

Dorchester [1]

Dorchester England [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Frome, Dorset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hayling Island, Hampshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hull Yorkshire [1]

Ivybridge, Devon [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kingwood, Hampshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [164]

Gunner [24]

Driver [21]

Corporal 2nd [15]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major General [2]

Trooper [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Electrical Artificer 3c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant General [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Major [1]

Mechanician [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [16]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

12th Lancers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [266]

Royal Navy [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [451]

Contribution

Military Service [432]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Dorchester, Dorset [9] Sydney New South Wales [5] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Bishopstone, Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Emsworth, Hampshire [2] Forest Hill, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Lower Nicholson Victoria [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Titchfield, Hampshire [2] Totton, Hampshire, England [2] Willesden, Middlesex [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Worcester [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Cape Town [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] County Cork [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Creekmoor, Dorset [1] Dorchester [1] Dorchester England [1] Ealing, London [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Frome, Dorset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hayling Island, Hampshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Homerton, London [1] Hull Yorkshire [1] Ivybridge, Devon [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kingwood, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Rank

Private [164] Gunner [24] Driver [21] Corporal 2nd [15] Second Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major General [2] Trooper [2] Trumpeter [2] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Electrical Artificer 3c [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant General [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Major [1] Mechanician [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [16] Hampshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Tank Corps [3] 12th Lancers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Household Battalion [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Irish Guards [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [266] Royal Navy [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

B [451]

Contribution

Military Service [432] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

Walter Barter

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army T4/058312 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/058312 Private Army Service Corps 279th Company

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Alan Barter

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2279 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 2279 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Adrian Elliot Barter

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 6/3568 Royal Naval Division

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William George Barter

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 66659 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 66659 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet Royal Air Force Cadet School

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Thomas William Barter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28719

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George William Barter

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2565 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1628 Sapper Royal Engineers 29th Division Signal company

British Army 558220 Sapper Royal Engineers 29th Division Signal Company

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Thomas Barter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9186

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William Charles Barter

Born 1864

Died 1914

Royal Navy 119878 (RFR Po A891) Petty Officer Stoker HMS Hogue

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Percy Edwin Gainer Barter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83215

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Albert James Barter

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268678

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Edward George Barter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43915

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William Barter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147852

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Alfred James Barter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306687

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Henry James Barter

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy M10069

Royal Navy M/10069 Junior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve H.M. Hospital Ship "Rohilla"

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Alfred Joseph Barter

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 285954

Royal Navy 285954 Mechanician H.M.S. "Formidable"

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Reginald Sidney Barter

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 21587 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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James Hayter Barter

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2852 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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Alfred John Barter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32803

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Frederick Walter Barter

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16401 Corporal 2nd Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army L/16401 Corporal 2nd Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army L/16401 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Barter

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army Second Lieutenant Ghurka Rifles

British Army Captain Ghurka Rifles

British Army 3902 Company Serjeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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