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Sydney New South Wales [27]

Melbourne Victoria [20]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Mudgee New South Wales [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Nottingham [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bourke New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

London England [3]

Odiham, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Walthamstow, Essex [3]

Woolwich, London [3]

Acton, London [2]

Bowen Queensland [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cork [2]

County Donegal [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dagenham, Essex [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dunedin [2]

Frome, Somerset, England [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Moruya New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Old Windsor, Berkshire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Putney, London [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Roma Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [1876]

Gunner [197]

Corporal [147]

Driver [147]

Serjeant [142]

Second Lieutenant [111]

Sapper [106]

Lance Corporal [81]

Captain [61]

Lieutenant [40]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Pioneer [31]

Acting Corporal [27]

Major [23]

Bombardier [20]

Rifleman [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [13]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Able Seaman [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Guardsman [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Private Lance Corporal [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Trooper [5]

Worker [5]

Colonel [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Chief Stoker [2]

Civilian [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Cook [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Flying Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [235]

Labour Corps [233]

Royal Engineers [219]

Army Service Corps [199]

London Regiment [114]

Royal Garrison Artillery [101]

Machine Gun Corps [90]

Royal Army Medical Corps [90]

Liverpool Regiment [82]

Royal Fusiliers [71]

Middlesex Regiment [66]

Manchester Regiment [63]

Hampshire Regiment [53]

Lancashire Fusiliers [53]

Rifle Brigade [49]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Essex Regiment [45]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [43]

Lincolnshire Regiment [41]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38]

South Lancashire Regiment [38]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

The Queen's Regiment [34]

Worcestershire Regiment [34]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

East Kent Regiment [31]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

West Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

Bedfordshire Regiment [26]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Border Regiment [24]

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Army Ordnance Corps [22]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

Royal Flying Corps [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Service

British Army [2879]

Royal Navy [283]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225]

Australian Imperial Force [166]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [11]

British Indian Army [2]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [3915]

K [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3815]

Merchant Navy [69]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [92]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [27] Melbourne Victoria [20] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Maidstone, Kent [8] Mudgee New South Wales [7] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Nottingham [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Battersea, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bourke New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] London England [3] Odiham, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Walthamstow, Essex [3] Woolwich, London [3] Acton, London [2] Bowen Queensland [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cork [2] County Donegal [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dagenham, Essex [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dunedin [2] Frome, Somerset, England [2] Fulham, London [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Moruya New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Old Windsor, Berkshire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Putney, London [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Roma Queensland [2]

Rank

Private [1876] Gunner [197] Corporal [147] Driver [147] Serjeant [142] Second Lieutenant [111] Sapper [106] Lance Corporal [81] Captain [61] Lieutenant [40] Acting Serjeant [31] Pioneer [31] Acting Corporal [27] Major [23] Bombardier [20] Rifleman [16] Lieutenant Colonel [13] Lance Serjeant [11] Able Seaman [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Guardsman [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Private Lance Corporal [6] Staff Nurse [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Trooper [5] Worker [5] Colonel [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Nurse [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Commander [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Chief Stoker [2] Civilian [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Cook [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Flying Officer [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [235] Labour Corps [233] Royal Engineers [219] Army Service Corps [199] London Regiment [114] Royal Garrison Artillery [101] Machine Gun Corps [90] Royal Army Medical Corps [90] Liverpool Regiment [82] Royal Fusiliers [71] Middlesex Regiment [66] Manchester Regiment [63] Hampshire Regiment [53] Lancashire Fusiliers [53] Rifle Brigade [49] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] Cheshire Regiment [48] Essex Regiment [45] King's Royal Rifle Corps [43] Lincolnshire Regiment [41] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [38] South Lancashire Regiment [38] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Suffolk Regiment [36] The Queen's Regiment [34] Worcestershire Regiment [34] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] East Kent Regiment [31] Royal Lancaster Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] West Yorkshire Regiment [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] Bedfordshire Regiment [26] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Border Regiment [24] South Staffordshire Regiment [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] Royal Naval Division [23] Army Ordnance Corps [22] East Lancashire Regiment [22] Highland Light Infantry [22] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] Royal Flying Corps [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Service

British Army [2879] Royal Navy [283] Canadian Expeditionary Force [227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [225] Australian Imperial Force [166] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [11] British Indian Army [2] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [3915] K [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3815] Merchant Navy [69] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [92] Australia [2] Ireland [2] France [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

William Edgar Barton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 3475 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th

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Arthur Henry Barton

Born 1881

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force 4986

Australian Imperial Force 4986 Private

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John Barton

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7069 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Stanley Barton

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 4736 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Barton

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 458550 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Elias Joseph Barton

Born 1881

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33653

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Arthur G Barton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 012516 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 76363 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 76363 Rifleman Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Frank Claude Barton

Born 1889

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210297 Serjeant

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Frederick William Barton

Born 1898

Royal Navy PLY/19124 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PI 39171 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome

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Thomas Barton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 18164 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 323338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 323338 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Francis Barton

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3196

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Albert Richard Barton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3471 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Barton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2628 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army 2628 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion

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Percy Leonard Barton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 242369 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Nathaniel Dunbar Barton

Born 1894

Died 1985

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force NX70413 Lieutenant Colonel Australian Army Medical Corps

Australian Imperial Force Captain 7th Australian Light Horse

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Maurice George Warren Barton

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 92 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Barton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409066

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William Arthur Barton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167655

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Sidney Robert Barton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227265

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Robert James Barton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261345

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