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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Birmingham England [2]

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Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

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Christchurch [1]

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Private [117]

Gunner [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [10]

Captain [7]

Corporal [6]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain / Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th South African Infantry [1]

1st Garrison Royal Scots [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1]

3rd Dragoons Guards [1]

4th Punjab Infantry (57th Rifles) [1]

4th West Riding Regiment [1]

51st Labour Company [1]

Service

British Army [188]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [244]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Norwich, Norfolk [3] Birmingham England [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Christchurch [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1] Harrow, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lee, Kent [1] Leighton [1] Leighton, Huntingdonshire [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Workington England [1]

Rank

Private [117] Gunner [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Driver [10] Serjeant [10] Captain [7] Corporal [6] Major [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain / Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th South African Infantry [1] 1st Garrison Royal Scots [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own) [1] 3rd Dragoons Guards [1] 4th Punjab Infantry (57th Rifles) [1] 4th West Riding Regiment [1] 51st Labour Company [1]

Service

British Army [188] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [244]

Contribution

Military Service [238] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Edward Egerton Barwell

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant att. East Lancashire Regiment

Indian Army Second Lieutenant att. 9th Gurkhas

Indian Army 4th Punjab Infantry (57th Rifles)

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Francis Reinagle Barwell

Born 1874

Died 1943

British Army

British Army Temporary Captain / Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Howard Barwell

Born 1900

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176070

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Francis Reinagle Barwell

Born 1874

Died 1943

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Wilfred Barwell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 30208 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Frederick Morris Barwell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113754

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Daniel Joseph Barwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33660

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Wilfred Thomas De Berdewelle Barwell

Born 1873

Died 1961

British Army Second Lieutenant Railway Transport Establishment

British Army Major Railway Transport Establishment

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George Barwell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221003

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Hugh William Earnes Barwell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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David Barwell

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 1715 Private 3rd Dragoons Guards

British Army D/1715 Private 3rd Dragoons Guards

British Army 1715 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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William George Barwell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252021

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Frederick William Barwell

Died 1916

British Army 16563 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Edward Barwell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25613 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Barwell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 21889 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 333872 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Barwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3657 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur E Barwell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 22060 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur W Barwell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 21103 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold Barwell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7907

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Robert Barwell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14969

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