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Reigate, Surrey [6]

Redhill, Surrey [5]

Worthing, Sussex [5]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Edenbridge, Kent [2]

Nutfield, Surrey [2]

Vauxhall, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Belfast [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brighton,Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Dover England [1]

East Grinstead England [1]

Forest Row, Sussex [1]

Hackney London [1]

Hillside Chaldon, Surrey, England [1]

Horley, Surrey [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough, North Ormesby, Yorkshire [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Redhill England [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Shankill, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Surrey England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Warwick England [1]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [1]

Whitstable, Kent [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Worthing [1]

Rank

Private [167]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [18]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

London Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Scottish Horse [1]

21st Lancers [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [252]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [334]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Reigate, Surrey [6] Redhill, Surrey [5] Worthing, Sussex [5] Croydon, Surrey [3] Dover, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Edenbridge, Kent [2] Nutfield, Surrey [2] Vauxhall, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Auckland [1] Belfast [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brighton,Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Dover England [1] East Grinstead England [1] Forest Row, Sussex [1] Hackney London [1] Hillside Chaldon, Surrey, England [1] Horley, Surrey [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lee, Kent [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, North Ormesby, Yorkshire [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Redhill England [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Shankill, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Surrey England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Warwick England [1] Whitchurch, Shropshire [1] Whitstable, Kent [1] Worcestershire [1] Worthing [1]

Rank

Private [167] Driver [18] Serjeant [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Able Seaman [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [26] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [18] The Queen's Regiment [16] Labour Corps [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] London Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal West Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Scottish Horse [1] 21st Lancers [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [252] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [334]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James Charles Bashford

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 8511 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8511 Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 8507 Cheshire Regiment

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Reuben Bashford

Died 1916

British Army SD/3071 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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John Bashford

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 963 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 963 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Radclyffe James Lindsay Bashford

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Ordnance Depot

British Army Captain Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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William Walter Bashford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283395

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Alfred Bashford

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 217071 Boy 2nd Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 217071 Boy 1st Class HMS Lion

Royal Navy 217071 Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Edgar Valetta Bashford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56421

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Handel Bashford

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44650

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Frederick Bashford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194178

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George Bashford

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95939

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Alexander Bashford

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 17264 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Leonard George Bashford

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67182

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Leonard Abraham Bashford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 30836 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30836 Private City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)

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Henry Bashford

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243689

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William Henry Bashford

Born 1885

Died 1919

Royal Navy 312508 Acting Leading Stoker Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion

Royal Navy 312508 Stoker 1st Class HMS Bacchante

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Daniel Bashford

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192939

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Percy William Bashford

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207669

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William Basford

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 8202 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 236300 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Bashford

Died 1917

British Army C/55 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Bashford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224427

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