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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Romford, Essex [3]

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3]

Bedfordshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

London England [2]

Maulden, Bedfordshire [2]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Ballinastow, Wicklow [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Bethnal Green, East London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

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Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chester [1]

Chigwell, Epping, Essex [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dongara Western Australia [1]

Felstead, Essex [1]

Freemantle Southampton [1]

Gosport, England [1]

Great Western Victoria [1]

Greenwich [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hambleton, Oakham, Rutland [1]

Happy Valley Victoria [1]

Hinckley, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Hitchin Road, Clifton, near Biggleswade, Beds. [1]

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Private [461]

Corporal [40]

Gunner [38]

Driver [35]

Serjeant [35]

Sapper [20]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [11]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Wheeler [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

ALIAS Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Filter [1]

Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65]

Labour Corps [59]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Royal Engineers [44]

Essex Regiment [32]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Hertfordshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Kent Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [661]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [844]

R [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Marylebone, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Romford, Essex [3] West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3] Bedfordshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] London England [2] Maulden, Bedfordshire [2] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Ballinastow, Wicklow [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Bethnal Green, East London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Calcutta [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chester [1] Chigwell, Epping, Essex [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dongara Western Australia [1] Felstead, Essex [1] Freemantle Southampton [1] Gosport, England [1] Great Western Victoria [1] Greenwich [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hambleton, Oakham, Rutland [1] Happy Valley Victoria [1] Hinckley, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Hitchin Road, Clifton, near Biggleswade, Beds. [1]

Rank

Private [461] Corporal [40] Gunner [38] Driver [35] Serjeant [35] Sapper [20] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [11] Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Wheeler [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] ALIAS Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Clerk [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Filter [1] Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant Acting Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [65] Labour Corps [59] London Regiment [51] Royal Field Artillery [50] Royal Engineers [44] Essex Regiment [32] Royal Fusiliers [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Hertfordshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Cambridgeshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Kent Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [661] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [844] R [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

George Ernest Bass

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 370068 Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 862 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370068 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William J Bass

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 111890 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Harold Bass

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd attached 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

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Henry William Bass

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy Signalman HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy J20860 Signalman

Royal Navy J20860 Signalman HMS Mary Rose

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James Henry Bass

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 374066 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8083 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Wesley Bass

Born 1882

Died 1960

Canadian Expeditionary Force 624678

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151st Overseas Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Edmonton Regiment

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William Reuben Bass

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 35245 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 35th Heavy Battery RGA

British Army 35245 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery L Anti-Aircraft Battery RGA

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Reginald Joseph Victor Bass

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6509 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533280 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533280 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Thomas David Bass

Born 1869

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 8275 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8275DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corientes."

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William Bass

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121773

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Bertrand Henry Charles Bass

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army 655895 Private London Regiment 21st Reserve Battalion

British Army Royal Fusiliers

British Army Private London Regiment 2/1st Battalion

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Reuben Bass

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186053

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Cecil John Bass

Born 1898

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63794

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William Bass

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77104

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Harold Bass

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Attached West Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick Bass

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279056

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Christopher Charles Bass

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37325

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Henry Bass

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89352

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George John Bass

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65724

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John William Dimpsey Bass

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62872

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