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Bendigo Victoria [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Helston, Cornwall [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Roebourne Western Australia [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Tavistock, Devon [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Adelong New South Wales [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Condoblin New South Wales [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hendy, Carmarthenshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mulwala New South Wales [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Roma Queensland [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Turners Marsh Tasmania [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Ashwater, Devon [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barcombe, Sussex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bayswater, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braunton, Devon, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brompton, London, Middlesex [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Burton upon Trent [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [518]

Gunner [64]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [47]

Sapper [34]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Captain [11]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Major [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [5]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Leading Seaman [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Grade [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Acting Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [72]

Labour Corps [69]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Army Service Corps [57]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Welsh Regiment [23]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Kent Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [819]

Royal Navy [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Australian Imperial Force [59]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1190]

Contribution

Military Service [1166]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

New Zealand [1]

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Bendigo Victoria [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Melbourne Victoria [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Helston, Cornwall [3] Marylebone, London [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Roebourne Western Australia [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Tavistock, Devon [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Adelong New South Wales [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Colac Victoria [2] Condoblin New South Wales [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hendy, Carmarthenshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mulwala New South Wales [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Roma Queensland [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Turners Marsh Tasmania [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Ashwater, Devon [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barcombe, Sussex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bayswater, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bircham Tofts Norfolk [1] Blackheath, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braunton, Devon, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Brompton, London, Middlesex [1] Buenos Aires [1] Burton upon Trent [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [518] Gunner [64] Driver [52] Serjeant [47] Sapper [34] Second Lieutenant [31] Corporal [21] Lieutenant [16] Corporal 2nd [13] Lance Corporal [12] Captain [11] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Major [7] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [5] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Leading Seaman [3] Worker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brevet Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Grade [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Acting Major [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fourth Engineer Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [72] Labour Corps [69] Royal Field Artillery [65] Army Service Corps [57] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Welsh Regiment [23] Devonshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Kent Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [819] Royal Navy [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Australian Imperial Force [59] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1190]

Contribution

Military Service [1166] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20] New Zealand [1]

Harry Cyril Bassett

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130198 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force Recruits Wing

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Leslie John Bassett

Born 1882

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 4312

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Spencer Thomas Bassett

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 18th Company

British Army Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 140th Siege Battery

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery 140th Siege Battery

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Frederick Bassett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 44565 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 30105 Leicestershire Regiment 51st Battalion

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Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett

Born 1892

Died 1983

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/515 Corporal Divisional Signal Company

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William Bassett

Died 1916

British Army SD/2838 Acting Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2838 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Alfred Thomas Bassett

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 455 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 260093 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Bassett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14279 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Bassett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27783

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Edwin Bassett

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77357

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Joseph Bassett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65885

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Francis Bassett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295183

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Thomas Charles Bassett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294753

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Edwin Richard Bassett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283825

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Gilbert Bassett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60561

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David John Bassett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56128

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John Hocking Bassett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85381

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Charles Bassett

Died 1916

British Army 7193 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Thomas Arthur Bassett

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy Probationary Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 01123 Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Commander Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "President."

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Colin Sharp Bassett

Born 1867

Died 1939

Other Empire Force Reverend Voluntary Aid Detachment

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