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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]

Albert Allan Bassett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59442

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Raymond Bassett

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 7315 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Harold Bassett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26550

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Bernard Harry Bassett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266782

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Albert George Bassett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27833

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Reginald Richard Bassett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300538

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Frank Bassett

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260835

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Horace Austin Bassett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198983

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Joseph Henry Bassett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194965

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Mary Caroline S Bassett

Born 1867

Died 1947

Other Empire Force Voluntary Aid Detachment at Rectory, Margaret Roding, Dunmow

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Harry Walter Bassett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267579

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Albert Bassett

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 2259 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 537927 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 240446 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Albert Edward Bassett

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171978 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Bassett

Died 1916

British Army 1581 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Philip James Bassett

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4963 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 391822 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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J G Bassett

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army 4769 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3/4th Battalion

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William Bassett

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 7959 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14042 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 14042 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur James Bassett

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14055 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 14055 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frank Louis Sansome Bassett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84959

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Reginald Winderbank Bassett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69644

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