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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Antwerp [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cwm, Monmouthshire [1]

Ewell, Surrey, England [1]

Exeter [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Gomersall, Yorkshire [1]

Heaviteal, Devon [1]

Herne Hill, London [1]

Higher Holcombe Teignmouth, Devon [1]

Littleham, Exmouth, Devon [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Norwich England [1]

Otter Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Ottery St Mary, Devon [1]

Redhill, Surrey [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

Smithfield, London [1]

South Lambeth, London [1]

St Ouen [1]

St Thomas, Devon [1]

St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1]

Topsham, Devon [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Worcester England [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [7]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Bombardier [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant/ Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Squadron Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain RMLI [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Belgian Agents [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

12th Lancers [1]

13th Reserve battalion [1]

1st Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

28th Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Agent [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chicago Unit Nursing Staff [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [170]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [227]

Contribution

Military Service [220]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [227] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Plymouth, Devon [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Antwerp [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cheltenham [1] Cwm, Monmouthshire [1] Ewell, Surrey, England [1] Exeter [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Gomersall, Yorkshire [1] Heaviteal, Devon [1] Herne Hill, London [1] Higher Holcombe Teignmouth, Devon [1] Littleham, Exmouth, Devon [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Norwich England [1] Otter Saint Mary, Devon [1] Ottery St Mary, Devon [1] Redhill, Surrey [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] Smithfield, London [1] South Lambeth, London [1] St Ouen [1] St Thomas, Devon [1] St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1] Topsham, Devon [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Worcester England [1]

Rank

Private [100] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Serjeant [12] Sapper [7] Corporal 2nd [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Petty Officer [2] Bombardier [1] Civilian [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant/ Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Squadron Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain RMLI [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Belgian Agents [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 12th Lancers [1] 13th Reserve battalion [1] 1st Berkshire Yeomanry [1] 28th Company Royal Defence Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Agent [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chicago Unit Nursing Staff [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [170] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [227]

Contribution

Military Service [220] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Tom Bastin

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 182571 Petty Officer HMS Fawn

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Edward Bastin

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy Sergeant Major

Royal Navy CH/8387 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Temporary Captain RMLI

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Ernest George Bastin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52669

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Albert Edward Bastin

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/15728 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Richard Bastin

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 457052 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Wessex Field Ambulance

British Army 1689 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Wessex Field Ambulance

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Edgar Conrad Bastin

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143256

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R Bastin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410125

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Ernest Albert Bastin

Born 1883

Died 1921

British Army 1759 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 24th Field Ambulance

British Army 1759 Corporal 2nd Royal Army Medical Corps 24th Field Ambulance

British Army 457072 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Wessex Field Ambulance

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Sefton Francis Bastin

Born 1895

Died 1986

British Army 309 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 865037 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery Transport

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Wallace Bull Bastin

Died 1917

British Army M2/168247 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Bastin

Died 1915

British Army 3/1926 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Victor Vernal Bastin

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 21548 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Henry Bastin

Died 1916

British Army 2498 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Benjamin Bastin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/34030 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Redvers John Bastin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155262

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Arthur Bastin

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 2211 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2211 Private Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry

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John Harold Noden Bastin

Australian Imperial Force 2074

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Percy Frederick Bastin

Australian Imperial Force 484

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George Lee Bastin

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709355

Canadian Expeditionary Force 709355 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Bastin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165048

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