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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

London England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cape Colony [2]

Downton, Wiltshire [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Farnborough, Kent [2]

Feltham, Middlesex [2]

Hampshire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Madras [2]

Manchester [2]

Mickleham, Surrey [2]

Middlesex England [2]

Par, Cornwall [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Tring, Hertfordshire [2]

Willesden, Middlesex, England [2]

York [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Ayr Scotland [1]

Balham, London [1]

Bath [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Bosham, Sussex [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bretford, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton England [1]

Buckingham England [1]

Rank

Private [725]

Gunner [86]

Driver [65]

Serjeant [54]

Sapper [43]

Corporal 2nd [38]

Lance Corporal [35]

Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [21]

Pioneer [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Temporary Captain [9]

Bombardier [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Worker [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Major [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Canteen Worker [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Private [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [109]

Royal Field Artillery [97]

Labour Corps [92]

Army Service Corps [80]

London Regiment [71]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

East Kent Regiment [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1168]

Royal Navy [126]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1520]

Contribution

Military Service [1491]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] London England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cape Colony [2] Downton, Wiltshire [2] Edmonton, London [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Farnborough, Kent [2] Feltham, Middlesex [2] Hampshire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lewisham, London [2] Madras [2] Manchester [2] Mickleham, Surrey [2] Middlesex England [2] Par, Cornwall [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Tring, Hertfordshire [2] Willesden, Middlesex, England [2] York [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Ayr Scotland [1] Balham, London [1] Bath [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Bosham, Sussex [1] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bretford, Warwickshire [1] Brighton [1] Brighton England [1] Buckingham England [1]

Rank

Private [725] Gunner [86] Driver [65] Serjeant [54] Sapper [43] Corporal 2nd [38] Lance Corporal [35] Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [25] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [21] Pioneer [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Lieutenant [10] Temporary Captain [9] Bombardier [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Able Seaman [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Worker [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Major [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Canteen Worker [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Private [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Staff Nurse [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 2nd Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [109] Royal Field Artillery [97] Labour Corps [92] Army Service Corps [80] London Regiment [71] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] The Queen's Regiment [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Middlesex Regiment [34] Machine Gun Corps [32] Royal Fusiliers [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] East Surrey Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] East Kent Regiment [17] Wiltshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Highlanders [12] Essex Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1168] Royal Navy [126] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Australian Imperial Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1520]

Contribution

Military Service [1491] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

Hedley Vere Batchelor

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army WR/284016 Sergeant Royal Engineers

British Army 213294 Sergeant Royal Engineers

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Charles Batchelor

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12593 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 12593 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Henry Washington Batchelor

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd General Hospital

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd General Hospital

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Somerset Batchelor

Born 1887

Died 1952

British Army 251797 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 251797 Driver Royal Artillery

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Vernon Batchelor

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1847 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 1847 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1847 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Charles John Batchelor

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 272127 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 374313 Sapper Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army WR313158 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Walter Henry Batchelor

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 8272 Lance Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 5989 Private Oxfordshire Light Infantry

British Army 8272 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Batchelor

Died 1918

British Army 7217 Acting Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 7217 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 147477 Sergeant Royal Engineers 183 Tunnelling Company

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Arthur C Batchelor

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 324 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army 324 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Reginald Edwin Batchelor

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4825 Private London Regiment

British Army 4825 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 1st Battalion

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Arthur James Batchelor

Born 1862

Died 1918

British Army SS/12537 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 304192 Private Labour Corps

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Henry James Batchelor

Born 1882

Died 1925

British Army 5018 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 29769 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army WR/291732 Private Royal Engineers

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Bertie Batchelor

Died 1918

British Army 44841 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 44841 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Arthur Edward Batchelor

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 36710 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sydney William Batchelor

Died 1918

British Army 543077 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Batchelor

Died 1917

British Army 21511 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Henry Batchelor

Died 1917

British Army 16658 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 10th Battalion

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Sydney Dennett Batchelor

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 33229 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35547 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Gilbert Henry Batchelor

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy 18569 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Batchelor

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41285

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