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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]

John Roy Batchelor

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55535

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Arthur Reginald Batchelor

Born 1900

Died 1941

Royal Navy J54353 Boy II H.M.S. Impregnable

Royal Navy P/J 54353 Yeoman of Signals H.M.S. Hood

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Thomas William Batchelor

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227861

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Harvey Batchelor

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29980

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Robert Frederick Batchelor

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48392

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Frederick Batchelor

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army 18265 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sidney May John Batchelor

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61246

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Richard Batchelor

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 761 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Frederick James Batchelor

Died 1917

British Army 306529 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Batchelor

Died 1914

British Army 2362 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James May Batchelor

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 6580 Private Scots Guards

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Thomas Batchelor

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13152 Private Scots Guards

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Frederick W Batchelor

Died 1917

British Army 43856 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James Batchelor

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 202200 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd/4th

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George Alfred Batchelor

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1519

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1519 Lance Corporal Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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George W Batchelor

Died 1917

British Army 12096 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

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J W Batchelor

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army G/27245 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Thomas Batchelor

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196366

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Charles James Batchelor

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222919

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Frederick George Batchelor

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37328

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