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Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [9]

Warrington, Lancashire [9]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [4]

Bodmin, Cornwall [4]

Clovelly, Devon, England [4]

Staffordshire [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bude, Cornwall [2]

Central Tilba New South Wales [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Fenton, Staffordshire [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liskeard, Cornwall [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Tilba Tilba New South Wales [2]

Wadebridge, Cornwall [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Brecon [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clovelly, Devon [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Earlstown, Lancashire [1]

East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [404]

Gunner [59]

Driver [29]

Sapper [29]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal 2nd [23]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Captain [15]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Surgeon [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sapper [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Auxiliary Nurse [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain (temporary) [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant- Transport Officer [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Royal Engineers [47]

Army Service Corps [43]

Labour Corps [43]

South Lancashire Regiment [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Manchester Regiment [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

London Regiment [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [665]

Royal Navy [90]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [938]

C [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [912]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

Port Isaac, Cornwall, England [9] Warrington, Lancashire [9] Melbourne Victoria [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Baldock, Hertfordshire [4] Bodmin, Cornwall [4] Clovelly, Devon, England [4] Staffordshire [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bude, Cornwall [2] Central Tilba New South Wales [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Fenton, Staffordshire [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Handsworth, Staffordshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liskeard, Cornwall [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Tilba Tilba New South Wales [2] Wadebridge, Cornwall [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackheath, Staffordshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Brecon [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clovelly, Devon [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonshire England [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Earlstown, Lancashire [1] East Dulwich, Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [404] Gunner [59] Driver [29] Sapper [29] Serjeant [27] Corporal 2nd [23] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [17] Captain [15] Acting Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Surgeon [2] Worker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sapper [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Auxiliary Nurse [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain (temporary) [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant- Transport Officer [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57] Royal Engineers [47] Army Service Corps [43] Labour Corps [43] South Lancashire Regiment [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [20] Manchester Regiment [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [16] London Regiment [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] South Wales Borderers [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Military Foot Police [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Service

British Army [665] Royal Navy [90] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Australian Imperial Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [938] C [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [912] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Harry Bate

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 23385 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 44th Casualty Clearing Station

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John Henry Bate

Born 1877

Died 1942

British Army 29229 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 16230/29229 South Lancs corps/ Cheshire Reg

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Albert Bate

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1150 Corporal 2nd Royal Field Artillery

British Army 795703 Corporal 2nd Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Yeld Bate

Born 1876

Died 1932

British Army Reverend Chaplain Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Edwyn Ernest Hope Bate

Born 1893

Died 1984

British Army Second Lieutenant London regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd City of London battalion

British Army Lieutenant London regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd City of London battalion

British Army Captain London regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd City of London battalion

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Alfred Joseph Stanhope Bate

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1779 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 538196 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Bate

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 42195 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Cecil Francis Bate

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3687

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Thomas Bate

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Benjamin Bate

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army 8163 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 8163 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Bate

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67190

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John Thomas Bate

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38754

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Albert Howard Bate

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157349

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Alfred Joseph Bate

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279545

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Reginald Martin Joseph Bate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74211

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Gilbert James Bate

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278220

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Alan Charles Lorraine Bate

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Captain Territorial Force Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Bate

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194693

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John Bernard Bate

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239882

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Mark Joseph Bate

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38289

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