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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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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]

William Thomas Bate

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162665

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Alfred Bate

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19989

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Arthur Brangwin Bate

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218858

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Edward Bertram Bate

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241747

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John Bate

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 25095 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Richard Bate

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 41273 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army G/52439 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William James Bate

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6100 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 202067 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battallion TF

British Army 202067 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph H Bate

Died 1918

British Army 48010 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Henry Bate

Died 1915

British Army 10817 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Clifford Bate

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 20856 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Eric James Bate

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55146 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55146 Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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H Bate

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 275496 Private Essex Regiment 1st

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George Leese Bate

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 93761 Royal Field Artillery

British Army M/280972 Serjeant Army Service Corps Y M.T. Coy.

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John Howard Bate

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160058

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George Beaumont Bate

Died 1917

British Army 6754 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 9th Bn.

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 18th Sqdn.

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Richard Brenton Bate

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 17189 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 17189 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Arthur Sefton Bate

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16542 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Walter Hart Bate

Born 1882

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477049 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Bert Bate

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103821

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J T D Bate

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54843 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps R.T. Centre

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