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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]

Arthur Edward Bate

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 954 Private Australian Infantry 23rd Battalion

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Thomas Bate

Born 1873

Died 1914

Royal Navy 155853 Leading Seaman HMS Monmouth

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Frederick Bate

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213351

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Albert Edward Bate

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215670

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Alfred James Bate

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225938

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George Thomas Bate

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264846

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Percy Thomas Bate

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 75834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 44th Battalion

British Army 75834 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Over Bate

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant- Transport Officer 9th Infantry Brigade Machine Gun Company

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Thomas Wilfred Wright Bate

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2823

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Harry Bate

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29095

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Walter Leslie Bate

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206930

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Harold Henry Bate

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214287

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Sidney Douglas Bate

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244508

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Howard Bate

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268222

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William Joseph Bate

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270032

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Francis Bate

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 39022 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Stanley Bate

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 938 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Bate

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 38330 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 38330 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Alfred Walter Bate

Died 1915

British Army 1014 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Bate

Died 1917

British Army 203035 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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