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Place of birth

London England [8]

Cork [6]

Halifax, Yorkshire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Islington, London [3]

Kennington, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Ashwell Thorpe Norfolk [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Clapham, Yorkshire, England [2]

Cowes, Hampshire [2]

Denham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [2]

Essex England [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Goole [2]

Great Heck, Pontefract [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Millicent South Australia [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Oxford [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

15 Madron Street, Surrey Square, Walworth, London [1]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Azamgarh, United Provinces [1]

Rank

Private [936]

Gunner [131]

Driver [75]

Serjeant [74]

Sapper [60]

Corporal 2nd [43]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Corporal [39]

Captain [32]

Lance Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Pioneer [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Major [7]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sister [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain Temporary Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Acting Brigadier General [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Trumpeter [2]

11th Corporal [1]

3rd Engineer [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [162]

Labour Corps [111]

Army Service Corps [101]

Royal Engineers [101]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

London Regiment [58]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [34]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Welsh Regiment [27]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Border Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1468]

Royal Navy [142]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105]

Australian Imperial Force [72]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1946]

J [6]

R [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1910]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

London England [8] Cork [6] Halifax, Yorkshire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] London, Middlesex [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Islington, London [3] Kennington, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Ashwell Thorpe Norfolk [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Clapham, Yorkshire, England [2] Cowes, Hampshire [2] Denham, Buckinghamshire [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Droitwich, Worcestershire [2] Essex England [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Goole [2] Great Heck, Pontefract [2] Lewisham, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Millicent South Australia [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Oxford [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] 15 Madron Street, Surrey Square, Walworth, London [1] Aghada, Cork [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Azamgarh, United Provinces [1]

Rank

Private [936] Gunner [131] Driver [75] Serjeant [74] Sapper [60] Corporal 2nd [43] Second Lieutenant [42] Corporal [39] Captain [32] Lance Corporal [32] Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Pioneer [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Major [7] Shoeing Smith [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Sister [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain Temporary Major [2] Colonel [2] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel Acting Brigadier General [2] Nursing Sister [2] Trumpeter [2] 11th Corporal [1] 3rd Engineer [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [162] Labour Corps [111] Army Service Corps [101] Royal Engineers [101] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] London Regiment [58] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] Machine Gun Corps [43] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [34] Royal Fusiliers [34] East Yorkshire Regiment [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Welsh Regiment [27] Middlesex Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Yorkshire Regiment [23] Liverpool Regiment [22] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Border Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] South Wales Borderers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1468] Royal Navy [142] Canadian Expeditionary Force [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105] Australian Imperial Force [72] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1946] J [6] R [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1910] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [43] Ireland [1] Jersey [1] South Africa [1]

James John Edward Bateman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165592

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Frederick Bateman

Died 1916

British Army 4302 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4302 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry Bateman

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 12660 Private 12th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 12660 Private Lancashire Fusiliers "C" Company, 12th Battalion.

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Francis Henry Bateman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53974

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Howard Robert Bateman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103759

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Alfred Ernest Bateman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22949

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John Bateman

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409069

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John Thomas Bateman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80943

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John Newman Bateman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303627

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Gordon Hinton Bateman

Born 1889

Died 1942

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces Class 4 Royal Army Chaplains Department

British Army Chaplain to the forces Class 4 Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Thomas J Bateman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301429

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Frederick Miller Bateman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1456 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Edward Bateman

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 14154 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 14154 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Gordon Chesterfield Bateman

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114785

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114785 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Frederick Vivian Lloyd Brereton Bunting Bateman

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1261678

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1261678 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Bateman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227038

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Thomas Bateman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205476

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William S Bateman

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army S/14431 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George Bateman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 17974 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albion William Bateman

Died 1918

British Army 42955 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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