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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

London, Middlesex, England [11]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [8]

Coventry, Warwickshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

London England [7]

Fulham, London [6]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Dartford, Kent [5]

Goulburn New South Wales [5]

London [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Auckland [4]

Islington, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Plymouth, Devon, England [4]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [4]

Warwickshire [4]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Coonamble New South Wales [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Hanley, Staffordshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Stawell Victoria [3]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Bedford England [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Binda New South Wales [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Farningham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2349]

Gunner [258]

Driver [169]

Serjeant [164]

Sapper [139]

Corporal [93]

Corporal 2nd [84]

Second Lieutenant [83]

Lance Corporal [80]

Acting Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [40]

Captain [39]

Pioneer [31]

Bombardier [28]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Rifleman [14]

Major [13]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Worker [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Guardsman [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Alias Private [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Doctor of Medicine [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Corporal [2]

Filter [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [287]

Labour Corps [279]

Royal Engineers [252]

Army Service Corps [237]

Royal Garrison Artillery [143]

London Regiment [115]

Royal Army Medical Corps [113]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [107]

Royal Fusiliers [102]

Machine Gun Corps [98]

Manchester Regiment [92]

Middlesex Regiment [75]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74]

Northumberland Fusiliers [69]

Cheshire Regiment [61]

West Riding Regiment [60]

Rifle Brigade [57]

Lancashire Fusiliers [56]

Durham Light Infantry [55]

North Staffordshire Regiment [53]

Leicestershire Regiment [52]

South Staffordshire Regiment [51]

Lincolnshire Regiment [47]

Worcestershire Regiment [47]

Northamptonshire Regiment [46]

Bedfordshire Regiment [45]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [45]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [44]

Liverpool Regiment [42]

Essex Regiment [40]

West Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

South Lancashire Regiment [36]

Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Naval Division [35]

Devonshire Regiment [34]

East Surrey Regiment [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

Suffolk Regiment [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [30]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [29]

Norfolk Regiment [27]

Royal West Kent Regiment [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [3495]

Royal Navy [304]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [264]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [225]

Australian Imperial Force [192]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [4590]

M [7]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4506]

Merchant Navy [67]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [90]

Canada [3]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [23] Melbourne Victoria [14] London, Middlesex, England [11] Adelaide South Australia [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [8] Coventry, Warwickshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] London England [7] Fulham, London [6] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Dartford, Kent [5] Goulburn New South Wales [5] London [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Auckland [4] Islington, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Marylebone, London [4] Plymouth, Devon, England [4] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [4] Warwickshire [4] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camberwell, Surrey [3] Chelsea, London [3] Coonamble New South Wales [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Hanley, Staffordshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Stawell Victoria [3] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Bedford England [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Binda New South Wales [2] Birmingham England [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bourke New South Wales [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Farningham, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [2349] Gunner [258] Driver [169] Serjeant [164] Sapper [139] Corporal [93] Corporal 2nd [84] Second Lieutenant [83] Lance Corporal [80] Acting Corporal [40] Lieutenant [40] Captain [39] Pioneer [31] Bombardier [28] Acting Serjeant [20] Rifleman [14] Major [13] Colour Serjeant [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Staff Serjeant [9] Worker [9] Able Seaman [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Sergeant [5] Acting Captain [4] Guardsman [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Alias Private [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Doctor of Medicine [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Corporal [2] Filter [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [287] Labour Corps [279] Royal Engineers [252] Army Service Corps [237] Royal Garrison Artillery [143] London Regiment [115] Royal Army Medical Corps [113] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [107] Royal Fusiliers [102] Machine Gun Corps [98] Manchester Regiment [92] Middlesex Regiment [75] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [74] Northumberland Fusiliers [69] Cheshire Regiment [61] West Riding Regiment [60] Rifle Brigade [57] Lancashire Fusiliers [56] Durham Light Infantry [55] North Staffordshire Regiment [53] Leicestershire Regiment [52] South Staffordshire Regiment [51] Lincolnshire Regiment [47] Worcestershire Regiment [47] Northamptonshire Regiment [46] Bedfordshire Regiment [45] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [45] King's Royal Rifle Corps [44] Liverpool Regiment [42] Essex Regiment [40] West Yorkshire Regiment [40] Royal Army Service Corps [36] South Lancashire Regiment [36] Yorkshire Regiment [36] Royal Naval Division [35] Devonshire Regiment [34] East Surrey Regiment [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] Suffolk Regiment [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Royal Lancaster Regiment [30] The Queen's Regiment [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [29] Norfolk Regiment [27] Royal West Kent Regiment [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] Hampshire Regiment [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] East Lancashire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [3495] Royal Navy [304] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [264] Canadian Expeditionary Force [225] Australian Imperial Force [192] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [36] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [4590] M [7] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4506] Merchant Navy [67] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [90] Canada [3] France [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Bates

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy K25645 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory"

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Frederick Bates

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222267

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William Robert Bates

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225611

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William Thomas Bates

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233529

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John Bates

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238205

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Harry Samual Bates

British Army 725827 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred William Bates

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 3929 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Charles Samuel Bates

Died 1916

British Army 4615 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John W Bates

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 40093 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 62426 Private Labour Corps

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Bob Bates

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42477 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Bates

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 201143 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Herbert James Bates

Died 1916

British Army 16172 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Elmer Bates

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 811681

Canadian Expeditionary Force 811681 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Bates

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 13965 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold Bates

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3435 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Joseph Bates

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3053 Lance Corporal Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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William Bates

Died 1918

British Army 29883 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Bates

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280530

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Frank Bates

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108435

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William Bates

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360562

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