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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]

Joseph Bates

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407119

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Jesse Bates

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224463

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Frederick Bates

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9498 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9498 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9498 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick George Bates

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Training Reserve 30th Battalion

British Army G/24400 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army G/20623 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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John T Bates

Died 1918

British Army 8851 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200898 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Wilmot Fawcett Bates

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106235

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Joseph Bates

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 9264 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Frederick Bates

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183114

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William Percy Bates

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168013

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Henry Thomas Bates

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125107

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Thomas Henry Bates

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198951

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Frederick William Bates

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13411

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Frederick Bates

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35417

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Victor John Bates

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279567

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Harry Hooker Bates

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 31659 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1 Battalion

British Army 21667 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1 Battalion

British Army 31659 Private 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William George Henry Bates

Died 1915

British Army Captain 1st Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain Leinster Regiment

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Charles Loftus Bates

Born 1863

Died 1951

British Army Honorary Colonel Northumberland Yeomanry

British Army Brigadier General Northumberland Yeomanry

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Wilfrid Bates

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199390

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Frederick Reeves Bates

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 7183 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 7183 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Hubert Alan Bates

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3658

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