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Melbourne Victoria [14]

Wallingford, Berkshire [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Waratah Tasmania [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Donaghadee, Down [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Johnsonville Victoria [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rylstone New South Wales [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Totton, Hampshire [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Appledore, Devon, England [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barwick, Somerset [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bath,Somerset. [1]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bischoff Tasmania [1]

Bishops Hull, Somerset [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Bramdean, Hampshire [1]

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Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bruthen Victoria [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chew Stoke, Somerset [1]

Chipping England [1]

Clapham [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [316]

Driver [33]

Gunner [32]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [21]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [19]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [15]

Major [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Midshipman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain (Temporary) [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

First Mate [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Mate [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Labour Corps [36]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

London Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve Staff [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Indian Army [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Service

British Army [520]

Royal Navy [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [770]

C [5]

M [1]

N [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [757]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [14] Wallingford, Berkshire [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Waratah Tasmania [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Donaghadee, Down [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Johnsonville Victoria [2] London [2] London England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rylstone New South Wales [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Totton, Hampshire [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Appledore, Devon, England [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barwick, Somerset [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bath,Somerset. [1] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bischoff Tasmania [1] Bishops Hull, Somerset [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Bramdean, Hampshire [1] Brislington Bristol [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bruthen Victoria [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge England [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chew Stoke, Somerset [1] Chipping England [1] Clapham [1] Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [316] Driver [33] Gunner [32] Serjeant [27] Corporal [25] Sapper [21] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [19] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [15] Major [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Midshipman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class II [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain (Temporary) [1] Captain Major [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] First Mate [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Mate [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/ Private [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [44] Royal Field Artillery [39] Army Service Corps [38] Labour Corps [36] Devonshire Regiment [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] London Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Voluntary Aid Detachment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment Special Reserve Staff [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Indian Army [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Service

British Army [520] Royal Navy [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Australian Imperial Force [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [770] C [5] M [1] N [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [757] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29] South Africa [1]

John Batten

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 6549 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Hampshire Regiment

British Army 6549 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 6549 Sergeant The Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Keith Batten

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Michael Batten

Born 1877

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2376 Private Australian Infantry 45th Battalion

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Walter Harvey Batten

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army G/470 Lance Corporal Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army GS470 Corporal Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

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John Henry Strode Batten

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred William Batten

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264236

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Frederick Joseph Batten

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 254002

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Isaac Batten

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24983

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William Robert Batten

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103089

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Albert E Batten

Born 1879

British Army 359330 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 359330 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion

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Abiathan Batten

Born 1896

British Army 3/11453 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11453 Private South Wales Borderers Reserve

British Army 11453 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Percy Woodruff Batten

Born 1893

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Captain Tank Corps 24th Battalion

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George Batten

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144748

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William John Stacey Batten

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32491

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Herbert Victor Batten

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403890

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Harold Ernest Batten

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285851

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William James Batten

Born 1895

Died 1927

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401024 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Sydney James Batten

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35866

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Richard William Batten

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29634

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Harold Amos Batten

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61047

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