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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]

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Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

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Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bruthen Victoria [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

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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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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]

Edward Richard Batten

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119713

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Walter Henry Batten

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36660

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Edgar Vaughan Batten

Died 1917

British Army T8122 Sowar Royal Engineers

British Army 432436 Sapper Royal Engineers 55th Div. Signals

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Sidney Batten

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4708 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 4708 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Benjamin Horace Batten

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28937

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Francis Batten

Died 1915

British Army 1367 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Frederick William Batten

Born 1871

Died 1918

Other Empire Force First Mate Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force First Mate Mercantile Marine - SS 'Poljames' (London)

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George Clement Batten

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2675

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Frederick Joseph Batten

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253836

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John James Batten

Born 1894

Died 1957

British Army 2606 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps att 10th Devons Regt

British Army 88818 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps att 117th Sanitary Section

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Herbert Ernest Batten

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230617

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Thomas Frederick Batten

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2051 Private Somerset Light Infantry 2nd

British Army 19106 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Albert Batten

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075671

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2075671 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Batten

Died 1918

British Army 4687 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266831 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266831 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Arthur Henry Reed Batten

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 8/11680 Private 51st Graduate Battalion

British Army 31886 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Albert Victor Batten

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 13028 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 13028 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Arthur Hugh Henry Batten-Pooll

Born 1891

Died 1971

British Army Captain Royal Munster Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph M H Batten

Died 1918

British Army 206115 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 245963 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Albert John Lampy Batten

Died 1917

British Army 5102 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 202935 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harry Batten

Died 1916

British Army 10785 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10785 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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