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Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Macleay River New South Wales [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Battisford, Suffolk [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Burnley [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eye, Suffolk [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Harkstead, Suffolk, England [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Lincolnshire England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

Loughton, Essex [1]

Manningtree, Essex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mount Morgan Queensland [1]

Pensacola, Florida [1]

Sligo [1]

Somerset [1]

South Shields England [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stockmarket, Sussex [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thurnby, Leicester [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Wickham Market, Suffolk [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

York [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Driver [12]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant/Temporary Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/ Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trained Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

/ West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st Life Guards Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [244]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [242]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Macleay River New South Wales [3] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Battisford, Suffolk [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Burnley [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eye, Suffolk [1] Glamorganshire [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Harkstead, Suffolk, England [1] Kennington, London [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1] Lincolnshire England [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Loughton, Essex [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mount Morgan Queensland [1] Pensacola, Florida [1] Sligo [1] Somerset [1] South Shields England [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stockmarket, Sussex [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thurnby, Leicester [1] Walworth, London [1] Warwickshire [1] Westminster, London [1] Wickham Market, Suffolk [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] York [1]

Rank

Private [108] Driver [12] Gunner [10] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant/Temporary Armament Serjeant Major [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/ Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trained Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] / West Yorkshire Regiment [1] 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st Life Guards Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [174] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Australian Imperial Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [244] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [242] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6] India [1]

Percy Unsworth Battle

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 13463 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Edward Charles Vulliamy Battle

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joe Battle

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304978

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Charles Battle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268525

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Thomas James Battle

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer H.M. T.B.D. "6"

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James Henry Battle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307673

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Lancelot Percy Battle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 52661 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 52661 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Madelon Hancock

Born 1881

Died 1930

British Army Trained Nurse American Ambulance Hospital in Paris Neuilly Sur Seine

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister British Field Hospital Belgium

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James Battle

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10868 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Battle

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3608 Lance Corporal 18th Hussars

British Army 3608 Acting Corporal 18th Hussars

British Army 3608 Serjeant 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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Walter Battle

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1561 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680410 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Henry Battle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58503

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George Frederick Battle

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214418

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Robert Joseph Thomas Battle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410380

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Walter Battle

Born 1892

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 739348

Canadian Expeditionary Force 739348 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Joseph Battle

Australian Imperial Force 6420

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Reginald William Robert Battle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123887

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Leonard Conlon Battle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152561

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Albert Frederick Battle

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808931

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808931 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Albert Battle

Died 1918

British Army 18473 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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