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Melbourne Victoria [10]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Swinefleet, Goole [3]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Maryborough Victoria [2]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Accrington [1]

Ampleforth, North Yorkshire [1]

Araluen New South Wales [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Barnes, Middlesex [1]

Bentham, Lancashire [1]

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brockley, London South East [1]

Burnley Engine street [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Delvin [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Eccleshall Burlow, Yorkshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Harford England [1]

Hartlepool England [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Havelock Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [464]

Gunner [72]

Corporal [38]

Driver [33]

Serjeant [33]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Captain [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Second Corporal [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Superindending Clerk [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombadier [1]

Chaplain; Reverend [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Gunner (U/L/Br) [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Royal Engineers [62]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Manchester Regiment [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Yorkshire Regiment [24]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [711]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [918]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [905]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [10] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Swinefleet, Goole [3] Atherstone, Warwickshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Maryborough Victoria [2] Stalybridge, Cheshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Accrington [1] Ampleforth, North Yorkshire [1] Araluen New South Wales [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton-under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Barnes, Middlesex [1] Bentham, Lancashire [1] Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, London South East [1] Burnley Engine street [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Delvin [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Eccleshall Burlow, Yorkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Harehills, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Harford England [1] Hartlepool England [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Havelock Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [464] Gunner [72] Corporal [38] Driver [33] Serjeant [33] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [18] Captain [13] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Second Corporal [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Superindending Clerk [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombadier [1] Chaplain; Reverend [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Gunner (U/L/Br) [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Superintending Clerk [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65] Royal Field Artillery [65] Royal Engineers [62] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Manchester Regiment [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [24] Yorkshire Regiment [24] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Cheshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] West Riding Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4]

Service

British Army [711] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [918] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [905] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Charles Batty

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 60725 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 37th Brigade

British Army 60725 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 37th Brigade

British Army 60725 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Wilby Batty

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army 12996 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hespin Batty

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 242550 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 53393 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 87906 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Robert Batty

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 309181 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery Clearing Office

British Army 309181 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery 'W' Battery

British Army 129200 Driver Royal Field Artillery No. 1 Depot

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Joseph Batty

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 4695 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4695 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4695 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment

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William Liley Batty

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment Territorial Force 4 Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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William Reginald Batty

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Batty

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 235263 Private South Lancashire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Geoffrey George Horn Batty

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment 6 Battalion

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Sidney Batty

Born 1898

Died 1981

British Army 459967 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR-176607 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 459967 Sapper

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Arthur Batty

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4559

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John Batty

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253656

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George Rattenburg Batty

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291739

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John William Batty

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129589

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Arthur Batty

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293894

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George Askew Batty

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86498

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Henry Batty

Died 1915

British Army 2071 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Herbert Batty

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 15625 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Walter Batty

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 241773 Private West Riding Regiment

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Jabez Batty

Born 1898

Died 1921

British Army 37799 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 39274 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 148647 Private Machine Gun Corps

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