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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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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]

Thomas Batty

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2719 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arnold Batty

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114098 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ralph Batty

Born 1899

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100811

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James Batty

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy ES 3218 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3218ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "De la Pole."

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George Alfred Batty

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32192

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William Batty

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222594

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Herbert Werlie Batty

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227312

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Ernest Victor Batty

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5824 Company Serjeant Major Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 2nd, 3rd Battalion

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George Batty

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1367 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200125 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 475905 Private Royal Engineers

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Benjamin Robinson Batty

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162246

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Ernest Batty

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263235

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Charles Henry Batty

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215483

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James Archibald Batty

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24657

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Charles H Batty

Died 1917

British Army 22210 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Batty

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 43269 Second Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 43269 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Batty

Died 1915

British Army 16787 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Batty

Died 1916

British Army 33985 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 48998 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 48998 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Albert Batty

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 107025 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 107025 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Hayden Batty

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army GS/74263 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/74263 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 5th Bn

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Alfred J Batty

Died 1918

British Army 68948 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 68948 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 68948 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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