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Melbourne Victoria [22]

Sydney New South Wales [21]

London England [15]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Goulburn New South Wales [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Aylsham, Norfolk [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Cobar New South Wales [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Maldon Victoria [3]

Manchester [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bethungra, New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Burntisland, Fife [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chingford, Essex [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Dartford England [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Elstead, Surrey [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2102]

Gunner [233]

Serjeant [172]

Driver [163]

Sapper [122]

Corporal 2nd [115]

Lance Corporal [95]

Second Lieutenant [95]

Corporal [70]

Lieutenant [45]

Acting Corporal [38]

Pioneer [32]

Captain [28]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Bombardier [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Rifleman [14]

Major [13]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Deck Hand [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bandsman [2]

Canteen Manager [2]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Engineman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [263]

Labour Corps [261]

Royal Engineers [245]

Army Service Corps [214]

Royal Garrison Artillery [124]

Machine Gun Corps [115]

London Regiment [107]

Royal Army Medical Corps [99]

Royal Fusiliers [61]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Lincolnshire Regiment [57]

West Riding Regiment [56]

Royal Scots [55]

Highland Light Infantry [54]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52]

Northumberland Fusiliers [51]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [50]

Manchester Regiment [50]

Royal Irish Rifles [50]

Royal Naval Division [50]

Essex Regiment [44]

Yorkshire Regiment [43]

Gordon Highlanders [42]

Suffolk Regiment [40]

Lancashire Fusiliers [39]

Rifle Brigade [39]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Seaforth Highlanders [36]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Norfolk Regiment [35]

North Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Liverpool Regiment [34]

The Queen's Regiment [34]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [32]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Scottish Rifles [31]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Highlanders [30]

Border Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Army Ordnance Corps [27]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [27]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3217]

Royal Navy [327]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [269]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [250]

Australian Imperial Force [204]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [4415]

W [2]

E [1]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4302]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [101]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [22] Sydney New South Wales [21] London England [15] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [10] Brisbane Queensland [7] Goulburn New South Wales [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Glasgow Scotland [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Hackney, London [5] Aberdeen [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Aylsham, Norfolk [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Cobar New South Wales [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Maldon Victoria [3] Manchester [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Albany Western Australia [2] Annan, Dumfriesshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bethungra, New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Burntisland, Fife [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chingford, Essex [2] Clapham, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Dartford England [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Elstead, Surrey [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [2102] Gunner [233] Serjeant [172] Driver [163] Sapper [122] Corporal 2nd [115] Lance Corporal [95] Second Lieutenant [95] Corporal [70] Lieutenant [45] Acting Corporal [38] Pioneer [32] Captain [28] Acting Serjeant [27] Bombardier [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Rifleman [14] Major [13] Colour Serjeant [11] Deck Hand [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Able Seaman [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Worker [7] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Corporal Acting Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Sister [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Guardsman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Trooper [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bandsman [2] Canteen Manager [2] Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Engineman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [263] Labour Corps [261] Royal Engineers [245] Army Service Corps [214] Royal Garrison Artillery [124] Machine Gun Corps [115] London Regiment [107] Royal Army Medical Corps [99] Royal Fusiliers [61] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Lincolnshire Regiment [57] West Riding Regiment [56] Royal Scots [55] Highland Light Infantry [54] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52] Northumberland Fusiliers [51] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [50] Manchester Regiment [50] Royal Irish Rifles [50] Royal Naval Division [50] Essex Regiment [44] Yorkshire Regiment [43] Gordon Highlanders [42] Suffolk Regiment [40] Lancashire Fusiliers [39] Rifle Brigade [39] Durham Light Infantry [37] Leicestershire Regiment [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] Seaforth Highlanders [36] Middlesex Regiment [35] Norfolk Regiment [35] North Staffordshire Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Liverpool Regiment [34] The Queen's Regiment [34] King's Own Scottish Borderers [32] King's Royal Rifle Corps [32] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [32] East Yorkshire Regiment [31] Scottish Rifles [31] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Royal Highlanders [30] Border Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Army Ordnance Corps [27] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [27] Cameron Highlanders [26] East Lancashire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3217] Royal Navy [327] Canadian Expeditionary Force [269] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [250] Australian Imperial Force [204] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [60] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [4415] W [2] E [1] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4302] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [13]

Country

United Kingdom [101] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Charles John Baxter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50229

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John Baxter

Born 1894

British Army 300125 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 3045512 Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 1112 Serjeant Royal Scots

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Albert George Baxter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247573

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David Baxter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266324

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James Baxter

Died 1915

British Army 10170 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Fred Baxter

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24296 Private Loyal North Lancashire Reg.

British Army 53031 Private Machine Gun Corps 35th Company.

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John Denham Pertridge Baxter

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 6999/593247 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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Harry Baxter

Died 1916

British Army R/16331 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/16331 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Edward Baxter

Died 1918

British Army 18353 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Baxter

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 26199 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26199 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Hedley Bruce Baxter

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Baxter

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 316963 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Arnold Baxter

Died 1915

British Army 11390 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 11390 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Leonard Arthur Baxter

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 609 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Baxter

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3/3977 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/3977 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Joseph Frederick Baxter

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292447

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John Edward Baxter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196431

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Herbert Baxter

Born 1902

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 899708 Trimmer Mercantile Marine Reserve, H.M.S. "Otranto"

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William Henry Baxter

Born 1884

Died 1981

Royal Navy 10449 Royal Marine Artillery

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David Robert Baxter

Born 1869

Died 1924

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