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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]

Forbes Smith Baxter

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3070/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3070 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "John Burn"

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James Enos Baxter

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy 272021 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMS QUEEN MARY

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Samuel Baxter

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1319.C. (PO) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1319C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.T. Star of the East

Royal Navy 1319C Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Wellington."

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George Baxter

Born 1872

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 1538 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15381DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1538/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Classin."

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James Patrick Baxter

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 177771 Sapper Royal Engineers Training Centre (Newark)

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Thomas Handyside Baxter

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309371

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George Albert Baxter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237293

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George Baxter

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14433

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Rupert Tindale Baxter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84019

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George Baxter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164227

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Charles Henry Baxter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91347

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Joseph Harry Baxter

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102330

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John Baxter

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44099

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Frank James Baxter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15506

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Reggie Baxter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 320008

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Albert Baxter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60333

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Stanley Charles Ibrook Baxter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166770

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George Baxter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43362

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George Baxter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19359

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Percy Robert Baxter

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1723 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 1723 Private Norfolk Regiment Old Buckenham, Norfolk

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