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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Ensay Victoria [2]

Leyton, Essex, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Weymouth [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Ashley Bristol [1]

Belbroughton, Worcestershire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charlbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Cluer, Berkshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Fulham, Greater London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kings Meadows Tasmania [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Selby [1]

Shipston on Stone, Worcestershire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Stratford Victoria [1]

Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Swifts Creek Victoria [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [213]

Gunner [30]

Corporal 2nd [21]

Driver [20]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Major) [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Volunteer [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [27]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

London Regiment [23]

Labour Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [343]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [468]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Ensay Victoria [2] Leyton, Essex, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Staffordshire [2] Weymouth [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Ashley Bristol [1] Belbroughton, Worcestershire [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charlbury, Oxfordshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Cluer, Berkshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Fulham, Greater London [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kings Meadows Tasmania [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Selby [1] Shipston on Stone, Worcestershire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Stratford Victoria [1] Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Swifts Creek Victoria [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [213] Gunner [30] Corporal 2nd [21] Driver [20] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (Acting Major) [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Volunteer [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [27] Worcestershire Regiment [25] London Regiment [23] Labour Corps [21] Army Service Corps [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [4] Royal Air Force [4] South Wales Borderers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Irish Guards [2] Kent Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [343] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [468] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [464] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

James Henry Baylis

Born 1895

Died 1959

Royal Navy 3583 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Thomas Forbes Baylis

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)

British Army 5710 Private London Regiment 13th (County of London) Battalion (Kensington)

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Ernest Baylis

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3348 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3348 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Thomas Sidney Baylis

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 8183 Bombardier Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 8183 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 8183 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery C/150 Brigade

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Alfred Baylis

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138397

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Thomas Baylis

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266773

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John Thomas Baylis

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army 47437 Private Royal Defence Corps 5th Battalion

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William George Baylis

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166300

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Edward William Baylis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78408

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Charles John Baylis

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403814

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Archibald Charles Baylis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222413

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Henry James Baylis

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267542

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William J. L. Baylis

Died 1918

British Army 24442 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Edward Baylis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65316

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Percy Baylis

Died 1917

British Army A1586 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A1586 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Ormond Baylis

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1117 Private Australian Infantry 38th Battalion

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George Baylis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246746

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Lawrence Baylis

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 12/296 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Edward Baylis

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16920

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Arthur Stanley Baylis

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4077

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