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Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3]

London England [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Aston, Warwickshire [2]

Billericay, ESSEX [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Lithgow New South Wales [2]

Mickleton, Gloucestershire [2]

Middleton Cheney, Northants [2]

Rylstone New South Wales [2]

Wanganella New South Wales [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Worcester, Worcestershire [2]

Apperley, Gloucestershire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bendley, Worcestershire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Coventry, Warks [1]

Craboon New South Wales [1]

Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1]

Evesham, Warwickshire [1]

Fulbrook, Oxfordshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Harbrough, Oxford [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Hockley, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [662]

Gunner [61]

Driver [43]

Corporal 2nd [39]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [22]

Acting Corporal [18]

Corporal [17]

Captain [14]

Pioneer [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

/Lance Bombardier Gunner [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

AircraftMan [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance - Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [85]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [76]

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Royal Engineers [65]

Gloucestershire Regiment [49]

Worcestershire Regiment [44]

London Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

South Staffordshire Regiment [31]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Rifle Brigade [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [960]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

Royal Navy [59]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [1188]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1181]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Sydney New South Wales [8] Melbourne Victoria [5] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3] London England [3] Staffordshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Aston, Warwickshire [2] Billericay, ESSEX [2] Birmingham England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Camberwell, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Hoxton, London [2] Leicester [2] Lithgow New South Wales [2] Mickleton, Gloucestershire [2] Middleton Cheney, Northants [2] Rylstone New South Wales [2] Wanganella New South Wales [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Worcester, Worcestershire [2] Apperley, Gloucestershire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bendley, Worcestershire [1] Birmingham [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Coventry, Warks [1] Craboon New South Wales [1] Cropredy, Oxfordshire [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Donald Victoria [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Edgbaston, Warwickshire [1] Evesham, Warwickshire [1] Fulbrook, Oxfordshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Harbrough, Oxford [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Hockley, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [662] Gunner [61] Driver [43] Corporal 2nd [39] Serjeant [38] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [22] Acting Corporal [18] Corporal [17] Captain [14] Pioneer [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] /Lance Bombardier Gunner [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] AircraftMan [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cooks Mate [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance - Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [85] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [76] Royal Field Artillery [69] Royal Engineers [65] Gloucestershire Regiment [49] Worcestershire Regiment [44] London Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] South Staffordshire Regiment [31] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Rifle Brigade [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Devonshire Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] East Surrey Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [960] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] Royal Navy [59] Australian Imperial Force [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [1188] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1181] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [20] India [1] Ireland [1]

John Macpherson Bayliss

Born 1898

Died 1962

British Army L/31561 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Edwin Bayliss

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 76th Brigade

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Bayliss

Born 1868

Died 1915

British Army 8126 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th

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Charles Bayliss

Born 1859

Died 1918

British Army WR/351127 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport and Docks

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Frank Henry Bayliss

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 15900 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Private Gloucester Regiment 10th Battalion

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Arthur Edward Bayliss

Died 1917

British Army 240105 Corporal 2nd Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 240105 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Ernest Bayliss

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 33474 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 285708 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

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Percival Baron Bayliss

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Captain Tank Corps 5th Battalion

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Ernest F Bayliss

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 9991 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Reginald Blencowe Bayliss

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Bayliss

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 1909 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Thomas Bayliss

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99204

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Alfred Bayliss

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 40614 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 40614 Pioneer Royal Engineers 67th Field company

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Arthur Bayliss

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10039

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Herbert Edward Bayliss

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 41007 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 2816 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 41007 Lance Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Henry John Bayliss

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87015

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Albert Edward Bayliss

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68421

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John Frederick Bayliss

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134686

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Albert Valentine Bayliss

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28510

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Edward Albert Bayliss

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 22922 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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