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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Shropshire England [2]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bridgnorth England [1]

Burford, Shropshire [1]

Coalport, Shropshire [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

Ludlow England [1]

Middlesbrough,Yorkshire [1]

Montgomeryshire [1]

Near Newton, Montgomeryshire [1]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1]

Shropshire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Victoria [1]

Wandong Victoria [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Willey, Shropshire [1]

Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

East Kent Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Sco King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

18th Hussars [1]

2nd Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

3rd West Lancashire Regiment Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th King's African Rifles [1]

6th Lancs Regiment [1]

7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [250]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [251] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Abbotsbury, Dorset [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Shropshire England [2] Aston Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bridgnorth England [1] Burford, Shropshire [1] Coalport, Shropshire [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Kensington, London [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Ludlow England [1] Middlesbrough,Yorkshire [1] Montgomeryshire [1] Near Newton, Montgomeryshire [1] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1] Shropshire [1] Surrey England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Victoria [1] Wandong Victoria [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1] Willey, Shropshire [1] Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [122] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant (Acting Serjeant) [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] East Kent Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Sco King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 10th Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 18th Hussars [1] 2nd Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 3rd West Lancashire Regiment Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th King's African Rifles [1] 6th Lancs Regiment [1] 7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [13] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [250] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [247] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Henry Benbow

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 18948 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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William Benbow

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12386 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Holbrook Benbow

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279958

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John Francis Benbow

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 17881 Private Acting Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 17881 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 17881 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Edwin J. Benbow

Died 1915

British Army 2783 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 2783 Private Irish Guards

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Wilfrid Benbow

Australian Imperial Force 3404A

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Edwin James Benbow

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209209

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Thomas Benbow

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277368

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Cyril William Freeman Benbow

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 5523 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 202511 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Benbow

Died 1916

British Army 9550 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Henry Benbow

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 5535 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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George Godfrey Benbow

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army 52105 Driver Royal Engineers

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Frederick Benbow

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309429

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Leonard Ward Benbow

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406264

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John L Benbow

Died 1916

British Army WR/2305 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army STK/2305 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William A Benbow

Born 1886

British Army 58261 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Percy James Benbow

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 38256 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Benbow

Australian Imperial Force 5344

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Sidney Yardley Benbow

Australian Imperial Force

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Aubrey Harry Benbow

Australian Imperial Force 2288

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