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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [3]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Woodend Victoria [2]

All Saints, Warwickshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chalbury, Dorset, England [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Deptford, South London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Essex England [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Gloucester England [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Humula New South Wales [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambourn, Berkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester England [1]

London, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marston Hill, Gloucestershire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Montpelier, Bristol [1]

Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Regents Park, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Waterloo, London [1]

Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [120]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Captain Acting Major [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Priva [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Civilian casualty - SS "Karina" [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [206]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [274]

H [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [273]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [3] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Woodend Victoria [2] All Saints, Warwickshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cambridge [1] Chalbury, Dorset, England [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Deptford, South London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Essex England [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Gloucester England [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Humula New South Wales [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambourn, Berkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester England [1] London, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marston Hill, Gloucestershire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Montpelier, Bristol [1] Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Portsmouth [1] Regents Park, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stepney, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Waterloo, London [1] Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [120] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Captain Acting Major [3] Lance Corporal [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Priva [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [23] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Labour Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Staffordshire Yeomanry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Depot [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Civilian casualty - SS "Karina" [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [206] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [274] H [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [273] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Lionel Benfield

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 29552 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Ralph Urban Benfield

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 34913 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Phillip Charles Benfield

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2471 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 32762 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 32762 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Herbert Benfield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41070

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Oscar Barker Benfield

Born 1892

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian casualty - SS "Karina"

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Charles Benfield

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 375021 Private London Regiment

British Army 375021 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Ernest Benfield

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401990

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George Lewis Benfield

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308963

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Ernest George Benfield

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31085

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Frederick William Benfield

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2168 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2168 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Sanitary Sect

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Thomas Charles Benfield

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 235434 Acting Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 235434 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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John Albert Benfield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9395 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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George Nettleton Benfield

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202981

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William Hubert Benfield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63841

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Gordon Victor Benfield

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army B/23044 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 23044 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Bertram George Benfield

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41336 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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John Benfield

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37227 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Roy Benfield

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 37972 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Albert Victor Benfield

Died 1916

British Army 28791 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Ernest Benfield

Died 1917

British Army 8656 Private London Regiment

British Army 204311 Private London Regiment

British Army 204311 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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