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Oxford [2]

Allestree, Derby [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Custom House, Essex, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Saint John's Wood, London [1]

Wallingford, Berkshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

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Labour Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Head Quarters 5th Division [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Kimberley Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [132]

Contribution

Military Service [128]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [132] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Oxford [2] Allestree, Derby [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Custom House, Essex, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kingsland, London [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Saint John's Wood, London [1] Wallingford, Berkshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [73] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Sapper [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Pioneer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] London Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] HMS VALIANT [1] Head Quarters 5th Division [1] Kent Regiment [1] Kimberley Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Rhodesia Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [132]

Contribution

Military Service [128] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Edward Matthew Benford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77428

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Edward Benford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164975

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Alec Edward Benford

Died 1916

British Army 14479 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles George Benford

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SD/2841 Lance Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2841 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Edward Benford

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 12340 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 23720 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12340 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Benford

Died 1915

British Army 16350 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16350 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Benford

Died 1918

British Army 94987 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Alexander Benford

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 24773 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Edward Benford

Died 1918

British Army 2685 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 265824 Private Cheshire Regiment

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March Benford

Died 1914

British Army 13251 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Percy Benford

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11087 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Ebenezer William Benford

Died 1918

British Army 46858 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick J Benford

Died 1916

British Army G/10091 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/10091 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frank William Benford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302135

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Alfred Onslow Benford

Australian Imperial Force 399

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Alec Benford

Born 1898

Royal Navy 15202 Royal Marine Artillery

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Joseph Benford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TR5/36861 Private Training Reserve

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Richard H Benford

Born 1889

British Army S/405903 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Benford

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 43558

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Christopher William Benford

Born 1902

Royal Navy J82822

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