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Alresford, Hampshire [4]

London England [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Drysdale Victoria [2]

Essex, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Walmer, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alresford [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Basingstoke England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England [1]

Canowindra New South Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hanwell, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Heckfield Hampshire [1]

Heckfield, Hampshire [1]

Heckfield, Hampshire. [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hounslow [1]

Ipswich [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Katoomba New South Wales [1]

Leytonstone, Essex, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mildura Victoria [1]

Mitcheldever, Hampshire [1]

Mundham, Sussex [1]

New Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Northington, Hampshire [1]

Orford, Suffolk [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [212]

Driver [24]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36]

Hampshire Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

1st City Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

3rd Hussars [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [329]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [450]

Contribution

Military Service [440]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Alresford, Hampshire [4] London England [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Belvedere, Kent [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Drysdale Victoria [2] Essex, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Walmer, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alresford [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Basingstoke England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England [1] Canowindra New South Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Deptford, London [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hanwell, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Heckfield Hampshire [1] Heckfield, Hampshire [1] Heckfield, Hampshire. [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hounslow [1] Ipswich [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Katoomba New South Wales [1] Leytonstone, Essex, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mildura Victoria [1] Mitcheldever, Hampshire [1] Mundham, Sussex [1] New Alresford, Hampshire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Northington, Hampshire [1] Orford, Suffolk [1] Peckham, London [1] Portsmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [212] Driver [24] Gunner [22] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [10] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Doctor [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Captain [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36] Hampshire Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] London Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Indian Defence Force [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] 1st City Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 3rd Hussars [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [329] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [450]

Contribution

Military Service [440] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Frederick A B Benham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/1809 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/1809 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Samuel Benham

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 3331 Private Coldstream Guards

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Maurice Victor Benham

Born 1886

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16552

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Frank Benham Benham

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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William Thomas Victor Benham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11161

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Harry Benham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244218

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Charles Harold Benham

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35903

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Francis William Benham

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 22200 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 22200 Private The Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Douglas Kirkpatrick Benham

Born 1880

Died 1914

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28958 Private Canadian Infantry 72nd (Seaforth Highlanders) Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 28958 Private Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion (Manitoba Regiment)

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William Benham

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army 44212 Private South Wales Borderers

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Frederick George Benham

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207185

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Thomas Benham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56310

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Arthur Thomas Benham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 291950 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Benham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263685

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George Edward Benham

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/6145 Private Royal Fusiliers 12th Battalion

British Army G/6145 Private Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Walter Edward Benham

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2547 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Benham

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army S/17087 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John E Benham

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 8763 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 8763 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick Benham

Born 1872

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96187 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Malcolm Eric Benham

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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