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Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Aberdeen New South Wales [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Bradford Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cork [1]

Cranford, Middlesex [1]

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Hackney, London [1]

Halifax England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Haverigg, Cumberland [1]

Hounslow [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mirboo North Victoria [1]

Mirboo Victoria [1]

Newcastle - upon - Tyne Northumberland [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [1]

St Leonards Tasmania [1]

Stella Maris Sherna, Malta [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Whitley, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [17]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [10]

Gunner [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Group Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

1st South African Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Military Staff Clerks [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [285]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [373]

Contribution

Military Service [366]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Guyana [1]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [1]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Kensington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Aberdeen New South Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Bradford Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cork [1] Cranford, Middlesex [1] East Retford [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Haverigg, Cumberland [1] Hounslow [1] Islington, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mirboo North Victoria [1] Mirboo Victoria [1] Newcastle - upon - Tyne Northumberland [1] Peckham, London [1] Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Sheffield,Yorkshire [1] St Leonards Tasmania [1] Stella Maris Sherna, Malta [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Whitley, Yorkshire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [189] Serjeant [23] Corporal [17] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [10] Gunner [10] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Commodore [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Group Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pilot Officer [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [19] London Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Border Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Pay Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 1st South African Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Military Staff Clerks [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [285] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [373]

Contribution

Military Service [366] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Guyana [1] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [1]

James Benn

Born 1890

Died 1922

British Army 10886 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Wedgwood Benn

Born 1877

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force 14th Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Military Wing

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps Seaplane Squadron

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William Wedgwood Benn

Born 1877

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Benn

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 11472 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Walter Benn

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122772

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Walter Richard Benn

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65856

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Joseph Benn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199108

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Horace Benn

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42662

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Charles Benn

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195065

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Arthur Benn

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97314

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Hubert Benn

Died 1918

British Army 6898 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6898 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Oliver Williams Benn

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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George Benn

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 5522 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2693 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 5522 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Victor Stevenson Benn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230989

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Willie Marshall Benn

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227079

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John J Benn

Died 1918

British Army 44497 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Reginald Tankard Benn

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Horace Benn

Died 1917

British Army G/24452 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 28th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred Maurice Benn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

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Harry Benn

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 26294 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 41825 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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