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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]

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St Leonards Tasmania [1]

Stella Maris Sherna, Malta [1]

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Whitley, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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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]

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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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People [373] Stories Communities

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]

John Benn

British Army 34285 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John W Benn

British Army 50371 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35758 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 426360 Private Labour Corps

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William Benn

British Army 39184 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Victor Joseph Frederick Benn

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 65807

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I B H Benn

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Machine Gun Corps

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George A Benn

British Army R/18637 Private 16th Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 223765 Private Labour Corps

British Army S/449161 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Benn

British Army 654 Private 8th Royal Scots

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John W Benn

British Army 13132 Private 4th Hussars

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J P Benn

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel 37th Lancers

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Alfred E Benn

British Army 5565 Private 3rd Hussars

British Army 45101 Private Corps of Hussars

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Robert Benn

British Army 201868 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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William G Benn

British Army 1530 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 296688 Private 367th Company Labour Corps

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Nelly M Benn

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