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East Maitland New South Wales [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bristol [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chesham, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newent, Gloucestershire [1]

Saint Margarets, Leicester [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Wendover, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Labour Corps [3]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

5th Lancers [1]

A.I.F. [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Commanded H.M. Submarine 'E.5' [1]

Corps of Military Accountants [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade Depot [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps 153rd Provisional Company [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [119]

Contribution

Military Service [117]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Australia [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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People [119] Stories Communities

Place of birth

East Maitland New South Wales [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Romford, Essex [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bristol [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chesham, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Derby [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newent, Gloucestershire [1] Saint Margarets, Leicester [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Wendover, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [44] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Driver [4] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Transport Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Labour Corps [3] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 5th Lancers [1] A.I.F. [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Commanded H.M. Submarine 'E.5' [1] Corps of Military Accountants [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [1] Kent Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade Depot [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps 153rd Provisional Company [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [119]

Contribution

Military Service [117] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Australia [2] United Kingdom [2]

Murray Stuart Benning

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion, att. 1st Battalion

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Harold Vincent Benning

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4647 A.I.F. 1st Battalion.

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William Benning

Died 1918

British Army 5038 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572309 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 572309 Corporal London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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Leslie Edward Benning

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3687

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Frederick George Henry Benning

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 5504 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5504 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Alfred Arthur Benning

Born 1883

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2545 44th Battalion.

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Alfred Walker Benning

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119989

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Ernest Edward Benning

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6483 Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6483 Acting Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6483 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Granger William Benning

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236494

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Allan Adam Benning

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177850

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Arthur Frederick Benning

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy J21918 Able Seaman HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Frederick John Benning

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 37359 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cyril Edward Thomas Benning

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149356

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Arthur Ernest Benning

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221599

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Horace Samuel Benning

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283156

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Sidney Edward Benning

Born 1883

Royal Navy 17 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 11375 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Jack Dominic Benning

Australian Imperial Force 6771

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Charles Stuart Benning

Born 1884

Died 1924

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

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Charles Benning

Born 1883

Royal Navy 2769 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Harry Cecil Benning

Born 1887

Royal Navy K33783

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