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Melbourne Victoria [25]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Lancashire [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Warrnambool Victoria [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

London England [5]

Dublin [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Adelong New South Wales [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Grays, Essex [3]

Grays, Essex, England [3]

Heathcote Victoria [3]

Kendal, Westmorland [3]

London [3]

Shinrone, Offaly (King's) [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Belfast [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Christchurch NZ [2]

Clapham, Surrey [2]

Coleraine Victoria [2]

Cumberland [2]

Darlington, County Durham, England [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Durham [2]

Forster New South Wales [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Harrow Victoria [2]

Hull [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

16 Young Street, Kensington [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1050]

Gunner [108]

Corporal [91]

Serjeant [82]

Driver [71]

Second Lieutenant [66]

Sapper [52]

Lance Corporal [51]

Captain [36]

Lieutenant [24]

Major [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [12]

Bombardier [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Worker [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Commander [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [125]

Royal Field Artillery [121]

Royal Engineers [118]

Army Service Corps [92]

Royal Garrison Artillery [71]

Machine Gun Corps [68]

Royal Army Medical Corps [62]

Liverpool Regiment [52]

London Regiment [46]

West Yorkshire Regiment [44]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Northumberland Fusiliers [39]

Border Regiment [38]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

Durham Light Infantry [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Irish Rifles [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

East Lancashire Regiment [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

Scottish Rifles [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Coldstream Guards [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1630]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [171]

Australian Imperial Force [144]

Royal Navy [138]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2278]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2219]

Merchant Navy [43]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [47]

Australia [2]

Chile [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [25] Sydney New South Wales [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Lancashire [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Warrnambool Victoria [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] London England [5] Dublin [4] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Adelong New South Wales [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Grays, Essex [3] Grays, Essex, England [3] Heathcote Victoria [3] Kendal, Westmorland [3] London [3] Shinrone, Offaly (King's) [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Belfast [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Christchurch NZ [2] Clapham, Surrey [2] Coleraine Victoria [2] Cumberland [2] Darlington, County Durham, England [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Durham [2] Forster New South Wales [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Harrow Victoria [2] Hull [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] 16 Young Street, Kensington [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [1050] Gunner [108] Corporal [91] Serjeant [82] Driver [71] Second Lieutenant [66] Sapper [52] Lance Corporal [51] Captain [36] Lieutenant [24] Major [20] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [12] Bombardier [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Worker [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Staff Serjeant [6] Commander [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Vice Admiral [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [125] Royal Field Artillery [121] Royal Engineers [118] Army Service Corps [92] Royal Garrison Artillery [71] Machine Gun Corps [68] Royal Army Medical Corps [62] Liverpool Regiment [52] London Regiment [46] West Yorkshire Regiment [44] Manchester Regiment [40] Northumberland Fusiliers [39] Border Regiment [38] Royal Fusiliers [37] Durham Light Infantry [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Cheshire Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Irish Rifles [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Royal Naval Division [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] East Lancashire Regiment [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Highland Light Infantry [15] Scottish Rifles [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Coldstream Guards [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Army Veterinary Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1630] Canadian Expeditionary Force [171] Australian Imperial Force [144] Royal Navy [138] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [102] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2278] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2219] Merchant Navy [43] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [47] Australia [2] Chile [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Harold Benson

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 74164 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74164 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery c/110th Battalion

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Richard Benson

Born 1882

British Army 482 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 292432 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Benson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284666

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John William Benson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3481

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Ernest Benson

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163950

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Rion Philip Benson

Born 1863

Died 1939

British Army Colonel Temporary Brigadier General Royal Artillery

British Army Colonel Temporary Brigadier General BGRA, V Corps

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Edwin Benson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49492

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Michael Joseph Benson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275724

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Sidney John Benson

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 012476 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 012476 Lance Corporal Army Odnance Corps

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Elijah Benson

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119181

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Arthur John Benson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 62651 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 79th Siege Bty.

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Mark Benson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130212

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Henry Benson

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105814

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Thomas Benson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82261

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Alfred Benson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31702

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Charles Benson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290699

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William Benson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37092

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Thomas Hubert Benson

Died 1916

British Army C/12921 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Edward Benson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56614

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Thomas H R Benson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67573

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