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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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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 1895

Died 1966

British Army 205059 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Benson

Born 1879

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2 Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry

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Richard Erle Benson

Born 1862

Died 1914

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Major East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Penrice Benson

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

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Samuel Ernest William Benson

Born 1886

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 261 Private Australian Infantry 15th Battalion

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Hugh Cecil Benson

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Jonathan Benson

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Rx4-199866 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 62992 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army 62992 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th battalion

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George Verner Benson

Born 1894

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 840 Private Australian Infantry 30th Battalion

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Eric William Benson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Temporary Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

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Gordon Benson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 204134 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 27th Battalion

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Richard Stoddart Benson

Born 1892

Died 1940

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Superb

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Irvine Benson

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 1403 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Henry Lawrence Benson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 6/2143 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 2143 Acting Company Sergeant Major Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Peter Benson

Born 1903

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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William Francis Benson

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Temp Sub Lieutenant Royal Volunteer Naval Reserve Drake Battalion

Royal Navy Temp Sub Lieutenant Royal Volunteer Naval Reserve 2nd Reserve Battalion

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William Balshaw Benson

Born 1893

Died 1957

Royal Navy M8236 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS King George V

Royal Navy M8236 Carpenter's Crew HMS King George V

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William Eli Benson

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 9482 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9482 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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William Benson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 859 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Harry Benson

Died 1918

British Army 2902 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4/5th Battalion

British Army 2902 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/5th (Forfarshire) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 345638 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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George Agar Trevor Benson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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