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Sydney New South Wales [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

London England [5]

Longton, Staffordshire [5]

Manchester England [5]

Tenterfield New South Wales [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Lancashire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Clapham, London [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Ashford New South Wales [2]

Bacup, Lancashire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Billericay, Essex [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bromley by Bow, London [2]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [2]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [2]

Donegal [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Numurkah Victoria [2]

Oldham [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1462]

Gunner [174]

Driver [126]

Corporal [107]

Serjeant [100]

Sapper [74]

Lance Corporal [62]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Captain [30]

Acting Corporal [23]

Bombardier [20]

Lieutenant [19]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Major [9]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Guardsman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Sergeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Saddler [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

AM3 Fitter [1]

Able Seaman Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Chief ERA II [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [208]

Labour Corps [168]

Army Service Corps [146]

Royal Engineers [133]

Royal Garrison Artillery [89]

North Staffordshire Regiment [80]

London Regiment [72]

Royal Army Medical Corps [71]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

West Riding Regiment [59]

Liverpool Regiment [57]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Northumberland Fusiliers [55]

Manchester Regiment [53]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Lancashire Fusiliers [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42]

Leicestershire Regiment [40]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

East Lancashire Regiment [32]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [32]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Essex Regiment [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Border Regiment [21]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Tank Corps [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2159]

Royal Navy [196]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [146]

Australian Imperial Force [97]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [2827]

C [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2778]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Canada [3]

India [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Hull, Yorkshire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Hobart Tasmania [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] London England [5] Longton, Staffordshire [5] Manchester England [5] Tenterfield New South Wales [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Lancashire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Clapham, London [3] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Ashford New South Wales [2] Bacup, Lancashire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Billericay, Essex [2] Bow, London [2] Bromley by Bow, London [2] Bromyard, Herefordshire [2] Buckfastleigh, Devon [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartmouth, Nova Scotia [2] Donegal [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Hertfordshire [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Numurkah Victoria [2] Oldham [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1462] Gunner [174] Driver [126] Corporal [107] Serjeant [100] Sapper [74] Lance Corporal [62] Second Lieutenant [61] Captain [30] Acting Corporal [23] Bombardier [20] Lieutenant [19] Pioneer [16] Acting Serjeant [12] Major [9] Stoker 1st Class [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Guardsman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Deck Hand [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Sergeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Saddler [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Corporal [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] AM3 Fitter [1] Able Seaman Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Chief ERA II [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [208] Labour Corps [168] Army Service Corps [146] Royal Engineers [133] Royal Garrison Artillery [89] North Staffordshire Regiment [80] London Regiment [72] Royal Army Medical Corps [71] Machine Gun Corps [65] West Riding Regiment [59] Liverpool Regiment [57] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Northumberland Fusiliers [55] Manchester Regiment [53] Royal Fusiliers [53] Lancashire Fusiliers [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [42] Leicestershire Regiment [40] Durham Light Infantry [37] Yorkshire Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [34] East Lancashire Regiment [32] King's Royal Rifle Corps [32] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Cheshire Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Essex Regiment [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Rifle Brigade [23] Border Regiment [21] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Tank Corps [13] Welsh Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2159] Royal Navy [196] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171] Canadian Expeditionary Force [146] Australian Imperial Force [97] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [2827] C [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2778] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [53] Canada [3] India [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1]

Cecil Bentley

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 021724 Acting Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 021724 Serjeant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Charles Bentley

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 112095 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Wesley Bentley

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101264

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Oscar Bentley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7022 Private 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers

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Thomas Bentley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291915

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Frederick Bentley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92575

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Albert Henry Bentley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95890

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Frank William Bentley

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17273 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17273 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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John Richard Bentley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144844

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John Bentley

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 201488 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Hodgson Bentley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298320

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George William Bentley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54476

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Ellis Ouson Webster Bentley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41283

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Harry Bentley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285444

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Frederick Philip Bentley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70789

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Vivian Macauley Bentley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199001

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Henry Bentley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88521

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George Bentley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139786

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Wilfred John Bentley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166978

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Walter Thomas Bentley

Died 1914

British Army 931 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 931 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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