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Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bolwarrah Victoria [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Gloucester [2]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Basford, Nottingham [1]

Bassett, Hampshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

CHURCH GRESLEY [1]

Chadlington, Oxfordshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Finchley [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hampton Court, Surrey [1]

Hanley Castle, Worcestershire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Lee on the Solent, Hampshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Little Tew, Oxfordshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Mottisfont, Hants [1]

Oxford [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sholing, Hampshire, England [1]

Silloth Bay, Cumberland [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stratford, Warwickshire [1]

Surrey [1]

Wales, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Yearing Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [203]

Driver [26]

Serjeant [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant Drummer [1]

Captain [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Privat [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport 2nd Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [25]

Army Service Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Hampshire Yeomanry [2]

Indian Army [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Non-Combatant Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Service

British Army [309]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [393]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [389]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolwarrah Victoria [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Gloucester [2] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Romsey, Hampshire [2] Basford, Nottingham [1] Bassett, Hampshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] CHURCH GRESLEY [1] Chadlington, Oxfordshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Finchley [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gloucestershire [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hampshire [1] Hampton Court, Surrey [1] Hanley Castle, Worcestershire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Lee on the Solent, Hampshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Little Tew, Oxfordshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire, England [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Mottisfont, Hants [1] Oxford [1] Paddington, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sholing, Hampshire, England [1] Silloth Bay, Cumberland [1] Stepney, London [1] Stratford, Warwickshire [1] Surrey [1] Wales, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1] Yearing Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [203] Driver [26] Serjeant [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant Drummer [1] Captain [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Privat [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport 2nd Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [25] Army Service Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Essex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Hampshire Yeomanry [2] Indian Army [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Non-Combatant Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marines Band [2]

Service

British Army [309] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [393] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [389] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Albert Betteridge

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 291784 Gunner The Royal Garrison Artillery 132nd Heavy Battery

British Army 291784 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Betteridge

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 151010 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Harper Betteridge

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 5th bord Battalion

British Army 5982 Lance Corporal Inns of Court Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Harold Walter Christopher Betteridge

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 36221 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Charles Henry Betteridge

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297272

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George Betteridge

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8710

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Charles Richard Betteridge

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49236

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Harry Betteridge

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 25069 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 25069 Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Arnold Betteridge

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310652

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Henry Betteridge

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11043 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Betteridge

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69249

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Harold Edward Betteridge

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy 216660 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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Gilbert Bernard Betteridge

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179598

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Thomas Stanley Betteridge

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82923

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Albert Betteridge

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 33020 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur Thomas Betteridge

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77741

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William Ernest Betteridge

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3463 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 241631 Private Hampshire Regiment

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A Betteridge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186813

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Arthur W Betteridge

Died 1918

British Army 13404 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 13404 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Walter T Betteridge

Died 1917

British Army 25185 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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