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Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Bishop Stortford, Herdfordshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Penryn, Cornwall [1]

Ripley, Derbyshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stoke Damerel, Devon [1]

Tamworth New South Wales [1]

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Private [48]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Corporal [5]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

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Labour Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Engineers [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

General Head Quarters Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

General Head Quarters Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Mombasa Defence Force [1]

Orontes [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South African Heavy Artillery [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [100]

Contribution

Military Service [98]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Bishop Stortford, Herdfordshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Hertfordshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Highbury, London, Middlesex [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Penryn, Cornwall [1] Ripley, Derbyshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stoke Damerel, Devon [1] Tamworth New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [48] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Corporal [5] Driver [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Bombardier [1] Captain Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Engineers [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] General Head Quarters Royal Army Medical Corps [1] General Head Quarters Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Mombasa Defence Force [1] Orontes [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South African Heavy Artillery [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [76] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [100]

Contribution

Military Service [98] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Robert Gill Bettison

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237058

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Charles Bettison

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8991

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Horace Bettison

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64901

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Mark Hedley Bettison

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Captain Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Arthur Bettison

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199181

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Sidney Charles Bettison

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217113

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Harold Bettison

Died 1916

British Army 15586 Private Coldstream Guards

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Harold Bettison

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185506

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Henry Irvine Bettison

Australian Imperial Force 1641

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Henry Bettison

Born 1883

Royal Navy 173 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 13476 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Thomas Bettison

Australian Imperial Force

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James Martin Bettison

Born 1871

Royal Navy 268045 Chief Engine Room Artificer Orontes

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Lionel John Bettison

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116206

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Sidney Charles Bettison

Born 1886

Royal Navy F17113

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William George Bettison

Born 1893

Royal Navy L2967

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Walter Bettison

Born 1896

Royal Navy M31750

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Edwin Bettison

Born 1886

Royal Navy 230531

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Robert Bettison

Born 1889

Royal Navy 234613

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John Bettison

Born 1868

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Robert Gill Bettison

Born 1880

Royal Navy F37058

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