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Clermont Queensland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bosham, Sussex [1]

Broomehill Western Australia [1]

Bulwell, Nottingham, Notts [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Downton, Wiltshire [1]

Dumbarton Scotland [1]

Evesham [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Hucknall Torkard England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oakthorpe [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saltley,Birmingham [1]

Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [41]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Corpral [1]

HG [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

21st Liverpool Regiment [1]

3rd Rifle Brigate [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hants Fent Company Royal Engineers [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Field Artillery [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [75]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [108]

Contribution

Military Service [105]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [108] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clermont Queensland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bosham, Sussex [1] Broomehill Western Australia [1] Bulwell, Nottingham, Notts [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Charlton, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Downton, Wiltshire [1] Dumbarton Scotland [1] Evesham [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Hucknall Torkard England [1] Nottingham [1] Oakthorpe [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saltley,Birmingham [1] Streatley-on-Thames, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [41] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Serjeant [5] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Gunner [1] Corpral [1] HG [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [8] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 21st Liverpool Regiment [1] 3rd Rifle Brigate [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Staffordshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hants Fent Company Royal Engineers [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Field Artillery [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [75] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [108]

Contribution

Military Service [105] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Albert James Bettridge

Born 1898

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34128

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Walter Bettridge

Born 1886

Died 1931

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot Jersey Brow Royal Aircraft Factory

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 2nd Class Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot Jersey Brow Royal Aircraft Factory

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 1st Class Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot Jersey Brow Royal Aircraft Factory

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Harry Bettridge

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 99409 Driver Royal Field Artillery 'D' Battery, 67th Brigade.

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Charles Henry Bettridge

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94206

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William Arthur Bettridge

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279728

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Richard William Bettridge

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213322

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Frank John Bettridge

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army S/12218 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Lawrence Bettridge

Died 1917

British Army 28260 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Bettridge

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17488 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Sydney Bettridge

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33548

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Ernest Gordon Bettridge

Australian Imperial Force 5981

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George E Bettridge

Born 1896

British Army 30495 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Bettridge

Australian Imperial Force 892

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R F Bettridge

Died 1921

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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George Bettridge

Born 1897

British Army 1753 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 72123 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Leonard Charles Bettridge

Australian Imperial Force 7464

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John Bettridge

Australian Imperial Force 273

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William John Bettridge

Australian Imperial Force 56290

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William H Bettridge

Born 1874

Canadian Expeditionary Force 669938

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William Arthur Bettridge

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 775440

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