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Norwich, Norfolk [16]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

London England [5]

Norwich [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Deal, Kent [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [4]

Nottingham [4]

Buckinghamshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Gateley, Norfolk [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brixton, Surrey [2]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [2]

Finchingfield, Essex [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Kingston upon Hull [2]

Latrobe Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Northampton [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashby, Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [847]

Gunner [97]

Driver [78]

Serjeant [68]

Corporal [59]

Sapper [52]

Lance Corporal [34]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Bombardier [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Fireman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Vice-Marshal [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardi [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [108]

Royal Engineers [107]

Labour Corps [100]

Army Service Corps [84]

Norfolk Regiment [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [57]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

London Regiment [41]

Suffolk Regiment [40]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39]

Northamptonshire Regiment [35]

Leicestershire Regiment [33]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Coldstream Guards [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Corps of Hussars [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Border Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1286]

Royal Navy [126]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [91]

Australian Imperial Force [72]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [1706]

H [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1666]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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Norwich, Norfolk [16] Melbourne Victoria [7] Sydney New South Wales [6] London England [5] Norwich [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Deal, Kent [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Norwich, Norfolk, England [4] Nottingham [4] Buckinghamshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Gateley, Norfolk [3] London, Middlesex [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birmingham [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brixton, Surrey [2] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [2] Finchingfield, Essex [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Kingston upon Hull [2] Latrobe Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester England [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Northampton [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Westminster, London [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashby, Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [847] Gunner [97] Driver [78] Serjeant [68] Corporal [59] Sapper [52] Lance Corporal [34] Second Lieutenant [27] Pioneer [19] Acting Serjeant [16] Acting Corporal [14] Bombardier [11] Lieutenant [11] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Fireman [3] Rifleman [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Trooper [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Vice-Marshal [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardi [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [108] Royal Engineers [107] Labour Corps [100] Army Service Corps [84] Norfolk Regiment [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [57] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Machine Gun Corps [42] London Regiment [41] Suffolk Regiment [40] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39] Northamptonshire Regiment [35] Leicestershire Regiment [33] Royal Fusiliers [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Defence Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Coldstream Guards [12] Rifle Brigade [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Corps of Hussars [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] South Wales Borderers [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Border Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1286] Royal Navy [126] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [93] Canadian Expeditionary Force [91] Australian Imperial Force [72] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [1706] H [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1666] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Michael Betts

Born 1860

Died 1918

British Army 9648 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 9648 Private Royal Defence Corps 2nd Protection Company

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John Percy Betts

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2355 Corporal Kent Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 270991 Corporal East Kent Regiment 10th east Battalion

British Army 270991 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) "C" Coy. 10th (R. East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Bn.

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Fred Thomas Betts

Born 1893

Died 1961

British Army 84951 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edmund Walter Betts

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 51373 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 53990 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Ambrose Betts

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 17987 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 13th General Hospital

British Army 17987 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Medical Corps 13th General Hospital

British Army 17987 Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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David Betts

Born 1892

British Army 62539 Private 17th Works Company Liverpool Regiment

British Army 216410 Private Labour Corps

British Army 3/10966 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Frederick Betts

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 6344 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6344 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Henry Betts

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 102876 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Victor Betts

Born 1895

Died 1987

British Army M/205028 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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John Betts

Died 1915

British Army 15294 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 15294 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis G Betts

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 9473 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment "C" Coy. 1st Battalion

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Herbert Andrew Betts

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 16277 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Betts

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 325753 Serjeant Company Serjeant Major Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325753 Company Sergeant Major Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney J Betts

Born 1882

Died 1942

British Army 180810 Private Labour Corps

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Victor Jack Betts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200580

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Thomas William Betts

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129569

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James Edward Betts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8393

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Clifford Edgar George Betts

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206086

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Walter Betts

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69866

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Edward Charles Betts

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144707

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