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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]

John Henry Betts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215848

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Charles Tom Ernest Betts

Born 1883

Died 1916

South African Services 1773 Private 1st South African Infantry

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Edward William Betts

Born 1890

Died 1968

Royal Navy 237677

Royal Navy H.M.S. Ganges. (shore establishment)

Royal Navy H.M.S. Europa

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William Henry Betts

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140151

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William Aubrey Chapman Betts

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310791

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William Henry Betts

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213526

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Frank Fitzpatrick Betts

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221927

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Henry Betts

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229218

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John Betts

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 19594 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Francis Arthur Betts

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 25706 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 413587 Private Labour Corps

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Lawrence Edward Betts

Born 1901

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159164

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Charles Alfred Betts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213188

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John Hamilton Betts

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Manchester Regiment

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James Joseph Betts

Born 1878

Other Empire Force Fireman West Ham Fire Brigade

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William John Betts

Born 1876

British Army 29721 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Betts

Born 1881

Died 1921

British Army RX4/262324 Private Army Service Corps

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Laurence James Betts

Born 1890

Died 1982

British Army 1440 Lance Corporal West Kent Yeomanry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army 270760 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Albert Edward Betts

Born 1864

Died 1930

British Army 27398 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Penrose Taylor Betts

Born 1887

Died 1973

Royal Navy 228720 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 228720 Boy 1st Class HMS "Impregnable"

Royal Navy 228720 Ordinary Seaman HMS "Impregnable"

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William F Betts

Died 1918

British Army 614447 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 614447 Private London Regiment

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