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Clevedon, Somerset [2]

Godalming, Surrey [2]

Haslemere, Surrey [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Brentford Middlesex [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bricklehampton, Pershore, Worcs [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Elmore, Victoria [1]

Emu Victoria [1]

Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Headingley, Yorkshire [1]

Isle Abbotts, Somerset [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Listowel, Kerry [1]

London England [1]

Malden, Surrey [1]

Martock England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Overton, Hampshire [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Plumpstead, Woolwich, London [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rowington, Warwick [1]

Rugby [1]

Southam, Warwickshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Tramore, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [187]

Gunner [24]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [15]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Flight Clerk [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Local Major [1]

Major Second Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Saddler/Corporal 2nd [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

London Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [316]

Royal Navy [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [418]

Contribution

Military Service [416]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [418] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Clevedon, Somerset [2] Godalming, Surrey [2] Haslemere, Surrey [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Brentford Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bricklehampton, Pershore, Worcs [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Clapham, London [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Elmore, Victoria [1] Emu Victoria [1] Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Headingley, Yorkshire [1] Isle Abbotts, Somerset [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario [1] Lambeth, London [1] Listowel, Kerry [1] London England [1] Malden, Surrey [1] Martock England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Overton, Hampshire [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Plumpstead, Woolwich, London [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Rowington, Warwick [1] Rugby [1] Southam, Warwickshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Tramore, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [187] Gunner [24] Driver [21] Serjeant [19] Sapper [15] Corporal 2nd [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Flight Clerk [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Local Major [1] Major Second Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Saddler/Corporal 2nd [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] London Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Hampshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [316] Royal Navy [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [418]

Contribution

Military Service [416] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Thomas Bicknell

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army 121597 Sapper Royal Engineers 185 Tunnelling Company

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Harry Bicknell

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 28034 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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James Nathan Bicknell

Born 1893

Died 1942

Royal Navy PI 39242 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 39242 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Calshot-Yarmouth

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 39242 2nd Lieutenant Royal Air Force Yarmouth

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William Alfred Bicknell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army T/379 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/248147 Driver Army Service Corps

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Louisa Annie Bicknell

Born 1879

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service First Australian General Hospital

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Albert Bicknell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 8031 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Arthur John Bicknell

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9514

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9514 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Richard Bicknell

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 241209 Colour Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Company Quartermaster Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Thomas George Bicknell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148944

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Alfred F Bicknell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67455

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Edwin William Bicknell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221463

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Alfred Marcus Bicknell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 95153 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 95153 Corporal 2nd Royal Field Artillery

British Army 95153 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Clarence Ralph Bicknell

Born 1894

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/356 Lance Corporal New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion 3rd

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George Henry Bicknell

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7348 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Henry Bicknell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165475

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William Edward Bicknell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42605

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Job Bicknell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122352

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Leonard Bicknell

Died 1917

British Army 19700 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Bn

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Herbert John Bicknell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98104

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Joseph Mark Bicknell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 40428 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Bn.

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