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Glen Innes New South Wales [5]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Ilford, Essex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Apollo Bay Victoria [1]

Aston [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brockhampton, Worcestershire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clarendon Victoria [1]

Clayton England [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Crouch End, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Fitzroy, Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grass Valley Western Australia [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Kangarilla South Australia [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Leicestershire England [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

London England [1]

Loxley, Warwickshire [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mitcham South Australia [1]

Natham Western Australia [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England [1]

Piccadilly, London [1]

Portsmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [250]

Driver [30]

Gunner [30]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [12]

Corporal 2nd [12]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

Army Service Corps [29]

Labour Corps [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

10th Hussars [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Royal Navy [38]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [518]

Contribution

Military Service [507]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Glen Innes New South Wales [5] Beckenham, Kent [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Ilford, Essex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Paddington, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Apollo Bay Victoria [1] Aston [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brockhampton, Worcestershire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire [1] Cheshire [1] Clarendon Victoria [1] Clayton England [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Crouch End, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Fitzroy, Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grass Valley Western Australia [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Kangarilla South Australia [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Leicestershire England [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] London England [1] Loxley, Warwickshire [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Middlesex [1] Mitcham South Australia [1] Natham Western Australia [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England [1] Piccadilly, London [1] Portsmouth England [1]

Rank

Private [250] Driver [30] Gunner [30] Serjeant [22] Corporal [12] Corporal 2nd [12] Second Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Armament Serjeant Major [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant/Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] Army Service Corps [29] Labour Corps [25] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 10th Hussars [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [382] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Royal Navy [38] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [518]

Contribution

Military Service [507] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Bryan Biddle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4650 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 12173 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 241571 Private Worcestershire Regiment 14th Battalion

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John Evelyn Biddle

Died 1917

British Army 781 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Biddle

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4474 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4474 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Charles Ernest Biddle

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 10137 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10137 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank William Biddle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34930

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Frank Biddle

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266727

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William Biddle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301669

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Robert William Biddle

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 37747 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 18th Battalion

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Edward Matthew Biddle

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197705

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Albert William Biddle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30516

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Frank Biddle

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187882

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James Warren Biddle

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27959

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George Biddle

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20311 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Biddle

Died 1914

British Army 1018 Driver Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1018 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Frederick Percival Biddle

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 12152 Corporal Army Pay Corps Army Pay Office (Chatham)

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John Biddle

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS109264 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Monmouth"

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Herbert Howard Biddle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236306

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William Albert Biddle

Died 1918

British Army 12507 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Fred Leslie Biddle

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force Major 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Field Artillery

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Charles William Biddle

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46991

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