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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Naracoorte South Australia [3]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Blaydon, Durham [1]

Blaydon, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Cloondaver, County Mayo [1]

Dalkeith, Mid Lothian [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Durham [1]

Ferntree Gully Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Redcar England [1]

Sheffield [1]

Tiley, Yorkshire [1]

Waratah Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [7]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Acting Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

2/4th West Riding Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Carnarvon Hussars 4th Battalion [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northern Cyclist Battalion [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [136]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Royal Navy [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [182]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [182] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [5] Naracoorte South Australia [3] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Blaydon, Durham [1] Blaydon, Gateshead, Durham [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Cloondaver, County Mayo [1] Dalkeith, Mid Lothian [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Durham [1] Ferntree Gully Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancashire [1] Redcar England [1] Sheffield [1] Tiley, Yorkshire [1] Waratah Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [95] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [8] Gunner [7] Sapper [7] Corporal 2nd [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Acting Pioneer Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 2/4th West Riding Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Carnarvon Hussars 4th Battalion [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northern Cyclist Battalion [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [136] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Royal Navy [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [182]

Contribution

Military Service [179] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Samuel Biggins

Born 1870

Died 1919

British Army 6482 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 450312 Private Labour Corps 824th Company

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Richard Biggins

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 2375 Private Irish Guards

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Robert Biggins

Died 1916

British Army 9189 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 9189 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Lewis Biggins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220721

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James W Biggins

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 238036 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 238036 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Francis Biggins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401874

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Owen Biggins

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401047

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Robert Taylor Biggins

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203221

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Henry Biggins

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 5044 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242401 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 242401 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Biggins

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280705

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Frank Biggins

Died 1918

British Army 34674 Acting Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34674 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Biggins

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 2517 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2517 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Biggins

Died 1918

British Army 56642 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Biggins

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155468

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George Biggins

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138869

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James Biggins

Died 1915

British Army 18223 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 18223 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 18223 Lance Corporal Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Charles Biggins

Australian Imperial Force 2057

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Arthur William Biggins

Australian Imperial Force 1906

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Stanley Austin Biggins

Australian Imperial Force 171

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Alfred Biggins

Australian Imperial Force 3421

Australian Imperial Force 7354

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