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London England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Camberwell, London [4]

Cambridge [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Nayland, Suffolk [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bullarook Victoria [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Alstonville New South Wales [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Balsham, Cambs [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Glasgow [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Isleworth, Middlesex [2]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [2]

Mapleton Queensland [2]

Middlesex [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

South Norwood, Surrey [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Baldock England [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Balsham [1]

Balsham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bamganie Victoria [1]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Bath,Somerset [1]

Batte, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [708]

Gunner [76]

Driver [68]

Corporal 2nd [53]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [40]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lance Corporal [29]

Corporal [22]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Major [10]

Pioneer [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Rifleman [7]

Bombardier [5]

Guardsman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Ship's Corporal [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acti [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

BOY 1ST CLASS [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Mechanic [1]

Brevet Major Acting Major [1]

Canteen Assistant [1]

Clerk [1]

Commissioned Shipwright [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Royal Engineers [89]

Army Service Corps [88]

Labour Corps [86]

London Regiment [73]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Middlesex Regiment [36]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

Welsh Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Service

British Army [1082]

Royal Navy [129]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [77]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1491]

A [1]

C [1]

M [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1448]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

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Place of birth

London England [8] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Camberwell, London [4] Cambridge [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Nayland, Suffolk [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bullarook Victoria [3] Kensington, London [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Alstonville New South Wales [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Balsham, Cambs [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Glasgow [2] Gloucester [2] Hackney, London [2] Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Isleworth, Middlesex [2] Kensington, London, Middlesex [2] Mapleton Queensland [2] Middlesex [2] Sale Victoria [2] South Norwood, Surrey [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Baldock England [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballina New South Wales [1] Balsham [1] Balsham, Cambridgeshire [1] Bamganie Victoria [1] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Bath,Somerset [1] Batte, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [708] Gunner [76] Driver [68] Corporal 2nd [53] Serjeant [48] Sapper [40] Second Lieutenant [32] Lance Corporal [29] Corporal [22] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [13] Lieutenant [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Major [10] Pioneer [10] Able Seaman [8] Rifleman [7] Bombardier [5] Guardsman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Ship's Corporal [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acti [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] BOY 1ST CLASS [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Mechanic [1] Brevet Major Acting Major [1] Canteen Assistant [1] Clerk [1] Commissioned Shipwright [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93] Royal Engineers [89] Army Service Corps [88] Labour Corps [86] London Regiment [73] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Middlesex Regiment [36] Rifle Brigade [29] Royal Fusiliers [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Machine Gun Corps [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] Welsh Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] Essex Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6]

Service

British Army [1082] Royal Navy [129] Australian Imperial Force [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [77] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1491] A [1] C [1] M [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1448] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [43]

Joseph A Biggs

British Army 10957 Private 13th Hussars

British Army 10957 Private Corps of Hussars

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Charles F Biggs

British Army L/7249 Lance Corporal 9th Lancers

British Army L/7249 Private 9th Lancers

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Richard G Biggs

British Army 19545 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 10/7th Ambulance

British Army 201056 Corporal 2nd Royal Army Medical Corps 10/7th Ambulance

British Army 7251138 Acting Serjeant 24th Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick W R Biggs

British Army 15108 Private 18th Hussars

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Samuel Biggs

British Army 204730 Private Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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Marcus Biggs Mason

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy PO/226435 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 226435. (PO) Leading Seaman Collingwood Battalion Royal Naval Division

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John Garnet Wolsley Biggs

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William Biggs

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W T Biggs

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G. P. Biggs

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William Charles Chittenden

Born 1895

Royal Navy J16224

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Charles Andrews

Born 1901

Royal Navy J90670

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William Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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J N Biggs-Davison

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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J N Biggs-Davison

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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