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Sheffield Tasmania [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

St Kilda Victoria [2]

Towcester [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Anerley, London [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belmont, Sutton, Surrey [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Botus Fleming, Cornwall [1]

Brancaster Norfolk [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buckingham [1]

Bury St Edmunds Suffolk [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Church Broughton, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Cornwall [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Derby England [1]

Devon England [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Francis South Australia [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gorran Haven, Cornwall [1]

Hailsham, Sussex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hele, Somerset [1]

Islington London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Millom, Cumberland [1]

Milverton, Devon [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Par, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Serjeant [24]

Gunner [19]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sapper [9]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Worker [5]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Matron [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Sereant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24]

London Regiment [23]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

20th Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [268]

Royal Navy [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [383]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Sheffield Tasmania [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] St Kilda Victoria [2] Towcester [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Anerley, London [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belmont, Sutton, Surrey [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Botus Fleming, Cornwall [1] Brancaster Norfolk [1] Brixton, London [1] Buckingham [1] Bury St Edmunds Suffolk [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chelsea, London [1] Church Broughton, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Cornwall [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Derby England [1] Devon England [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Francis South Australia [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gorran Haven, Cornwall [1] Hailsham, Sussex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hele, Somerset [1] Islington London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kerang Victoria [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Mile End, London [1] Millom, Cumberland [1] Milverton, Devon [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Par, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [168] Serjeant [24] Gunner [19] Lance Corporal [9] Sapper [9] Corporal 2nd [8] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Worker [5] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Matron [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paid Lance Corporal [1] Sereant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24] London Regiment [23] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Field Artillery [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 20th Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [268] Royal Navy [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [383]

Contribution

Military Service [376] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Herbert Frederick Billing

Born 1888

Died 1948

British Army 13029 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 13029 Unpaid Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 13029 Paid Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Frederick Billing

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 13516 Corporal 2nd East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 13516 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 13516 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Harold Billing

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 64773 Driver Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty. 123rd Bde.

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Barnet Billing

Born 1896

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42998 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42998 Royal Air Force

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Stuart Morrison Billing

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 3085 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3085 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 230967 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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George Frank Billing

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375282 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375282 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Billing

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167892

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George Billing

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303155

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Thomas Harold Billing

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94985

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George James Billing

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93341

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Charles P Billing

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 028819 Acting Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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Arthur Billing

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35533

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Robert Billing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60486

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H J Billing

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197094

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Fred Billing

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225596

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Albert Walter Billing

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228491

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Ernest William Billing

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230690

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William Ernest Billing

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233610

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Ernest Billing

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239388

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William Thomas Billing

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army P.1850 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P.1850 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

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