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Perth Western Australia [3]

Chelsea, London [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London England [2]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Edgeley, Cheshire [1]

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Hillfarrance, Somerset [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE [1]

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Peckham, London [1]

Pingelly Western Australia [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Redhill, Surrey [1]

Shrivenham, Berkshire, England [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Sussex England [1]

Tuners Hill, West Sussex [1]

Turners Hill, Sussex [1]

Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [163]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sailor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [249]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [25]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [380]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Perth Western Australia [3] Chelsea, London [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London England [2] Avenel Victoria [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Bodle Street, Sussex [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Christchurch, Leicestershire [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] East Ham, London [1] Edgeley, Cheshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Herstmonceux [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hillfarrance, Somerset [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Market Harborough, Leics [1] Marylebone, London [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] NOTTINGHAMSHIRE [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Northumberland [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Pingelly Western Australia [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Redhill, Surrey [1] Shrivenham, Berkshire, England [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Sussex England [1] Tuners Hill, West Sussex [1] Turners Hill, Sussex [1] Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [163] Gunner [22] Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sailor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [249] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [25] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [380]

Contribution

Military Service [376] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Jamaica [1]

Herbert Billings

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army S/22676 Rifleman Rifle Brigade T.R.

British Army R/34155 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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Gordon Billings

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 146 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 146 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.

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David Kitto Billings

Born 1894

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70208 Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Hubert Billings

Born 1893

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine -'SS John H Barry' (Whitby)

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Harold Reginald Billings

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 136783 Driver Royal Engineers

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Alick Wilfred Billings

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118130

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Maurice Reginald Billings

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131044

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Arthur Billings

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113910

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Frank Billings

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292422

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Alfred J Billings

Born 1886

British Army 13655 Corporal Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 320534 Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd

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George Ernest Billings

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306431

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George Billings

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118400

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Edward Ernest Billings

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308548

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John Edward Wright Billings

Born 1886

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2718 Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Thomas Billings

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241748

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Alfred H. A. Billings

Died 1916

British Army G/11926 Private Middlesex Regiment middlesex regiment 17th Battalion

British Army G/11926 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Edward Billings

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 5569 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 615051 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 612021 Private London Regiment 1st/19th Bn

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William Billings

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17833 Corporal Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Percy William Billings

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 61306 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/31443 Private Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own) 7th Battalion

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Herbert Billings

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1866 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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