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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]

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]

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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]

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People [380] Stories Communities

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

British Army 14747 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 485408 Private Labour Corps

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Paul M Billings

British Army 2456 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 43576 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Cyclist Corps

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Harry Billings

British Army 203233 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Joseph Billings

British Army 241134 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Alfred J Billings

British Army 26156 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William E Billings

British Army PW/6395 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Walter Billings

British Army L/6177 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frederick J Billings

British Army G/15397 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Jonathan Lawrence Billings

British Army T.R/64188 Private Training Reserve training reserve 13th Battalion

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Thomas J Billings

British Army 8344 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Sidney J Billings

British Army 307159 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Jonathan Edward Wright Billings

British Army 2718 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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H Billings

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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H Billings

British Army 5419 Private 14th Hussars

British Army 30332 Private Corps of Hussars

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George W Billings

British Army 38538 Private 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Billings

British Army 15293 Private 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alfred Billings

British Army 210103 Private Labour Corps 371st Company

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Edward Alfred Billings

British Army 112046 Gunner 1st Siege Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Billings

British Army 10767 Private 15th Hussars

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Thomas Billings

British Army 123879 Private Labour Corps 297th Company

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