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Preston, Lancashire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Preston [3]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2]

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

St Pancras, Middlesex [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Uralla New South Wales [2]

2 Haywards Place, Holborn, London [1]

Ashton on Ribble [1]

Ashton-On-Ribble, Lancs [1]

Aston,Birmingham. Warwickshire [1]

Balsall Heath,Kings Norton,Worcestershire [1]

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, Wandsworth. London [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belgrave, Leicester [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birstall, Leicestershire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bloxham, Oxfordshire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradwell, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Chipping, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Congleton District, Cheshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dalton-in-Furness [1]

Drighlington [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Dunstall, Staffordshire [1]

England [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [435]

Gunner [63]

Driver [47]

Corporal [38]

Serjeant [28]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

driver [2]

11th Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Head Seaman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [80]

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Engineers [52]

Army Service Corps [43]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

16th Lancers [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [659]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [819]

Contribution

Military Service [802]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Preston, Lancashire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Preston [3] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2] Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] St Pancras, Middlesex [2] Staffordshire [2] Uralla New South Wales [2] 2 Haywards Place, Holborn, London [1] Ashton on Ribble [1] Ashton-On-Ribble, Lancs [1] Aston,Birmingham. Warwickshire [1] Balsall Heath,Kings Norton,Worcestershire [1] Bamber Bridge, Lancashire [1] Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Battersea, Wandsworth. London [1] Bedford [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belgrave, Leicester [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Birkenhead [1] Birstall, Leicestershire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bloxham, Oxfordshire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradwell, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Chipping, Preston, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Congleton District, Cheshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dalton-in-Furness [1] Drighlington [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Dunstall, Staffordshire [1] England [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [435] Gunner [63] Driver [47] Corporal [38] Serjeant [28] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] driver [2] 11th Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Chauffeur [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Head Seaman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [80] Labour Corps [59] Royal Engineers [52] Army Service Corps [43] Cheshire Regiment [34] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Liverpool Regiment [27] Manchester Regiment [23] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 16th Lancers [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [659] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [819]

Contribution

Military Service [802] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [23] India [1]

T Billington

British Army 653 Private Border Regiment

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Ernest James Victor Billington

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 63817

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Arthur John Billington

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/357

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Lawrence Evan Billington

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21184

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Thomas Gordon Billington

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21185

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Jonathan A Billington

British Army 245132 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Billington

British Army 268446 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 44087 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Roland Billington

British Army 13/115 Acting Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Kenneth W Billington

British Army S4/161464 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

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James Billington

British Army R/6981 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 27725 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William J Billington

British Army 686207 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Francis T Billington

British Army 18132 Private South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William T Billington

British Army 57678 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Billington

British Army 7577 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 376118 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Billington

British Army 12022 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 62438 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Billington

British Army 160825 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Peter Billington

British Army 283452 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Billington

British Army 16520 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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James Billington

British Army 31851 Private Labour Corps

British Army 132668 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Billington

British Army 305731 Private Tank Corps

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