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Laura South Australia [3]

Orroroo South Australia [2]

Thurnham, Kent [2]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Donnington, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Sheffield [1]

Wellington [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Mersea, Essex [1]

Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Paymaster [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pte [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC [1]

13th Royal Scots [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Naval Company ex West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [165]

Contribution

Military Service [159]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [165] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Laura South Australia [3] Orroroo South Australia [2] Thurnham, Kent [2] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Donnington, Lincolnshire, England [1] Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Sheffield [1] Wellington [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Mersea, Essex [1] Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90] Gunner [6] Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Driver [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Matron [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Assistant Matron [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Paymaster [1] Pioneer [1] Pte [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Essex Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC [1] 13th Royal Scots [1] 7th Hussars [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS MALAYA [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Naval Company ex West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [126] Australian Imperial Force [10] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [165]

Contribution

Military Service [159] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Thomas John Bills

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401511

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Thomas Henry Bills

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 605 Private Australian Infantry 31 Battalion

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Edward Ambrose Bills

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190562

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John Bills

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 88714 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Jonathan Bills

Born 1891

British Army 61902 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Frank Albert Bills

Born 1872

Died 1920

British Army 8976 Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

British Army 373966 Corporal Labour Corps 752nd Area E Company

British Army 3018 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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James Henry Bills

Died 1918

British Army 241120 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 220005 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Richard James Bills

Died 1917

British Army 132602 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Bills

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 68235

Canadian Expeditionary Force 68235 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops

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Henry Thomas Bills

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21958 Otago Infantry Regiment 2 Battalion

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William Henry Bills

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 10706 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert C Bills

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 79109 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 79109 Pte 130th (St John) Field Ambulance RAMC 130th (St John) Field Ambulance

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Charles Leonard Bills

Australian Imperial Force 2764

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Caleb Bills

Died 1915

British Army 21941 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Bert Woodhouse Bills

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202496 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Jonathan T Bills

Died 1916

British Army 29588 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Bills

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 225505 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest Bills

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81233 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Samuel Bills

Died 1916

British Army 5/5631 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 241340 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Henry Bills

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 18251 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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