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Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Timaru [2]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge England [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Crofton, Yorkshire [1]

Dunfermline [1]

Durham [1]

Eastleford, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kinning Park,Renfrewshire.Scotland. [1]

Lincoln [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Lode, Cambridgeshire [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Rawdon Leeds [1]

Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

St Andrew’s, Dublin [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

York [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [149]

Gunner [24]

Driver [19]

Corporal [17]

Lance Corporal [11]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [7]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Assistant Matron [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Coporal [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Matron [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Sister /Acting Matron [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Cyclist Battalion [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [261]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [348]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Timaru [2] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge England [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Crofton, Yorkshire [1] Dunfermline [1] Durham [1] Eastleford, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Kinning Park,Renfrewshire.Scotland. [1] Lincoln [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Lode, Cambridgeshire [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Rawdon Leeds [1] Rawdon, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Sherwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] St Andrew’s, Dublin [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] York [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [149] Gunner [24] Driver [19] Corporal [17] Lance Corporal [11] Serjeant [9] Sapper [7] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Assistant Matron [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Coporal [1] Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Matron [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant Major [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Ship's Corporal 2nd Class [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Sister /Acting Matron [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] West Riding Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Cyclist Battalion [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [261] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [348] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [334] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ernest Bilton

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army 305892 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 305892 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 305892 Coporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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William Bilton

Died 1917

British Army 3736 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

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Joseph Bilton

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 6030 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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John Green Bilton

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 190502 Private Royal Engineers Railways

British Army 22587 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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Sidney Percy Bilton

Born 1887

British Army 9007 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9007 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9007 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frank Bilton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278117

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Joseph Frederick Bilton

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 104110 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR.252269 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Bilton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45270

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Ernest William Bilton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135992

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Garvin Bilton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218951

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Horace Cooper Bilton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229269

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Frederick Bilton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291728

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Stanley Bilton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22364

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Thomas Henry Bilton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277911

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Harold Charles Bilton

Died 1919

British Army 2253 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2/24 (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2/24 (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

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George Bilton

Died 1918

British Army 24004 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24004 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lewis Albert Edward Samuel Bilton

Died 1917

British Army 168/530034 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Samuel C Bilton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 143434 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles W Bilton

Died 1917

British Army 382298 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Bilton

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 28731 Private Durham Light Infantry

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