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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Islington, London [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

London England [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Cork [4]

Deal, Kent [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Saint Pancras, London [4]

Tottenham, Middlesex [4]

Warwickshire [4]

Birmingham [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chester [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hoylake, Cheshire, England [3]

Kilburn, London [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Runton [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Wingham New South Wales [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Albany, Western Australia [2]

Apsley Victoria [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bow, London, Middlesex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bray [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Colchester [2]

Rank

Private [2627]

Gunner [298]

Corporal [238]

Driver [221]

Serjeant [211]

Sapper [187]

Second Lieutenant [128]

Lance Corporal [125]

Captain [63]

Acting Serjeant [45]

Lieutenant [44]

Acting Corporal [41]

Bombardier [37]

Pioneer [31]

Major [24]

Rifleman [16]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Worker [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Temporary Captain [6]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

2nd Serjeant [2]

Acting Artificer Engineer [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [351]

Royal Field Artillery [323]

Labour Corps [315]

Army Service Corps [287]

London Regiment [182]

Royal Garrison Artillery [172]

Machine Gun Corps [135]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [116]

Royal Army Medical Corps [115]

Royal Fusiliers [99]

South Staffordshire Regiment [84]

Middlesex Regiment [83]

Suffolk Regiment [76]

Rifle Brigade [72]

Worcestershire Regiment [69]

Devonshire Regiment [62]

Essex Regiment [61]

Norfolk Regiment [61]

Leicestershire Regiment [59]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [58]

Liverpool Regiment [57]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56]

Bedfordshire Regiment [53]

Cheshire Regiment [53]

Lincolnshire Regiment [52]

The Queen's Regiment [52]

Northamptonshire Regiment [49]

Manchester Regiment [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

Gloucestershire Regiment [46]

Welsh Regiment [46]

East Surrey Regiment [45]

Hampshire Regiment [45]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43]

Durham Light Infantry [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [38]

West Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Somerset Light Infantry [36]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Royal West Kent Regiment [32]

Royal Sussex Regiment [31]

Army Veterinary Corps [30]

Canadian Infantry [30]

East Kent Regiment [29]

Royal Flying Corps [29]

Royal Naval Division [29]

Dorsetshire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [4151]

Royal Navy [404]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [313]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [253]

Australian Imperial Force [192]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [5467]

L [2]

E [1]

F [1]

G [1]

K [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5348]

Merchant Navy [81]

Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [114]

Canada [3]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [17] Sydney New South Wales [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] London, Middlesex, England [10] Islington, London [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] London England [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] London, Middlesex [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] Battersea, London [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Camberwell, London [4] Cork [4] Deal, Kent [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Saint Pancras, London [4] Tottenham, Middlesex [4] Warwickshire [4] Birmingham [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chester [3] Deptford, London [3] Edinburgh [3] Hackney, London [3] Hoylake, Cheshire, England [3] Kilburn, London [3] Poplar, London [3] Runton [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Wingham New South Wales [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Albany, Western Australia [2] Apsley Victoria [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham England [2] Bow, London, Middlesex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bray [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Colchester [2]

Rank

Private [2627] Gunner [298] Corporal [238] Driver [221] Serjeant [211] Sapper [187] Second Lieutenant [128] Lance Corporal [125] Captain [63] Acting Serjeant [45] Lieutenant [44] Acting Corporal [41] Bombardier [37] Pioneer [31] Major [24] Rifleman [16] Acting Bombardier [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Worker [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [6] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Temporary Captain [6] Boy 1st Class [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Trooper [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Nurse [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] 2nd Serjeant [2] Acting Artificer Engineer [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [351] Royal Field Artillery [323] Labour Corps [315] Army Service Corps [287] London Regiment [182] Royal Garrison Artillery [172] Machine Gun Corps [135] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [116] Royal Army Medical Corps [115] Royal Fusiliers [99] South Staffordshire Regiment [84] Middlesex Regiment [83] Suffolk Regiment [76] Rifle Brigade [72] Worcestershire Regiment [69] Devonshire Regiment [62] Essex Regiment [61] Norfolk Regiment [61] Leicestershire Regiment [59] Royal Berkshire Regiment [58] Liverpool Regiment [57] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [56] Bedfordshire Regiment [53] Cheshire Regiment [53] Lincolnshire Regiment [52] The Queen's Regiment [52] Northamptonshire Regiment [49] Manchester Regiment [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] Gloucestershire Regiment [46] Welsh Regiment [46] East Surrey Regiment [45] Hampshire Regiment [45] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43] Durham Light Infantry [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [38] West Yorkshire Regiment [37] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Somerset Light Infantry [36] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Royal West Kent Regiment [32] Royal Sussex Regiment [31] Army Veterinary Corps [30] Canadian Infantry [30] East Kent Regiment [29] Royal Flying Corps [29] Royal Naval Division [29] Dorsetshire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [4151] Royal Navy [404] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [313] Canadian Expeditionary Force [253] Australian Imperial Force [192] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [5467] L [2] E [1] F [1] G [1] K [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5348] Merchant Navy [81] Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [114] Canada [3] Germany [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Thomas Henry Bird

Born 1877

Died 1934

British Army 67796 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 17th Battalion

British Army 62188 Private South Lancashire Regiment 16th South West Battalion

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Robert Bird

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1189 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 115213 Private Labour Corps

British Army 115213 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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John Henry Bird

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 32953 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Tattershall Bird

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Bird

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army L/8067 Private Corps of Lancers

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Henry Sydney Bird

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 13211 Serjeant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 13211 Acting Company Sergeant Major South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Service Battalion

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Ernest Owen Bird

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10003 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10003 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10003 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Percy Henry Bird

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy M10934 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HM Submarine "L.10"

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Oliver Bird

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Guards

British Army Captain Welsh Guards

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Walter Bird

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 4633 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 351058 Corporal Labour Corps

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Edwin Percy Bird

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 56347 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Ernest Bird

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 372521 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5167 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Charles Bird

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Z 1279 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Bird

Born 1886

British Army 80422 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9069 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3902298 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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John Bird

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 9260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9260 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Bird

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 207358

Royal Navy 207358 Able. Seaman H.M.S. Challenger

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Joseph Bird

Born 1879

Died 1821

British Army 14762 Sergeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187713 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187713 Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force

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Peter Alexander Bird

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 1026 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Alfred Joseph Bird

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11309 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Bird

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 7768 Company Quarter Master Serjeant 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

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