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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [2]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

LeFroy Tasmania [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burton [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carngham Victoria [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chislehurst, Bromley [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Colne [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Distington, Cumberland [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Durham [1]

Farnworth, Lancashire [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Haltwhistle, Northumberland [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Keswick, Cumberland [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kingston [1]

Lal Lal Victoria [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longtown, Cumberland [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [307]

Gunner [33]

Driver [27]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Army Service Corps [37]

Royal Engineers [37]

Border Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [25]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

West Riding Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

11th Battalion Royal Scots [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [492]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Royal Navy [35]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [666]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Bridlington, Yorkshire [2] Cockermouth, Cumberland [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] LeFroy Tasmania [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ashton under Lyne [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burton [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carngham Victoria [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chislehurst, Bromley [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Colne [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Distington, Cumberland [1] Doncaster England [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Durham [1] Farnworth, Lancashire [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Haltwhistle, Northumberland [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Keswick, Cumberland [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kingston [1] Lal Lal Victoria [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longtown, Cumberland [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [307] Gunner [33] Driver [27] Serjeant [27] Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Flight Officer [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Army Service Corps [37] Royal Engineers [37] Border Regiment [30] Labour Corps [25] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] West Riding Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 11th Battalion Royal Scots [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [492] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Royal Navy [35] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [666] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

John W Birkett

Died 1917

British Army 10736 Private Border Regiment

British Army 10736 Serjeant Border Regiment

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James Birkett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 203512 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203512 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Birkett

Died 1916

British Army C/939 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/939 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Birkett

Died 1916

British Army 13910 Private Border Regiment 11th bord Battalion

British Army 13910 Private Border Regiment

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William H Birkett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 42510 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Charles Birkett

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 38404 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Dickinson Fisher Birkett

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3856 Private Border Regiment

British Army 30153 Private Border Regiment

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William Birkett

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 8858 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 8858 Serjeant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Harold Birkett

Died 1916

British Army 13249 Private East Lancashire Regiment 7th east Battalion

British Army 13249 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Horace Birkett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18793 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 18793 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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M Birkett

Died 1918

British Army 8764 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Norman Miles Birkett

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153824

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Henry John Birkett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184691

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John Donald Birkett

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188279

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Nicholas Hedley Birkett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15071

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Ernest George Alfred Birkett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202464

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Frank Eric Birkett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317027

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George Herbert Birkett

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43764

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Bernard Joseph Birkett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68521

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George Birkett

Died 1915

British Army 665 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 665 Private London Regiment

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