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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Stratford, Essex [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Fenton, Staffordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stranton, West Hartlepool [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cheddleton, Staffordshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gilberton South Australia [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Highfields, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Partick, Glasgow [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Sheffield [1]

Swindon [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Woodville South Australia [1]

hedon [1]

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Private [238]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [19]

Driver [17]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Hon Major [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37]

North Staffordshire Regiment [37]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Denbigh Yeomanry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [2]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [348]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [429]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [430] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Stratford, Essex [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Fenton, Staffordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stranton, West Hartlepool [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Buckley, Flintshire, Wales [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cheddleton, Staffordshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1] Derby [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gilberton South Australia [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Highfields, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Longton, Staffordshire [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Partick, Glasgow [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Sheffield [1] Swindon [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Willesden, London [1] Woodville South Australia [1] hedon [1]

Rank

Private [238] Gunner [24] Corporal [19] Driver [17] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Hon Major [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [37] North Staffordshire Regiment [37] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Denbigh Yeomanry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Australian Imperial Force [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [2] Royal Field Artillery Transport [2] Royal Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [348] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

B [429] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [422] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Thomas Birks

British Army 361139 Private Labour Corps

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John T Birks

British Army 189584 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George C E Birks

British Army 26523 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 562157 Private Labour Corps

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Richard Birks

British Army 36894 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 497601 Private Labour Corps

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Isaac Birks

British Army 48543 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 37416 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 29532 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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William Alfred Birks

British Army 9650 Private 13th Royal Defence Corps

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Arthur John Birks

British Army 38488 Private 162nd Protection Company Royal Defence Corps

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William Henry Birks

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Ruth Birks

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Constance Elliot-Birks

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Scottish Women

British Army French Red Cross

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