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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]

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]

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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]

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]

Harry Birks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287412

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Arnold Birks

Died 1915

British Army 2826 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 2826 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Henry George Birks

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8790 Corporal 1st Battalion Royal Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8790 Acting Serjeant 1st Battalion Royal Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8790 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Eric Napier Birks

Australian Imperial Force

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Edward Harold Birks

Australian Imperial Force 1621

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John Firth Birks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209081

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Charles Henry Birks

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121470

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George Birks

Died 1917

British Army 10/472 Driver East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10/472 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Birks

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 129963 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 129963 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Birks

Died 1918

British Army 291616 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Norman Arthur Birks

Born 1892

Died 1989

British Army Private Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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George Birks

Died 1917

British Army 305108 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 305108 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Harry Birks

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 202568 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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John H Birks

Died 1916

British Army 45331 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 45331 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Russell Birks

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army M2/160525 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Thomas Birks

Died 1915

British Army 13376 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 13376 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Birks

Died 1916

British Army 6767 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Albert Birks

Died 1918

British Army 41307 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Josiah Birks

British Army 116123 Pioneer Royal Engineers Depot Labour Battalions

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Sydney Birks

Died 1918

British Army 63551 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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