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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]

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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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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]

Frederick W Birks

Died 1917

British Army 57999 Private Liverpool Regiment 17 Battalion

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Henry Birks

Died 1918

British Army 205663 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Sydney Birks

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304545

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Ernest Birks

Died 1916

British Army 10280 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10280 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Napier Kyffin Birks

Australian Imperial Force 3694

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Frederick Birks

British Army Second Lieutenant Australian Imperial Force

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Wilfrid Kenneth Birks

Australian Imperial Force 16388

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Wilfred Laurence Birks

Australian Imperial Force 599

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Albert Thomas Birks

Australian Imperial Force 2460

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Arthur Horace Birks

Australian Imperial Force 2333

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Alfred Clifford Birks

Australian Imperial Force 16387

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George Thomas Birks

Australian Imperial Force 10013

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Harold Birks

Died 1918

British Army 29314 Private Border Regiment

British Army G/31649 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Harold Henry Birks

Born 1895

Royal Navy 1510 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Joseph Birks

Born 1893

Royal Navy 12140 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1418 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE

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Arthur Norman Birks

Australian Imperial Force 807

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Walter Richard Birks

Australian Imperial Force 7147

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Dora Hannah Birks

Australian Imperial Force

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John Birks

Born 1880

Royal Navy 127 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ellis Ranson Birks

Died 1929

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Attached Labour Corps

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Attached Labour Corps

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery Transport

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