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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Binstead, Hampshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bombay, India [1]

Border, Hampshire, England [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1]

Petersburg South Australia [1]

St. Mary's, Pembrokeshire [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Wombat New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Serjeant [16]

Corporal [15]

Gunner [14]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Sapper Mechanic [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [193]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [269]

Contribution

Military Service [257]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Dartford, Kent [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Binstead, Hampshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bombay, India [1] Border, Hampshire, England [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Lambeth [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1] Petersburg South Australia [1] St. Mary's, Pembrokeshire [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Wombat New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [128] Serjeant [16] Corporal [15] Gunner [14] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Sapper Mechanic [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment 5th Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [193] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [269]

Contribution

Military Service [257] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert Birmingham

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267286

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Christopher Lancelot Birmingham

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154473

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George Birmingham

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 1389 Private 16th Lancers

British Army L/1389 Private 16th Lancers

British Army 1389 Private 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Herbert Birmingham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80540

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Lawrence Birmingham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120895

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Thomas Birmingham

Died 1915

British Army 9111 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) 7th Battalion

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Peter Birmingham

British Army 7163 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 7163 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7163 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John Birmingham

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80698

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Albert B Birmingham

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 281978 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 281978 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Birmingham

Died 1917

British Army 36241 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Birmingham

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 17467 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17467 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Reginald J H Birmingham

Died 1917

British Army 47232 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Birmingham

Died 1915

British Army 9175 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L9175 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9175 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Birmingham

Died 1914

British Army 6743 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6743 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Clement Birmingham

Died 1915

British Army 7461 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7461 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Martin Birmingham

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53415 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Joseph Birmingham

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189885 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Birmingham

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 633886 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Frederick Birmingham

Born 1881

Died 1918

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James Birmingham

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115664

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