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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ballycronin [1]

Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broomfield Victoria [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Camperdown New South Wales [1]

Castletownsend [1]

Chanute, Kansas [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cork [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Emmaville New South Wales [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Glandon, Cork [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hatfield, Berkshire [1]

Hawthorn South Australia [1]

Hereford [1]

Kenley, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leichardt New South Wales [1]

Lydney, Gloucestershire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

Paddington [1]

Painswick, Glos [1]

Painswick, Gloucestershire, [1]

Rugeley (England) [1]

Saint Giles, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Southport England [1]

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tiaro Queensland [1]

Wakerville, Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Wentworth New South Wales [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [118]

Corporal [17]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [11]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Lance Corporal [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Victuallers Assistant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

57th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [186]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [265]

Contribution

Military Service [255]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Stroud, Gloucestershire [3] Charters Towers Queensland [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Allendale Victoria [1] Atherton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ballycronin [1] Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broomfield Victoria [1] Burra South Australia [1] Camperdown New South Wales [1] Castletownsend [1] Chanute, Kansas [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cork [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Emmaville New South Wales [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Glandon, Cork [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hatfield, Berkshire [1] Hawthorn South Australia [1] Hereford [1] Kenley, Surrey [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leichardt New South Wales [1] Lydney, Gloucestershire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesex England [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] Paddington [1] Painswick, Glos [1] Painswick, Gloucestershire, [1] Rugeley (England) [1] Saint Giles, London [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Southport England [1] Stonehouse, Gloucestershire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tiaro Queensland [1] Wakerville, Adelaide, South Australia [1] Wentworth New South Wales [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [118] Corporal [17] Gunner [14] Serjeant [13] Captain [11] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Lance Corporal [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Victuallers Assistant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] London Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Hampshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 57th Protection Company Royal Defence Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [186] Australian Imperial Force [24] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [265]

Contribution

Military Service [255] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

James Coombe Birt

Born 1875

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4364 Lieutenant 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Charles William Howard Birt

Born 1881

Died 1960

British Army Captain Border Regiment

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Border Regiment

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Edgar Birt

Born 1892

Died 1956

British Army 13255 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 13255 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery

British Army 13255 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery

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Lightly Harold Birt

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Wilfred Beckett Birt

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frank Birt

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6246 TF Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20240 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20240 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Joseph Birt

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141313

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Eric Charles Hugh Birt

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112255

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Reginald Arthur Birt

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2110 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2110 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Albert Victor Birt

Born 1877

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121597 Corporal Royal Air Force No. 5 (E.) Aircraft Repair Depot (Cambridge)

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Howard Oscar Birt

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50017

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50017 Private Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Maurice Ernest Birt

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49826

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Arthur Edward Birt

Born 1875

Died 1919

Royal Navy 155013 Leading Seaman HMS Suffolk

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Frederick George Birt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35084 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Edward Birt

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1391

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Hubert Harry Birt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185923

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Sidney Arthur Birt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263292

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Robert Birt

Died 1917

British Army S/11002 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/11002 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army S/11002 Lance Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Stanley Francis Birt

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158992

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Cyril Austin Birt

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 158911

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