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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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People [265] Stories Communities

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]

Leslie William Ernest Birt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76210

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George Birt

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145767

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William Birt

Born 1883

British Army 33505 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army 4617 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 4th (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army 12351 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James William Birt

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 91035 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest A Birt

Died 1917

British Army 9981 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Philip Birt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4468 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 4468 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Frank Birt

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13180 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Sidney Birt

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/17136 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Birt

Died 1914

British Army L/7786 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/7786 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William T. Birt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 23 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Cyrus B Birt

Born 1894

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1058

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1058 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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George William Birt

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463728

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463728 Private Canadian Field Artillery

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William Cyrus Birt

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153969

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Walter Edgar Birt

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27142

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Samuel William Birt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86535

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William Martin Birt

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 3/10278 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10278 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Lionel Birt

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3272 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241077 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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F J Birt

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3336 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 6th

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Sydney Birt

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6854

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Stuart Hickman Birt

Australian Imperial Force 4760

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