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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]

Ernest John Henry Birt

Born 1884

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Alexander Albert Birt

Born 1891

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Arthur Birt

Born 1899

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George Edward Birt

Born 1880

Royal Navy Z/ 679 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Bristol Z/679 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1263/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Raymond Birt

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/ 3693 Royal Naval Division

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Leonard Birt

Born 1887

Royal Navy J68951

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Lewis Edward Birt

Born 1901

Royal Navy J90678

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Stanley Ernest Birt

Born 1898

Royal Navy F40395

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Arthur Cecil Birt

Born 1889

Royal Navy M27409

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Lewis Edward Birt

Born 1901

Royal Navy M34681

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Wallace George Frederick Birt

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS483

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Walter Edwin Birt

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS100223

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Richard Feasey Birt

Born 1893

Royal Navy F534

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Harold Valentine Birt

Born 1884

Royal Navy 210569

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Martin J Birt

British Army 75807 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charlie Birt

British Army 258517 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Birt

British Army M2135657 Private Army Service Corps

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Owen Birt

British Army GS/24020 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Alfred Francis Birt

British Army 1699 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William L Birt

British Army G/23727 Acting Corporal The Queen's Regiment

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