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London England [13]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Brighton, Sussex [9]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Maidstone, Kent [9]

Islington, London [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Swindon, Wiltshire [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Brunswick New South Wales [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Camberwell, London [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Sittingbourne, Kent [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [4]

Islington, London, Middlesex [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Sheerness, Kent [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Bridport, Dorset [3]

Broomfield, Somerset [3]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [3]

Gloucester [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [3]

Maryborough Victoria [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Acton, London [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Armadale Victoria [2]

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Beenleigh Queensland [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2453]

Gunner [301]

Driver [244]

Corporal [212]

Serjeant [204]

Sapper [146]

Second Lieutenant [136]

Lance Corporal [104]

Acting Corporal [61]

Lieutenant [46]

Captain [45]

Bombardier [43]

Acting Serjeant [39]

Pioneer [38]

Rifleman [20]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Staff Serjeant [19]

Able Seaman [18]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Major [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Worker [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Guardsman [6]

Leading Stoker [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Sister [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Nurse [5]

Sergeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Private /Lance Corporal [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [350]

Labour Corps [320]

Royal Engineers [320]

Army Service Corps [277]

London Regiment [185]

Royal Garrison Artillery [181]

Royal Army Medical Corps [124]

Machine Gun Corps [119]

Royal Fusiliers [109]

Worcestershire Regiment [93]

Middlesex Regiment [88]

Gloucestershire Regiment [85]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72]

Hampshire Regiment [69]

Devonshire Regiment [66]

Royal Sussex Regiment [64]

The Queen's Regiment [58]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [57]

Royal West Kent Regiment [56]

Somerset Light Infantry [55]

Rifle Brigade [51]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [50]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Wiltshire Regiment [44]

Essex Regiment [43]

Dorsetshire Regiment [42]

Welsh Regiment [42]

East Surrey Regiment [41]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [40]

Suffolk Regiment [39]

Royal Army Service Corps [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [38]

Army Veterinary Corps [36]

East Kent Regiment [35]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Army Ordnance Corps [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [27]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Royal Scots [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3901]

Royal Navy [479]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [343]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [329]

Australian Imperial Force [230]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [5437]

C [1]

M [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5318]

Merchant Navy [77]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [105]

New Zealand [3]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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London England [13] Sydney New South Wales [13] Bristol, Gloucestershire [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] London, Middlesex, England [10] Brighton, Sussex [9] Brisbane Queensland [9] Maidstone, Kent [9] Islington, London [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Swindon, Wiltshire [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Brunswick New South Wales [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Bermondsey, London [5] Camberwell, London [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Sittingbourne, Kent [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Gosport, Hampshire [4] Islington, London, Middlesex [4] Lambeth, London [4] Poplar, London [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Sheerness, Kent [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Bridport, Dorset [3] Broomfield, Somerset [3] Chippenham, Wiltshire [3] Gloucester [3] Hackney, London [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [3] Maryborough Victoria [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Acton, London [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Armadale Victoria [2] Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire [2] Beenleigh Queensland [2] Bendigo Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2453] Gunner [301] Driver [244] Corporal [212] Serjeant [204] Sapper [146] Second Lieutenant [136] Lance Corporal [104] Acting Corporal [61] Lieutenant [46] Captain [45] Bombardier [43] Acting Serjeant [39] Pioneer [38] Rifleman [20] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Staff Serjeant [19] Able Seaman [18] Lance Serjeant [13] Major [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Worker [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Guardsman [6] Leading Stoker [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Sister [6] Trooper [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Nurse [5] Sergeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Petty Officer [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Private /Lance Corporal [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [350] Labour Corps [320] Royal Engineers [320] Army Service Corps [277] London Regiment [185] Royal Garrison Artillery [181] Royal Army Medical Corps [124] Machine Gun Corps [119] Royal Fusiliers [109] Worcestershire Regiment [93] Middlesex Regiment [88] Gloucestershire Regiment [85] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [72] Hampshire Regiment [69] Devonshire Regiment [66] Royal Sussex Regiment [64] The Queen's Regiment [58] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [57] Royal West Kent Regiment [56] Somerset Light Infantry [55] Rifle Brigade [51] King's Royal Rifle Corps [50] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Wiltshire Regiment [44] Essex Regiment [43] Dorsetshire Regiment [42] Welsh Regiment [42] East Surrey Regiment [41] Royal Berkshire Regiment [40] Suffolk Regiment [39] Royal Army Service Corps [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [38] Army Veterinary Corps [36] East Kent Regiment [35] Norfolk Regiment [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33] South Wales Borderers [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] Army Ordnance Corps [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Cheshire Regiment [29] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [27] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Royal Scots [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Service

British Army [3901] Royal Navy [479] Canadian Expeditionary Force [343] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [329] Australian Imperial Force [230] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [64] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [5437] C [1] M [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5318] Merchant Navy [77] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [105] New Zealand [3] Canada [1] Germany [1] Gibraltar [1] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Alfred Charles Victor Bishop

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17560 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City)

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Leonard Newman Bishop

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9416 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9416 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert Victor Bishop

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 546174 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T1005 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Harold Bishop

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279346

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279346 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Aeroplane Experimental Station

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Robert Howard Bishop

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1393 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Archibald Bishop

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4/1640 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4thBattalion

British Army 200206 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army TF/200206 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Gerald Clement William Bishop

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army L2/1334 Able Seaman Royal Navy

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 16th Public Schools Battalion

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George Lewis Bishop

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 027292 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 027292 Private Royal Army Ordance Corps

British Army 027292 Private Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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David Tait Bishop

Born 1899

British Army 64273 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 44193 Private Scottish Rifles Depot

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William George Bishop

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1237 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1237 Lance Sergeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 322 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

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Frederick Bishop

Born 1896

Died 1974

British Army 1019 Private Newfoundland Regiment

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Donald Bishop

British Army 34593 Gunner Cameron Highlanders

British Army 203885 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 321 Siege Battery

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Alfred John Bishop

Born 1874

Died 1915

Royal Navy 276265 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Lynx

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Jack Bishop

Died 1916

British Army SD/2845 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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John Bernard Bishop

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 59467 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Walter Lewis Bishop

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1177

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Albert John Bishop

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army SR/1786 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army SR/1786 Private London Regiment 4th Battalion

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William Bennett Bishop

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 68404 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR 312786 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Charles Bishop

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 206712 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Bishop

Born 1890

Died 1951

British Army S4/044379 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/044379 Corporal Army Service Corps

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