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Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Beccles [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Dennington, Suffolk [1]

Gilesgate, Durham [1]

Great Yarmouth,Norfolk [1]

Kensington, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manningtree England [1]

Mhow [1]

Oulton, Norfolk [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Redisham, Suffolk, England [1]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [4]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant /Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant/Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

4th Royal Reserve Dragoons [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [175]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [176] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beccles, Suffolk [2] Lambeth, London [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Beccles [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Dennington, Suffolk [1] Gilesgate, Durham [1] Great Yarmouth,Norfolk [1] Kensington, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manningtree England [1] Mhow [1] Oulton, Norfolk [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Redisham, Suffolk, England [1] Saxmundham, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [85] Corporal [12] Gunner [11] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [4] Sapper [4] Driver [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant /Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant/Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 4th Royal Reserve Dragoons [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS MALAYA [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [138] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [175]

Contribution

Military Service [170] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Frederick George Boast

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46940

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John Stanley Boast

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167874

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Benjamin Bishop Boast

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2136 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 2136 Drummer London Regiment

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Alfred George Boast

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269096

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Thomas Townshend Boast

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 22271 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Thomas Boast

Born 1869

Died 1930

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Major South Lancashire Regiment

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John Boast

Born 1881

Australian Imperial Force 1880

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Ernest Albert Boast

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252805

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Albert William Boast

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 28246 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 28246 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Leonard H Boast

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2516 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 900982 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Harold George Robert Boast

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102475

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William Herbert Boast

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88306

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James Boast

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy ES 485 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 485/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Vivid

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Leslie Boast

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 30243 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 34482 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Albert J Boast

Died 1917

British Army 3802 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15501 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 227802 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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William Boast

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 8646 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 8646 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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John James Boast

Died 1916

British Army 40195 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Garforth Boast

Died 1918

British Army 13/1061 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Roland Boast

Died 1918

British Army 136235 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 136235 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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A Boast

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410143

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