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Birmingham England [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

London England [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Myrtle Bank Tasmania [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Balham, London [1]

Battersea [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Boulder Western Australia [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

County Galway [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dunbartonshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Holloway, Matlock, Derbyshire [1]

Leeds England [1]

Lincoln England [1]

Lisle Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Normanton, Derbyshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1]

Saint Sylvestres Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stoney Creek ON [1]

Symthesdale Victoria [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Corporal [31]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [21]

Driver [17]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [33]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [384]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [495]

Contribution

Military Service [480]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [495] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham England [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] London England [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Myrtle Bank Tasmania [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Balham, London [1] Battersea [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Boulder Western Australia [1] Bow, London [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] County Galway [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Derby [1] Dunbartonshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Holloway, Matlock, Derbyshire [1] Leeds England [1] Lincoln England [1] Lisle Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Normanton, Derbyshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Runcorn, Cheshire, England [1] Saint Sylvestres Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stoney Creek ON [1] Symthesdale Victoria [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [256] Corporal [31] Gunner [26] Serjeant [21] Driver [17] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [11] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain /Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [33] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] 9th Lancers [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [384] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [24] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [495]

Contribution

Military Service [480] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Thomas Boden

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 32869 Imperial Yeomanry 21st Company

British Army 11891 Private Cheshire Regiment cheshire regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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Ummond Boden

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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John Boden

Born 1874

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57341 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force No 3 Store Depot

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William Boden

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 15177 Acting Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Boden

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195877

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William Boden

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58980

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Frederick John Boden

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61342

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Wilfred Boden

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191869

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George Boden

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283485

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Arthur Charles James Boden

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2051 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 24th Field Ambulance

British Army 457270 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Boden

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 5468 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202682 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Frederick Boden

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14482 Corporal Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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William Boden

Died 1916

British Army 2550 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 2nd/1st Signal Company

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W E Boden

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army WR/331590 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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George Boden

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133629

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Albert Edward Boden

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169833

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John Boden

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 70 Corporal 4th Hussars

British Army 70 Acting Serjeant 4th Hussars

British Army 70 Private 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Francis Boden

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22205

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Ernest Joseph Boden

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242276

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Frederick Boden

Died 1916

British Army 2882 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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