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Ballarat Victoria [2]

Abbeywood, Kent [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Ilchester England [1]

Iron-Acton, Gloucestershire [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Mt Barker South Australia [1]

Piddletrenthide Dorset [1]

Portland, Dorset [1]

Potterne, Wiltshire [1]

Royston, Yorkshire [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Depot Middlesex Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Hermione [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 8/7th Ambulance [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1]

South Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [76]

Contribution

Military Service [72]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [2] Abbeywood, Kent [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Ilchester England [1] Iron-Acton, Gloucestershire [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Mt Barker South Australia [1] Piddletrenthide Dorset [1] Portland, Dorset [1] Potterne, Wiltshire [1] Royston, Yorkshire [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] Thornbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [32] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Steward [1] Boatswain [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Belgian Agents [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Depot Middlesex Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Hermione [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 8/7th Ambulance [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [1] South Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [76]

Contribution

Military Service [72] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

George Bollen

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 52969 Sergeant Royal Engineers

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William John Bollen

Born 1865

Died 1916

Royal Navy 127602 Chief Stoker HMS Hermione

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James Bollen

Died 1917

British Army S/11397 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William Victor Bollen

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91348

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Alfred John Bollen

Australian Imperial Force 10391

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Willoughby Richard Bollen

Australian Imperial Force 16178

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George Bollen

Australian Imperial Force 3376

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Frederick James Bollen

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98760

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John Bollen

Died 1916

British Army 13400 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Wilfred Charles Bollen

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 5336 Bugler Royal Army Medical Corps 8/7th Ambulance

British Army 5336 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Christopher Bollen

Australian Imperial Force

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Bert Bollen

Australian Imperial Force 5538

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Kenneth Willoughby Bollen

Australian Imperial Force

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Harry Bollen

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 908369 Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force 908369 Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor."

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Henry Charles Bollen

Born 1892

Royal Navy J578 Leading Seaman HMS THUNDERER

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Alfred George Bollen

Born 1883

Died 1941

Royal Navy Boatswain HMS BELLEROPHON

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William Bollen

Born 1893

British Army 17713 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 235002 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Francis George Bollen

Born 1893

Royal Navy J8537

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Frederick Frank Bollen

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/750 Royal Naval Division

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Reginald Percy John Bollen

Born 1898

Royal Navy J68646

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