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Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Portsmouth [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury Hertfordshire [1]

Albury Herts [1]

Ashwell, Cambridgeshire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampton, Middlesex, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Narellan New South Wales [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Redruth, Cornwall [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Swanage, Dorset [1]

Tatworth, Chard, Somerset [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex, England [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Yarcombe Chard, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [63]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

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

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Regiment [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps 3/7th Ambulance [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [150]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Portsmouth [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury Hertfordshire [1] Albury Herts [1] Ashwell, Cambridgeshire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampton, Middlesex, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Narellan New South Wales [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Redruth, Cornwall [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Swanage, Dorset [1] Tatworth, Chard, Somerset [1] Tottenham, Middlesex, England [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Yarcombe Chard, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [63] Gunner [12] Sapper [8] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Pioneer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Kent Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Indian Cavalry Supply Column 82nd Company [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Regiment [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps 3/7th Ambulance [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Service

British Army [109] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [150]

Contribution

Military Service [148] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Willie Blundell Bonfield

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 185115 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st Reserve Battalion

British Army 45996 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 19th (3rd Salford Pals) Battalion (Pioneers)

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Percy Walter Bonfield

Born 1891

Died 1953

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144640

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Terence Ewart Bonfield

Born 1893

Died 1991

British Army M/346902 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Albert Ernest Bonfield

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32005

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William Henry Bonfield

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army 4779 Lance Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 36th Battalion

British Army 69301 Lance Sergeant Training Reserve 106th Battalion

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Albert Victor Bonfield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10276 Private King's Own Regiment

British Army 23427 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Signal Coy,

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George Joseph Bonfield

Born 1891

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17916 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17916 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry - H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Albert Bonfield

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286844

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Frederick Bonfield

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 37553 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Stanley Gordon Bonfield

Born 1896

Died 1964

2nd Battalion

British Army 29513 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Bonfield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408531

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Sidney Bonfield

Died 1916

British Army 18748 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 18748 Private Grenadier Guards

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Aubrey Bonfield

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/7323 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Bonfield

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 30584 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Reginald William Bonfield

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 15385 Private Grenadier Guards

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Robert George Bonfield

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 44927 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Ralph Bonfield

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 93567 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 51838 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 51838 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Percy Bonfield

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4000 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 37724 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy Bonfield

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 71017 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Norman Bonfield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176306

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