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Maidstone, Kent [3]

Kent [2]

London England [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Wadhurst, Sussex [2]

Ash, Kent [1]

Ashburnham, Sussex [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley England [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Chatham Kent [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Cromer, Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Grinstead, England [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Etchenham, Sussex [1]

Evercreech, Somerset [1]

Faversham [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Goudhurst, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Harrietsham [1]

Headcorn England [1]

Herne Hill England [1]

Lamberhurst, Kent [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

Lenham, Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Queen Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport [1]

Reigate, Surrey [1]

Saint Georges in the East, London [1]

Saint Georges, London [1]

Saint Pauls Cray, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Smarden, Kent [1]

Spitalfields, Middlesex [1]

Stanton, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [17]

Driver [12]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Royal Guards [1]

21st Lancers [1]

5th Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Att Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [232]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [322]

Contribution

Military Service [316]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [3] Kent [2] London England [2] New Cross, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Stepney, London [2] Wadhurst, Sussex [2] Ash, Kent [1] Ashburnham, Sussex [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley England [1] Bromley Kent [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Chatham Kent [1] Clapham, London [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Cromer, Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Grinstead, England [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Etchenham, Sussex [1] Evercreech, Somerset [1] Faversham [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Goudhurst, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Harrietsham [1] Headcorn England [1] Herne Hill England [1] Lamberhurst, Kent [1] Leeds, Kent [1] Lenham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Poplar, London [1] Queen Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Saint Georges in the East, London [1] Saint Georges, London [1] Saint Pauls Cray, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Smarden, Kent [1] Spitalfields, Middlesex [1] Stanton, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [19] Corporal [17] Driver [12] Sapper [11] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Royal Guards [1] 21st Lancers [1] 5th Staffordshire Regiment [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Att Royal Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [232] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [322]

Contribution

Military Service [316] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

William Henry Boorman

Born 1882

British Army C/5616 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd. Batallion

British Army 2107 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 21 Field Ambulance

Royal Navy 365670 Sapphire II

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James Farrant Boorman

Born 1899

Died 1951

British Army 384134 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Cyril Adlington Boorman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 801 Private West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Arthur Edgar Boorman

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army S/133 Lance Corporal The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army S/133 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Charles Boorman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297188

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Frederick William Boorman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121668

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Owen George Boorman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83719

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Frank Boorman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38068

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Christopher John Boorman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53420

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Amos George Boorman

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 1383 Private East Kent Regiment 5th east Battalion

British Army 240284 Private East Kent Regiment 5th east Battalion

British Army T/240284 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 5th Bn.

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Frank James Boorman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army GS532 Private Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army G/532 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Leonard Richard Boorman

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 5628 Private Kent Regiment 6th royal west Battalion

British Army 59091 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Boorman

Born 1885

British Army 175878 Sapper Royal Engineers Tunnelling Depot

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A J Boorman

Died 1918

British Army 44547 Private Essex Regiment

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James Richard Boorman

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136621

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136621 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Walter Withers Boorman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114983

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Arthur Boorman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181409

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Frederick Samuel Boorman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186688

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Frederick Boorman

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy B 4386 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4386B Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - Ketch "Janet."

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Percy Boorman

Born 1879

British Army S/22476 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 17 (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 189035 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/257661 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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