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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]

Arthur Henry Boorman

Australian Imperial Force 4151A

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Edward Boorman

Died 1917

British Army 137923 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Boorman

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army G/13153 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Boorman

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 26246 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Jack Boorman

Died 1915

British Army 2066 Corporal Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 3288 Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

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Arthur James Boorman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 96058 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Needham Victor Boorman

Died 1917

British Army 9013 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 9013 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 9013 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frederick George Boorman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401772

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Frank Keeble Boorman

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179525

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Arthur John Boorman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138770

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Arthur Henry Boorman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100068

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Percy Thomas Boorman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4495

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Ernest James Boorman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90343

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Arthur Boorman

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 235445 Corporal West Riding Regiment

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Reginald Clarence Boorman

Born 1896

Died 1958

British Army TF/1845 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army TF/265974 Private Kent Cyclist Battalion 1/1th Battalion

British Army 265974 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1/1st Kent Battalion

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Edward Charles Boorman

Australian Imperial Force 20882

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Richard Newton Boorman

Australian Imperial Force 7618

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Thomas William Boorman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134568

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Charles Samuel Boorman

Died 1915

British Army G/5785 Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Henry Boorman

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 418987

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