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Sydney New South Wales [23]

Manchester, Lancashire [19]

Leeds, Yorkshire [13]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

Ballarat Victoria [8]

Bolton, Lancashire [8]

Bradford, Yorkshire [8]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [6]

Rochdale, Lancashire [6]

Dublin [5]

Forbes New South Wales [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Ascot Vale Victoria [4]

Barraba New South Wales [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Kempsey New South Wales [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

Lancashire [4]

Manchester England [4]

Parramatta New South Wales [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Sunderland, Durham [4]

Balmain New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Codnor Park, Derbyshire [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [3]

Glossop, Derbyshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kiama New South Wales [3]

Runcorn, Cheshire [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Rank

Private [3125]

Gunner [368]

Corporal [246]

Driver [230]

Serjeant [202]

Sapper [172]

Second Lieutenant [138]

Lance Corporal [135]

Captain [60]

Acting Corporal [51]

Lieutenant [50]

Pioneer [49]

Acting Serjeant [37]

Bombardier [29]

Staff Serjeant [21]

Lance Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Major [14]

Rifleman [13]

Sergeant [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Worker [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Colour Sergeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Major [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [398]

Labour Corps [392]

Royal Engineers [340]

Army Service Corps [293]

Manchester Regiment [222]

Royal Garrison Artillery [201]

Royal Army Medical Corps [178]

Machine Gun Corps [145]

West Riding Regiment [138]

Lancashire Fusiliers [135]

Cheshire Regiment [132]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [126]

West Yorkshire Regiment [115]

York and Lancaster Regiment [103]

Liverpool Regiment [102]

Durham Light Infantry [91]

London Regiment [91]

Royal Fusiliers [87]

North Staffordshire Regiment [78]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [77]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

East Lancashire Regiment [67]

Yorkshire Regiment [65]

Lincolnshire Regiment [63]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [60]

South Lancashire Regiment [59]

South Staffordshire Regiment [57]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [57]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [50]

East Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Gordon Highlanders [48]

Royal Army Service Corps [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [46]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [44]

Rifle Brigade [41]

Royal Naval Division [41]

Army Ordnance Corps [38]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Welsh Regiment [38]

Border Regiment [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Royal Defence Corps [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Royal Sussex Regiment [28]

South Wales Borderers [27]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [24]

Royal Air Force [24]

Tank Corps [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

Service

British Army [4719]

Royal Navy [412]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [362]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [271]

Australian Imperial Force [215]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [6137]

S [6]

H [4]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6025]

Merchant Navy [78]

Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [138]

Australia [2]

India [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [23] Manchester, Lancashire [19] Leeds, Yorkshire [13] Sheffield, Yorkshire [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Brisbane Queensland [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] Ballarat Victoria [8] Bolton, Lancashire [8] Bradford, Yorkshire [8] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [6] Rochdale, Lancashire [6] Dublin [5] Forbes New South Wales [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Ascot Vale Victoria [4] Barraba New South Wales [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Hackney, London [4] Kempsey New South Wales [4] Lambeth, London [4] Lancashire [4] Manchester England [4] Parramatta New South Wales [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Sunderland, Durham [4] Balmain New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Bolton Lancashire [3] Bury, Lancashire [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Codnor Park, Derbyshire [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [3] Glossop, Derbyshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kiama New South Wales [3] Runcorn, Cheshire [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Bethnal Green, London [2]

Rank

Private [3125] Gunner [368] Corporal [246] Driver [230] Serjeant [202] Sapper [172] Second Lieutenant [138] Lance Corporal [135] Captain [60] Acting Corporal [51] Lieutenant [50] Pioneer [49] Acting Serjeant [37] Bombardier [29] Staff Serjeant [21] Lance Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Major [14] Rifleman [13] Sergeant [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Ordinary Seaman [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Worker [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Able Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Nurse [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Brigadier General [3] Colour Sergeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Major [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [398] Labour Corps [392] Royal Engineers [340] Army Service Corps [293] Manchester Regiment [222] Royal Garrison Artillery [201] Royal Army Medical Corps [178] Machine Gun Corps [145] West Riding Regiment [138] Lancashire Fusiliers [135] Cheshire Regiment [132] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [126] West Yorkshire Regiment [115] York and Lancaster Regiment [103] Liverpool Regiment [102] Durham Light Infantry [91] London Regiment [91] Royal Fusiliers [87] North Staffordshire Regiment [78] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [77] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] East Lancashire Regiment [67] Yorkshire Regiment [65] Lincolnshire Regiment [63] Royal Lancaster Regiment [60] South Lancashire Regiment [59] South Staffordshire Regiment [57] Yorkshire Light Infantry [57] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [50] East Yorkshire Regiment [49] Gordon Highlanders [48] Royal Army Service Corps [48] Leicestershire Regiment [46] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [44] Rifle Brigade [41] Royal Naval Division [41] Army Ordnance Corps [38] Middlesex Regiment [38] Welsh Regiment [38] Border Regiment [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Royal Defence Corps [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Royal Sussex Regiment [28] South Wales Borderers [27] King's Own Scottish Borderers [24] Royal Air Force [24] Tank Corps [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

Service

British Army [4719] Royal Navy [412] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [362] Canadian Expeditionary Force [271] Australian Imperial Force [215] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [6137] S [6] H [4] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6025] Merchant Navy [78] Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [138] Australia [2] India [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Archibald J Booth

British Army 41203 Private 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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James Booth

British Army 200404 Lance Corporal 4th Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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James Booth

British Army 29991 Private 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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John W Booth

British Army 19852 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army M/41858 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Henri Robert Booth

British Army 2168 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Robert L Booth

British Army 32612 Private 8th York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Booth

British Army 33934 13th Hussars

British Army H/33934 13th Hussars

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Joseph Booth

British Army 7128 Private 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

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William J Booth

British Army 2020 Lance Corporal 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2020 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

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John Booth

British Army 115016 Acting Serjeant Lord Strathcona's Horse Royal Canadians

British Army Second Lieutenant 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert A Booth

British Army 25778 Private 11 Royal Canadian Regiment

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Reginald John Brooke-Booth

Born 1886

Died 1971

Royal Navy Commander

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Osbert Moore Haworth-Booth

Born 1895

Died 1960

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Lieutenant RMLI HMS Collingwood

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Norman Bell-Booth

Australian Imperial Force 1514

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Lionel Edward Robin Blakeney-Booth

Born 1896

Died 1939

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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John Rodolpus Booth

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K Booth

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F Booth

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A. Booth

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G. Booth

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