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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Rye, Sussex, England [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Littleworth, Buckinghamshire [2]

Maldon, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Burnstead, Essex [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Fordham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kentish Town [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kildare [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Melford, Suffolk [1]

New Wortley, Yorkshire [1]

Redhill England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Tipperary [1]

Waratah Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [179]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [13]

Driver [11]

Corporal [10]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Saddler [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

r [1]

Unit

London Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Engineers [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment Transport [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

16th Waikato Regiment [1]

35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [264]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [345]

Contribution

Military Service [337]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Rye, Sussex, England [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Littleworth, Buckinghamshire [2] Maldon, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Burnstead, Essex [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Fordham, Cambridgeshire [1] Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Holloway, London [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kentish Town [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kildare [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London England [1] Melford, Suffolk [1] New Wortley, Yorkshire [1] Redhill England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Tipperary [1] Waratah Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [179] Gunner [25] Serjeant [13] Driver [11] Corporal [10] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [7] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Major [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Officer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Saddler [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] r [1]

Unit

London Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Engineers [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Labour Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment Transport [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 15th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 16th Waikato Regiment [1] 35th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 8th Hussars [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auckland Regiment [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Service

British Army [264] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

B [345]

Contribution

Military Service [337] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4] New Zealand [1]

Albert Henry Boreham

Born 1888

Died 1948

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21194

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21194 Private 16th Waikato Regiment

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Harry Pendry Boreham

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2869 Corporal London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Benjamin John Boreham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112093

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Herbert Boreham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135709

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Alfred Thomas Boreham

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9446

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Harry Boreham

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 27825 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 34620 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Charles Boreham

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103823

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Frederick Charles Boreham

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240947

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George Boreham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53462

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William Boreham

Died 1915

British Army 88209 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Henry George Boreham

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96796

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George Boreham

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/14400 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Boreham

Died 1914

British Army 64503 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

British Army 64503 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Leslie Boreham

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41323 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Reginald H Boreham

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404979

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404979 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Charles Vurn Boreham

Born 1892

Died 1968

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 56535 Auckland Regiment

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Walter Boreham

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5122 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Boreham

Died 1915

British Army 14111 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 14111 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edwin Boreham

Died 1918

British Army 96886 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Albert Boreham

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 250734 Serjeant Essex Regiment Transport

British Army 250734 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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