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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Peckham, London [3]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, Surrey, England [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Cardington, Bedfordshire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charing Cross, Middlesex [1]

Cheadle, Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Croydon England [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Emmaville New South Wales [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Kent England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Mile End Old Town London [1]

N.W. London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Northfleet, Kent, England [1]

Peckham, London, England [1]

Spittel Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [1]

St John's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Valletta [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Wybunbury, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [155]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Driver [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Acting Quartermaster [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [13]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [240]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [332]

Contribution

Military Service [320]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Peckham, London [3] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, Surrey, England [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cardington, Bedfordshire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charing Cross, Middlesex [1] Cheadle, Longton, Staffordshire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Croydon England [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Emmaville New South Wales [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Holloway, London [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Kent England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Macclesfield [1] Mile End Old Town London [1] N.W. London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Peckham, London, England [1] Spittel Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland [1] St John's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Valletta [1] Westminster, London [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1] Wybunbury, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [155] Gunner [16] Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Sapper [12] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Driver [9] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Acting Quartermaster [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [13] Labour Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [240] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [332]

Contribution

Military Service [320] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Henry Boston

Born 1879

Died 1935

British Army 92287 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Lawrence Boston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th battalion west Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest James Stanley Boston

Born 1878

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 1163

Australian Imperial Force 1163 Acting Corporal

Australian Imperial Force 1163 Corporal 13th Battalion

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Harold Boston

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 4917 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 291818 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Thomas Boston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1052

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Fred S B Boston

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 10/42671 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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James Boston

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278863

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John William Boston

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262785

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Albert Edward Boston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269184

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Henry Boston

Died 1917

British Army 2250 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 200523 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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James Edward Boston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33649

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George Arthur Boston

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 39052 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Owen Boston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1564

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Frederick William Boston

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406393

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Arthur Boston

Died 1915

British Army 12610 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John George Boston

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 12435 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 12435 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Joseph Boston

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 11697 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11697 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Boston

Died 1916

British Army 6095 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6095 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John Boston

Died 1916

British Army 14314 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Russell Boston

Died 1916

British Army 20/1232 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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