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Littlehampton, Sussex [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Deptford, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Olney, Bucks [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Amberley, Sussex [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Belgaum [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bloemfontein, Free State [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Dublin, [1]

Epsom,Cobham,Surrey. [1]

Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fermoy, Cork [1]

Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hale Bank, Lancashire [1]

Hambledon, Hampshire [1]

Haslemere, Surrey [1]

Hatcham, Surrey [1]

Hereford [1]

Hertford England [1]

Ilkeston [1]

Rank

Private [383]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [36]

Driver [26]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [17]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Conductor [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Saddler [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chaplain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chief Signal Boatswain [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Saddler [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [591]

Royal Navy [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [784]

Contribution

Military Service [770]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Littlehampton, Sussex [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Towcester, Northamptonshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Clapham, London [2] Deptford, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Midhurst, Sussex [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Olney, Bucks [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Amberley, Sussex [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Belgaum [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bloemfontein, Free State [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Dublin, [1] Epsom,Cobham,Surrey. [1] Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fermoy, Cork [1] Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hale Bank, Lancashire [1] Hambledon, Hampshire [1] Haslemere, Surrey [1] Hatcham, Surrey [1] Hereford [1] Hertford England [1] Ilkeston [1]

Rank

Private [383] Gunner [41] Serjeant [36] Driver [26] Corporal [23] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [17] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Major [6] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Conductor [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Saddler [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chaplain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chief Signal Boatswain [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Saddler [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [54] Labour Corps [47] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] London Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [16] Cheshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [591] Royal Navy [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [784]

Contribution

Military Service [770] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

James Boswell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 7676 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy George Boswell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 421 Private London Regiment 5 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8 Battalion

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Thomas Boswell

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 883 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Hedley Andrew Thomas Boswell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 328 North Midland Divisional Cyclist Company

British Army 27340 Private Liverpool Regiment 18th Battalion

British Army 27340 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Alfred Boswell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 242577 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 50209 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Benjamin Boswell

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5784 Private Coldstream Guards

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Alfred Boswell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121596

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Tobias Boswell

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 27581 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 27581 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Thomas James Boswell

Born 1897

British Army 2241 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur Boswell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59942

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Horace Reginald Boswell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166702

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Charles Randolph Boswell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43415

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Ralph Edwin Boswell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94729

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Herbert Boswell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61955

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Thomas Daniel Boswell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160951

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William Albert Boswell

Died 1918

British Army 204515 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Indian Depot

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William Boswell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10776 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 10776 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Aubrey Boswell

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army 98812 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Augustine Boswell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88311

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Thomas William Boswell

Born 1893

British Army 163 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 290738 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 163 - 2 HHB 2nd Hull Heavy Battery

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