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Adelaide South Australia [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

London England [2]

Rainham, Kent [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Wimbledon, London [2]

Albury, Surrey [1]

Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Ardingly [1]

Balcombe, Cuckfield district, Sussex, England [1]

Balcombe, Sussex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cuckfield, Sussex [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Eye, Suffolk [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hastings England [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islingham, Kent [1]

Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Saint Mary's Cray, Kent [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

St. Clements, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Surrey [1]

Whistable [1]

Wimbledon England [1]

Wisborough Green, Sussex [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

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Private [146]

Driver [20]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Pioneer [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver/Wheeler [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

L/Corporal [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Midshipman (Temporary) [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

5th Lancers [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

133rd Labour Corps [1]

21st Lancers [1]

43rd Brigade Operating Company Reserve [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [242]

Royal Navy [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [329]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [326]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Adelaide South Australia [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Gillingham, Kent [2] London England [2] Rainham, Kent [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Wimbledon, London [2] Albury, Surrey [1] Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Ardingly [1] Balcombe, Cuckfield district, Sussex, England [1] Balcombe, Sussex [1] Battersea, London [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cuckfield, Sussex [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Eye, Suffolk [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hastings England [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islingham, Kent [1] Kemsing, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Lambeth, London [1] Langley, Maidstone, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Saint Mary's Cray, Kent [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] St. Clements, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Surrey [1] Whistable [1] Wimbledon England [1] Wisborough Green, Sussex [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [146] Driver [20] Gunner [19] Corporal [14] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Pioneer [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Forewoman [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver/Wheeler [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] L/Corporal [1] Leading Boatman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Midshipman (Temporary) [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Sussex Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [13] Army Service Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 5th Lancers [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 133rd Labour Corps [1] 21st Lancers [1] 43rd Brigade Operating Company Reserve [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [242] Royal Navy [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [329] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [326] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

George Henry Botting

Born 1894

Died 1951

British Army L/9917 Serjeant Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9917 Private Royal West Kent 1st Batt

British Army 9917 L/Corporal Royal West Kent 1st Batt

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Walter Botting

Born 1881

British Army 21710 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139792 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139792 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Albert Cadogan Botting

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2418 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Botting

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/2857 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Jesse Botting

Died 1916

British Army SD/2858 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Ronald George L Botting

Born 1890

Died 1948

British Army 10272 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Botting

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308125

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Maurice Botting

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5328 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 5328 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Edwin Joseph Spooner Botting

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107704

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John H W Botting

Died 1917

British Army 372290 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 10614 Rifleman London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion

British Army 4862 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Botting

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14491 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 14491 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Walter Botting

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405095

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Charles Botting

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221746

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Valentine Botting

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300262

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Edward Charles Botting

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/915 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/915 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John David Botting

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army S15 Lance Corporal The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S15 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/15 Corporal Royal West Surrey Regiment 8th battalion, queen's (royal west Battalion

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Walter Botting

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139792

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Reginald Cecil Botting

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217082

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Reginald Allen Botting

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 537389 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 537389 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Charles Henry Blyth Botting

Born 1892

Died 1960

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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