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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]

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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]

Arthur J Botting

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 54719 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 652481 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Botting

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2589 Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 200885 Acting Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 200885 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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George William Botting

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252772

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Horace Stephen Botting

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/3206 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 240846 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Claude Du Val Botting

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72053

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William Henry Botting

Died 1916

British Army 12964 Private Coldstream Guards

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Hugh Henry Botting

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 163797

Other Empire Force 163797 Leading Boatman H.M. Coastguard Station (Johnshaven)

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Leonard Botting

Australian Imperial Force 458

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Geoffrey Botting

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248481

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William Isaac Botting

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6495 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/44101 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Ralph Botting

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Botting

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 901822 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Alfred Botting

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 5860 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252764 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252764 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Botting

Died 1916

British Army 19576 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Ernest Edward Botting

Died 1916

British Army 24152 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Allen Gaston Botting

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 45704 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 45704 Driver Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battalion

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Herbert Thomas Botting

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 156878 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 42817 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Botting

Died 1918

British Army 10905 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Edwin Thomas Botting

Died 1918

British Army 203647 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Botting

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 71 Private East Surrey Regiment

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