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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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Place of birth

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]

William Thomas Charles Botting

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204207

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Frederick William Botting

Born 1899

Died 1939

Royal Navy K47217 Stoker 2 HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy K47217 Stoker 1 HMS "Ganges"

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Percy Theodore Botting

Australian Imperial Force 2033

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Basil Arthur Botting

Born 1892

Died 1933

British Army 2239 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 241805 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Botting

Australian Imperial Force

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Frank Charles Botting

Australian Imperial Force 3162

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Stanley Vernon Botting

Australian Imperial Force 2561A

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William Henry John Botting

Australian Imperial Force 6161

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Edward William Botting

Born 1885

British Army 364867 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frederick Charles Botting

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1250 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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John Richard Botting

Born 1897

Royal Navy 3444 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 19154 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Ernest Botting

Born 1888

Royal Navy 1451 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Cecil Botting

Born 1890

Royal Navy 14559 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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David Botting

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/4983 Private East Kent Regiment

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William Botting

Born 1876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645935 158th Battery

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Dennis Benjamin Botting

Australian Imperial Force 3250

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George Edward Botting

Australian Imperial Force 1611

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Mark Botting

Australian Imperial Force 3169

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Edwin Mathew Botting

Born 1882

Royal Navy 1975 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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George Henry Botting

Born 1868

Royal Navy 9470 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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