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Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Bow, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Netherfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Driver [9]

Corporal [6]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff and Colour Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Territorial Force [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMAS Tingira [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Suffolk and Sussex Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [93]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Australia [2]

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People [98] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Bow, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Netherfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Yarmouth, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [49] Driver [9] Corporal [6] Gunner [6] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Chief Gunner [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Staff and Colour Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Territorial Force [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMAS Tingira [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Suffolk and Sussex Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [98]

Contribution

Military Service [93] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Australia [2]

Frederick Botwright

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army 23215 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Botwright

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200371

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Norman Botwright

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144635

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Arthur R. Botwright

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 27665 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 27665 Lance Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Alfred Botwright

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12928 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Botwright

Born 1871

Died 1917

Royal Navy 174465

Australian Imperial Force 5157 Stoker Petty Officer HMAS Tingira

Australian Imperial Force 5157 Stoker Petty Officer Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Encounter

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Charles Henry Botwright

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27264 Private Royal Scots

British Army 59264 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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George Stanley Botwright

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 15925 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 15925 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Samuel W Botwright

Died 1916

British Army 5571 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/40465 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred J Botwright

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51568

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W Botwright

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 51551 Corporal Royal Engineers

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William John Botwright

Died 1916

British Army 2548 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 280649 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 4th (City of London) Battalion

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Herbert Reginald Botwright

Born 1899

Royal Navy 21007 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Tom Wheeler Botwright

Born 1891

Royal Navy 238823

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William Botwright

Born 1888

Royal Navy F371

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Samuel Botwright

Born 1893

Royal Navy J5162

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Sydney Botwright

Born 1900

Royal Navy J89486

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Harry George Botwright

Born 1885

Royal Navy L9642

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Tom Wheeler Botwright

Born 1891

Royal Navy Acting Gunner

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William James Botwright

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63155

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