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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Stoke, Staffordshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Dublin [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Pucklechurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barford, Norfolk [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Blyth South Australia [1]

Bossall, Yorkshire [1]

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bristol,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brownhill, Staffordshire [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Bundaberg, QLD [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Campden, Gloucestershire [1]

Cannock Chase, Staffordshire [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [605]

Gunner [99]

Driver [61]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [37]

Sapper [31]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [17]

Captain [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Nurse [4]

Bombardier [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Administration/Organiser [1]

Administrator [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Sir [1]

Clerk of Works [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Labour Corps [76]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Engineers [68]

North Staffordshire Regiment [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Lincolnshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

French Red Cross [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [970]

Royal Navy [100]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1246]

W [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1223]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Egypt [1]

Sudan [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Stoke, Staffordshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Dublin [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Pucklechurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barford, Norfolk [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Blyth South Australia [1] Bossall, Yorkshire [1] Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bristol,Barton Regis,Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brownhill, Staffordshire [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Bundaberg, QLD [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Campden, Gloucestershire [1] Cannock Chase, Staffordshire [1] Cheltenham [1] Cheltenham England [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [605] Gunner [99] Driver [61] Corporal [52] Serjeant [37] Sapper [31] Second Lieutenant [29] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [17] Captain [14] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Nurse [4] Bombardier [3] Deck Hand [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Administration/Organiser [1] Administrator [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Sir [1] Clerk of Works [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87] Labour Corps [76] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Engineers [68] North Staffordshire Regiment [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Lincolnshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [24] Worcestershire Regiment [24] London Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [9] Royal Naval Division [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] French Red Cross [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [970] Royal Navy [100] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1246] W [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1223] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Egypt [1] Sudan [1]

Charles Valentine Boulton

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 314th Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Albert Boulton

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 296129 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 296129 Stoker

Royal Navy 296129 (RFR Dev B 1059) Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath Royal Naval Reserve

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James Boulton

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 15230 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 15230DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Floandi."

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Robert Boulton

Born 1856

Died 1919

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Charles Napier Boulton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298313

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John Boulton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42287

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Arthur George Boulton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2702 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 30121 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Babington Boulton

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 5/2569 Lance Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred John Boulton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5236 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532476 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532476 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Edward Maurice George Boulton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175030

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John William Ewart Boulton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66940

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George Boulton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 291687 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Boulton

Died 1918

British Army 106578 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 44106 Private Royal Scots

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Harry Boulton

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy TS 317 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 317TS Leading Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.P.M.S. "Ascot."

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James Boulton

Born 1899

Died 1917

Royal Navy DA 15230 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Floandi"

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Harold Scott Boulton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218511

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Samuel Boulton

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army 18183 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 371113 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Dando Boulton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279187

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Fred Boulton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35445

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James Alfred Wilson Boulton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213825

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