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Brisbane Queensland [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [6]

Canterbury, Kent [5]

Allora Queensland [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Birmingham [2]

Burslem, Staffordshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Faversham, Kent, England [2]

Harlow, Essex [2]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Laidley Queensland [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Minley, Hampshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Rye, Sussex [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC B S [1]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Acton, London [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Alsager Cheshire [1]

Appledore Kent [1]

Ashford England [1]

Auckland [1]

Balcombe, Sussex [1]

Barming, Kent [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [767]

Gunner [90]

Driver [68]

Corporal [61]

Serjeant [57]

Sapper [49]

Second Lieutenant [48]

Lance Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [23]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Major [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sister [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1 [2]

Stoker 2 [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

AC I [1]

AC II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [106]

Royal Field Artillery [105]

Royal Engineers [100]

Labour Corps [76]

Worcestershire Regiment [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

London Regiment [45]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

North Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Royal Sussex Regiment [28]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

East Kent Regiment [22]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

British West Indies Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1228]

Royal Navy [128]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [83]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1638]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1612]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

United States [2]

Guyana [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Mexico [1]

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People [1639] Stories Communities

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Brisbane Queensland [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Maidstone, Kent [7] Droitwich, Worcestershire [6] Canterbury, Kent [5] Allora Queensland [3] Ashford, Kent [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Faversham, Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Southwark, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Birmingham [2] Burslem, Staffordshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Faversham, Kent, England [2] Harlow, Essex [2] Haywards Heath, Sussex [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Laidley Queensland [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Minley, Hampshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Rye, Sussex [2] Staffordshire [2] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] ARGENTINE REPUBLIC B S [1] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Acton, London [1] Aldershot England [1] Alsager Cheshire [1] Appledore Kent [1] Ashford England [1] Auckland [1] Balcombe, Sussex [1] Barming, Kent [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [767] Gunner [90] Driver [68] Corporal [61] Serjeant [57] Sapper [49] Second Lieutenant [48] Lance Corporal [33] Lieutenant [23] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Major [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Worker [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Sister [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Colonel [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1 [2] Stoker 2 [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] AC I [1] AC II [1] Able Seaman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [106] Royal Field Artillery [105] Royal Engineers [100] Labour Corps [76] Worcestershire Regiment [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] London Regiment [45] Machine Gun Corps [45] Royal Fusiliers [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] North Staffordshire Regiment [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Royal Sussex Regiment [28] Middlesex Regiment [24] The Queen's Regiment [23] East Kent Regiment [22] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] Rifle Brigade [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Devonshire Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Welsh Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] British West Indies Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Coldstream Guards [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1228] Royal Navy [128] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [83] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [1638] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1612] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [34] United States [2] Guyana [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Mexico [1]

Bertram Bourne

Born 1891

Died 1972

British Army 5/83055 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry Army reserve P

British Army 15458 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry 7th battalion

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Frank Henry Bourne

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 6926 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6926 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 6926 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Bourne

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 29021 Private Essex Regiment

British Army

British Army Bed

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Eustace Lionel Bourne

Born 1896

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14787 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Herbert Cornelius Bourne

Born 1893

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 132

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Ernest Bourne

Born 1896

British Army G/12987 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G12987 Private Royal East Kent Mounted Regiment (Reserve)

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Alfred Bourne

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3201 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 3201 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion

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Henry William Bourne

Born 1899

Died 1940

Royal Navy J43500

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Samuel Boulton Bourne

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 257162 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 107859 Sapper Royal Field Artillery

British Army WR/269519 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Department

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Charles William Bourne

Born 1899

Died 1985

British Army 8357 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/19945 Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Augustus Percival Bourne

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 30050 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Albert Ernest Bourne

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5663 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43945 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43945 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph Arnold Bourne

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2717074

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Richard Balfour Bourne

Born 1897

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frank Edward Bourne

Born 1854

Died 1945

British Army Captain School of Musketry Hythe

British Army Quarter Master Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 2459 Serjeant 24th Foot 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Bourne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20291

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Edwin Charles Bourne

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265287

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Herbert Weston Bourne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37851

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Alfred Bourne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114982

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Joseph Charles Bourne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277386

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