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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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Place of birth

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]

Charles Bourne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42753

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Ralph Bourne

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 150971 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 158 Bde

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Ernest William Bourne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60035

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Ernest Bourne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296085

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Robert Stanley Bourne

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 55864 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR251147 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas Elijah Bourne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144747

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Wilmot Bourne

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190032

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Albert John Bourne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303862

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Albert Reuben Bourne

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 638

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Walter Bourne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118131

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Roland Oscar Bourne

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9927

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Albert Edward Bourne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37833

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Geoffrey Bourne

Born 1893

Other Empire Force Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 4344 Guards Machine Gun Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3200 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Battalion

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Hubert James Bourne

Born 1887

Died 1922

British Army 125740 Private Royal Engineers Chatham, 1st Reserve Battalion

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Walter Kemp Bourne

Born 1872

British Army I.S.C.

British Army Lieutenant I.S.C.

British Army Brigade Major Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade

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Herbert Bourne

Born 1888

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2366 Private Otago Infantry Battalion

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Archibald Walter Bourne

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207738

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Henry Bourne

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133553

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Frederick Bourne

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107307

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Cyril Theodore Bourne

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6173

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