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St Arnaud Victoria [6]

Broken Hill New South Wales [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

London England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Calcutta [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Arkaba South Australia [1]

Bassett, Flintshire [1]

Bentleigh Victoria [1]

Bermondsey England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bexleyheath England [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buangor Victoria [1]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [1]

Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chippenham [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Cunningham Victoria [1]

Deans Marsh [1]

Deans Marsh Victoria [1]

Everton Liverpool [1]

Ferntree Gully Victoria [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [292]

Corporal [41]

Gunner [40]

Serjeant [35]

Driver [29]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver 1st Class [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Linen Keeper [1]

Naik [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Saddler [1]

Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Private Aacting Farrier Corporal [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Army Service Corps [39]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [29]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [473]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Royal Navy [45]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [641]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [630]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

St Arnaud Victoria [6] Broken Hill New South Wales [5] Bath, Somerset [4] London, Middlesex [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] London England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Calcutta [2] Camberwell, London [2] Colac Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Westminster, London [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Arkaba South Australia [1] Bassett, Flintshire [1] Bentleigh Victoria [1] Bermondsey England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bexleyheath England [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buangor Victoria [1] Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Chapeltown, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chippenham [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cork, Cork [1] Cunningham Victoria [1] Deans Marsh [1] Deans Marsh Victoria [1] Everton Liverpool [1] Ferntree Gully Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Ipswich Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [292] Corporal [41] Gunner [40] Serjeant [35] Driver [29] Second Lieutenant [18] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [8] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver 1st Class [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Linen Keeper [1] Naik [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Saddler [1] Serjeant/ Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Sister [1] Staff Private Aacting Farrier Corporal [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44] Army Service Corps [39] Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [29] London Regiment [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [12] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [473] Australian Imperial Force [52] Royal Navy [45] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [641] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [630] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Sydney George Box

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 32422 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 32422 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Mountain Battery

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Percy George Box

Born 1887

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 37 Private Australian Infantry 25 Btn

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Ernest William Box

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53550

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Rupert Cecil Box

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308204

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Joseph Box

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84808

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Archibald James Box

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 28155 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 149166 Staff Private Aacting Farrier Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 149166 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Box

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 54609 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 54609 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Philip John Murray Box

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 5/7497 Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment Attd. 1st/5th Bn., Mahchester Regiment

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George Ernest Box

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 806621 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 530597 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest James Box

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27810

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Frederick Reginald Hugh Box

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11349 Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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Albert George Box

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231370

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Percy Tufnel Box

Born 1891

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Linen Keeper Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Linen Keeper Mercantile Marine - SS Maloja

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Frederick Box

Died 1918

British Army 127968 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William A Box

Died 1918

British Army M/340163 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Box

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24495 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 41182 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Lister Box

Died 1914

British Army 8441 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8441 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry T Box

Died 1918

British Army 536919 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 44684 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Percy Box

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7970 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 7970 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred Box

Died 1916

British Army 25537 Driver Royal Engineers 3rd Company

British Army 25537 Driver Royal Engineers

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