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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]

Charles Box

Died 1916

British Army 17365 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 17365 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Box

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10072 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 10072 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Box

Died 1915

British Army 18046 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Reginald George Box

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1994 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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John S Box

Died 1918

British Army 61601 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 61601 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Box

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 200996 Colour Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 200996 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Shirley Box

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 8063 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 8063 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Box

Died 1917

British Army 241407 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Henry Box

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13542 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 40254 Private Labour Corps

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John Arthur Box

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 201681 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Clarence Roe Box

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252653

Canadian Expeditionary Force 252653 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald George Box

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718499

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718499 Private Canadian Infantry

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Leslie John Box

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268657

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Richard Henry Box

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215343

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Thomas Edward Box

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162151

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James Evans Box

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174262

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Arthur Dennis Box

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181509

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Ernest Box

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1471 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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G H Box

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Spec List Royal Air Force

British Army 10380 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Frank Box

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 52583 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 52583 Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery

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