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Brighton, Sussex [7]

Chichester, Sussex [4]

London England [4]

Midhurst, Sussex [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Lewes, Sussex [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bromley Kent [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Eltham, Kent, England [2]

Guildford England [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Petworth, Sussex [2]

Surrey [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

West Norwood, Surrey [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

11 Bevington Road, Kensington [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hants [1]

Ashton-on-Mersey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedham, Fittleworth, Sussex [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bushill Park, Middlesex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chertsey, London [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Cosham, Hampshire, England [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Cranleigh, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dorking, Sussex [1]

Elham England [1]

Enfield, Middx [1]

Eudunda South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [325]

Gunner [35]

Driver [33]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Quarter Master [2]

Musician [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Master Gunner /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [52]

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Sussex Regiment [34]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

20th Hussars [2]

28th Punjabis [2]

2nd Life Guards [2]

3rd Tank Group [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Household Battalion [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [513]

Royal Navy [85]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [684]

Contribution

Military Service [672]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Brighton, Sussex [7] Chichester, Sussex [4] London England [4] Midhurst, Sussex [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Croydon, Surrey [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Lewes, Sussex [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bromley Kent [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Eltham, Kent, England [2] Guildford England [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Petworth, Sussex [2] Surrey [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] West Norwood, Surrey [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] 11 Bevington Road, Kensington [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hants [1] Ashton-on-Mersey [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedham, Fittleworth, Sussex [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bushill Park, Middlesex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chertsey, London [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Cosham, Hampshire, England [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Cranleigh, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dorking, Sussex [1] Elham England [1] Enfield, Middx [1] Eudunda South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [325] Gunner [35] Driver [33] Corporal [27] Serjeant [20] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Quarter Master [2] Musician [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Master Gunner /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Pioneer Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [52] Army Service Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [47] London Regiment [41] Royal Sussex Regiment [34] The Queen's Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] East Surrey Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Hampshire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] 20th Hussars [2] 28th Punjabis [2] 2nd Life Guards [2] 3rd Tank Group [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Household Battalion [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [513] Royal Navy [85] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [684]

Contribution

Military Service [672] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Edward Arthur Boxall

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 209808 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Boxall

Died 1917

British Army 28367 Private Border Regiment

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George Thomas Boxall

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2936 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 2936 Private London Regiment

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Horace Boxall

Died 1914

British Army 3628 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 3628 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Henry Boxall

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 47017 Private Northumberland Regiment 25th northumberland Battalion

British Army 47017 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alleyne Percival Boxall

Born 1882

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Boxall

Died 1915

British Army 1344 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 1344 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Edward Boxall

Died 1916

British Army G/2081 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Alfred James Boxall

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 888151

Canadian Expeditionary Force 888151 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edgar John Boxall

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438000

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438000 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Boxall

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505161

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505161 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Ernest Henry Boxall

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430301

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430301

British Army Cheshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Boxall

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189200

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Edward Stephen Boxall

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202943

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Reginald Stephen Boxall

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39309

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William Graham Boxall

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60707

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Albert Thomas Boxall

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75336

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Sydney Charles Boxall

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78601

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Frederick James Boxall

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 305423 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Reginald Boxall

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1156 Trooper Household Battalion

British Army 1156 Lance Corporal Household Battalion

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