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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]

George A Boxall

British Army 167167 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Boxall

British Army 1242 Acting Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 213877 Corporal Labour Corps

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P Boxall

British Army 42306 Private Essex Regiment

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James Boxall

British Army 40843 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 63663 Private Labour Corps

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William Thos Boxall

British Army 8216 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 8216 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Samuel Boxall

British Army G/3979 Private Kent Regiment 9th battalion royal west Battalion

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Samuel Boxall

British Army 30054 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 202962 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 202690 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest A Boxall

British Army 1723 Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 542 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Ernest Boxall

British Army 3140 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 240621 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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Herbert T Boxall

British Army 48007 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Boxall

British Army 29142 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward J Boxall

British Army 25355 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur H Boxall

British Army 41676 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 68215 Private Labour Corps

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Henry F Boxall

British Army 801331 Private London Regiment 30th lond Battalion

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H J Boxall

British Army 46534 Private Essex Regiment

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A G Boxall

British Army 538301 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Francis Boxall

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Boxall

British Army DM2/206788 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 33722 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy M Boxall

British Army 40013 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 523242 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Boxall

British Army L/8448 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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