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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]

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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]

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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]

Frederick Henry Boxall

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 25336 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 75430 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest A. Boxall

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1328 Serjeant London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 300818 Serjeant London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 300818 Serjeant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Harold Philip Boxall

Born 1901

Died 1920

British Army 292617 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "B" Instructional Battery

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Louis Boxall

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210699

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Reuben Frederick Thomas Boxall

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237568

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Walter Arthur Boxall

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240171

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Benjamin Alfred Boxall

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253283

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Francis Edward Boxall

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266651

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Albert Boxall

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23399

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Frank Boxall

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283561

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Charles Boxall

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285153

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Lohyd Boxall

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army L/9667 Private East Kent Regiment

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George Boxall

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 23843 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 23843 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Percival George Boxall

Born 1900

Died 1970

Royal Navy 2205 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 2205 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS Infexible

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Charles William Boxall

Australian Imperial Force 2194

Australian Imperial Force 3194

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Alfred Boxall

Australian Imperial Force 6046

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William Henry Boxall

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 345447 Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Stanley Robert Boxall

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223123

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John Lancelot Boxall

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224793

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Percy Boxall

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22566

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