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Balranald New South Wales [2]

Drake, New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

West Tanfield, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Godshill, Isle of Wight [1]

Goole [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1]

Market Weighton, YORK [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Nosterfield, West Tanfield, Yorkshire [1]

Sandown, Hampshire, England [1]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [1]

Tenterfield, New South Wales [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Thornborough, West Tanfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ventnor Isle of Wight [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wallington, Yorkshire [1]

Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

West Hartlepool [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Gunner [14]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Driver [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (Emergency) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Infantry Battalion [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

45th Infantry Battalion [1]

7th Infantry Brigade [1]

7th Tank Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Riding Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [133]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [176]

D [3]

Contribution

Military Service [175]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Australia [2]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Balranald New South Wales [2] Drake, New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] West Tanfield, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Godshill, Isle of Wight [1] Goole [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1] Market Weighton, YORK [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Nosterfield, West Tanfield, Yorkshire [1] Sandown, Hampshire, England [1] Stockton on Tees, Durham [1] Tenterfield, New South Wales [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Thornborough, West Tanfield, Yorkshire [1] Ventnor Isle of Wight [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wallington, Yorkshire [1] Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] West Hartlepool [1] Wolverhampton [1]

Rank

Private [85] Gunner [14] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Driver [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (Emergency) [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Infantry Battalion [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 45th Infantry Battalion [1] 7th Infantry Brigade [1] 7th Tank Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Riding Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [133] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

B [176] D [3]

Contribution

Military Service [175] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Australia [2] India [1]

Roy Boynton

Born 1885

Died 1932

British Army 6451 Private 17th Lancers

British Army M1/6451 Private 17th Lancers

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William Henry Boynton

Died 1917

British Army 4007 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 201229 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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David Boynton

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 38184 Private The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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John Henry Boynton

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 242272 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John William Boynton

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 107203 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Almond Boynton

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 34125 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 83404 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Christopher Boynton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 54593 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert Sidney Boynton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 210893 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Richard Boynton

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20474 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Francis De Boynton

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4544 1st Infantry Battalion 13th Battalion

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Alfred James Boynton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246412

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George Edward Boynton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2780 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Geoffries Boynton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175496

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John Boynton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8504 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8504 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Boynton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 124010 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Boynton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 223269 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Lawrence Boynton

Born 1889

British Army 64564 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 265420 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Audeley Boynton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91782

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John E Boynton

Died 1917

British Army 4238 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241509 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241509 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Boynton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239263

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