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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

London England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rocky Cape Tasmania [2]

Alciston [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bridgwater England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Hordean, Hampshire [1]

Kensal Town, Lancashire [1]

Kent [1]

Lambeth London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Selmeston, Sussex [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Swan Hill Victoria [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Gunner [13]

Captain [9]

Corporal [8]

Driver [8]

Sapper [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [4]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Dispenser [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [10]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

1/5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

233rd Siege Battery [1]

4th Hussars [1]

7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

7th Lancers [1]

8th Green Howards [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Cavalry Brigade [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General Head Quarters Staff [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HM Submarine G7 [1]

HMS Canterbury [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [122]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [197]

Contribution

Military Service [194]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] London England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bromley, Kent [2] Clapham, London [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rocky Cape Tasmania [2] Alciston [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bournemouth [1] Bridgwater England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Hordean, Hampshire [1] Kensal Town, Lancashire [1] Kent [1] Lambeth London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Selmeston, Sussex [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Swan Hill Victoria [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [57] Gunner [13] Captain [9] Corporal [8] Driver [8] Sapper [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [4] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Dispenser [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [10] Labour Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] British Red Cross Society [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] 1/5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 233rd Siege Battery [1] 4th Hussars [1] 7th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 7th Lancers [1] 8th Green Howards [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cavalry Brigade [1] Commands and Staff [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General Head Quarters Staff [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HM Submarine G7 [1] HMS Canterbury [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [122] Australian Imperial Force [22] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [197]

Contribution

Military Service [194] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Percival Harold Boys

Born 1881

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50777

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Herbert Boys

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 21776 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 21776 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Frederick George Thewring Boys

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40899

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Herbert Boys

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army Dispenser British Red Cross Society

British Army Serjeant British Red Cross Society

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David Josiah Boys

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187153

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James Boys

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75090

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Walter Henry Boys

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy M17965 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M17965 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Canterbury

Royal Navy M17965 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Canterbury

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Sydney Charles Boys

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Boys

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215982

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Herbert Robert William Boys

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466092

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466092 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Thomas Boys

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405172

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Edward Percival Boys

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 562413 Corporal London Electrical Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 5th Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Walter Anderson Boys

Australian Imperial Force 3291

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William Thomas Boys

Australian Imperial Force 600

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Gordon Grant Boys

Australian Imperial Force 3517

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Richard Harvey Boys

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1842 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert Boys

Australian Imperial Force 2080

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Herbert James Boys

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703552

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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William Edward Boys

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123555

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Arthur Walter Boys

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77467

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