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Sydney New South Wales [14]

Islington, London [5]

South Molton, Devon [5]

Launceston, Cornwall [4]

Perth Western Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Boxley, Kent [3]

Brentford, Middlesex [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Buckfastleigh, Devon [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Hampstead, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Amberley, Gloucestershire [1]

Aylesford Kent [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Berkshire England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bray Shop, Cornwall [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charsfield, Suffolk [1]

Chatswood New South Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Cornwall [1]

Cricklewood, London [1]

Cricklewood, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [481]

Gunner [60]

Driver [36]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [32]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Acting Corporal [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Signal Boatswain [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Matron [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Civil Medical Practitioner Woman [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Coy Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Musician [1]

Officers Steward [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [70]

Royal Engineers [64]

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Labour Corps [58]

London Regiment [50]

Devonshire Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [721]

Royal Navy [105]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1012]

Contribution

Military Service [993]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [14] Islington, London [5] South Molton, Devon [5] Launceston, Cornwall [4] Perth Western Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Boxley, Kent [3] Brentford, Middlesex [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Buckfastleigh, Devon [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Hampstead, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Amberley, Gloucestershire [1] Aylesford Kent [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bedford England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Berkshire England [1] Birmingham [1] Bray Shop, Cornwall [1] Brentford, London [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, Middlesex [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charsfield, Suffolk [1] Chatswood New South Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Cork [1] Cornwall [1] Cricklewood, London [1] Cricklewood, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [481] Gunner [60] Driver [36] Serjeant [33] Corporal [32] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Acting Corporal [9] Able Seaman [8] Pioneer [8] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Signal Boatswain [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Matron [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Civil Medical Practitioner Woman [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Coy Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Honorary Major [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Musician [1] Officers Steward [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [70] Royal Engineers [64] Royal Field Artillery [60] Labour Corps [58] London Regiment [50] Devonshire Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Machine Gun Corps [27] Middlesex Regiment [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [9] Norfolk Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Military Foot Police [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [721] Royal Navy [105] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Australian Imperial Force [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1012]

Contribution

Military Service [993] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [1] India [1]

James Buckingham

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195968

Canadian Expeditionary Force 195968 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alec Percival Buckingham

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2270311

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2270311 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Albert Buckingham

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J27084 Able Seaman

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Charles Buckingham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120692

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Arthur Caleb Buckingham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217243

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Frederick John Buckingham

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233975

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William James Buckingham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235451

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William Pettifer Buckingham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240873

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John Henry Buckingham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250452

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Albert Edward Buckingham

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277097

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George Buckingham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278284

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Frederick Buckingham

Died 1918

British Army 241665 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Stanley Gordon Buckingham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 185936 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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William James Buckingham

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army L/37997 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Buckingham

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1987 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 200263 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Raymond Buckingham

Born 1897

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Buckingham

Died 1916

British Army S/16219 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army A/203140 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/203140 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Albert Buckingham

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army G/7919 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Buckingham

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 85600 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Phillip Edward Buckingham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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