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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Ampton, Suffolk [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Merino Victoria [2]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Rougham, Suffolk [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [2]

Tockwith, Yorkshire [2]

Tostock, Suffolk [2]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedale, Yorkshire [1]

Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bettws-y-Coed, Carnarvonshire [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bourne, Lancashire [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Bury St Edmunds England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eryholme, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Leeds England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [399]

Gunner [48]

Driver [33]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [25]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Major [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Trooper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Paymaster [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Staff Pay Master [1]

Major General [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Royal Engineers [51]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

18th Hussars [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

5th Lancers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [630]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [815]

Contribution

Military Service [797]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Ampton, Suffolk [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Merino Victoria [2] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Rougham, Suffolk [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Thirsk, Yorkshire [2] Tockwith, Yorkshire [2] Tostock, Suffolk [2] Annandale New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bettws-y-Coed, Carnarvonshire [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bourne, Lancashire [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brixton, London [1] Brockley, London [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Bury St Edmunds England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheltenham England [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Eryholme, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hessle, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire, England [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Leeds England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [399] Gunner [48] Driver [33] Serjeant [33] Corporal [30] Sapper [25] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [15] Captain [14] Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Major [8] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Trooper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Mechanist Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Paymaster [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandmaster [1] Bandsman [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Commissary [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Staff Pay Master [1] Major General [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [68] Royal Field Artillery [53] Royal Engineers [51] Labour Corps [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Hampshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Essex Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] 18th Hussars [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] 5th Lancers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [630] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [815]

Contribution

Military Service [797] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Archie Stewart Buckle

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Brigadier General 2nd Ammunition Division

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Buckle

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1999 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 200384 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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Matthew Perceval Buckle

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Sharman Buckle

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army 5163 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 590514 Private Labour Corps

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Percival Buckle

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 6697 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307726 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 307726 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John George Buckle

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 357371 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd/9th Bn.

British Army 466818 Lance Corporal Labour Corps 680th Agricultural Coy.

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Henry Buckle

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Tom Buckle

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army C/13036 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Service, 21st Battalion

British Army C/13036 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Richard Thomas Buckle

Born 1890

Died 1924

British Army 9827 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battaion

British Army 9827 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Buckle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 73467 Private The Welsh Regiment

British Army 290567 Private The Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 33252 Private The East Lancashire Regiment 13 (Garrison) Battalion

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John Buckle

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5150 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 5150 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Robert James Buckle

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 15566 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion (Cambridgeshire)

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Christopher Reginald Buckle

Born 1862

Died 1952

British Army Major General Commander Royal Artillery, 2nd Army

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Atkinson Buckle

Born 1882

Died 1960

British Army 3062 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755713 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755713 Royal Field Artillery SAA Section 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, C/251st Brigade, 2nd Northumbrian Brigade

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Charles Leonard Buckle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38600 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Arthur Charles Buckle

Born 1869

Died 1918

British Army Major South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

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Christopher Galbraith Buckle

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Buckle

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2819 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2819 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Francis Buckle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126253

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Horace Vernon Buckle

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18932

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