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Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Finchley, London [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Walworth, London [2]

27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1]

Aldgate, Middlesex [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Barsham, Sussex [1]

Billingshurst [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridgeport, Nova Scotia [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buckfield, Sussex [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Bury, Sussex [1]

Calne England [1]

Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carapook Victoria [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Healesville Victoria [1]

Hove England [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marryatville South Australia [1]

Mayland South Australia [1]

Merino Victoria [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Near Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Newington Battersea London [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Peckham, Camberwell, London [1]

Penmanmore, Argyleshire [1]

Rank

Private [198]

Driver [28]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [20]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Mechanic Serjeant [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bomber [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Filler [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Musician [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [21]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Field Artillery [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M.S. "Good Hope" [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

10th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [309]

Royal Navy [55]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [434]

Contribution

Military Service [429]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Horsham, Sussex [3] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Finchley, London [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Norwood South Australia [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Walworth, London [2] 27 South Grove, Walthamstow, London [1] Aldgate, Middlesex [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Barsham, Sussex [1] Billingshurst [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgeport, Nova Scotia [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol [1] Brixton, London [1] Buckfield, Sussex [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Bury, Sussex [1] Calne England [1] Calne, Wiltshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carapook Victoria [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Freshwater, Isle of Wight [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Healesville Victoria [1] Hove England [1] Hove, Sussex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marryatville South Australia [1] Mayland South Australia [1] Merino Victoria [1] Mile End, London [1] Near Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Newington Battersea London [1] Old Ford, London [1] Peckham, Camberwell, London [1] Penmanmore, Argyleshire [1]

Rank

Private [198] Driver [28] Gunner [24] Corporal [20] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [10] Serjeant [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Acting Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Mechanic Serjeant [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bomber [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Filler [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Musician [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [21] London Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Rifle Brigade [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Canadian Field Artillery [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M.S. "Good Hope" [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 10th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [309] Royal Navy [55] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [434]

Contribution

Military Service [429] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

John Henry Burchell

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army 200185 2nd Mechanic Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200185 Quartermaster Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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James Burchell

Born 1893

British Army 68088 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 32nd Brigade

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Arthur Burchell

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army 25723 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Bomber Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Henry Burchell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army SD/3529 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Albert Burchell

Born 1897

Died 1984

British Army 9528 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 269543 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 269543 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Richard Burchell

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 548589 Private Labour Corps

British Army 16133 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Frederick Burchell

Born 1893

British Army L20254 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L.20254 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Burchell

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army S/19915 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Yockney Burchell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 380584 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 260310 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Wilfred John Burchell

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12491 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 1563 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy Musician HMS Natal

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Samuel Burchell

Born 1887

British Army 9362 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 42036 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 3/9362 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Henry Burchell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124554

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Edgar Victor Burchell

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6328 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6328 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Burchell

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army L/9836 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/13692 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Eli Burchell

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 10835 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederic Charles Burchell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301241

Canadian Expeditionary Force 301241 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery

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Arthur Burchell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 6900 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6900 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Thomas James Burchell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281051

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Charles Burchell

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy 192332

Royal Navy 192332 Leading Stoker HMS Birkenhead

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John Burchell

Died 1915

British Army 4337 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 4337 Private Royal Fusiliers

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