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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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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]

William James Burchell

Australian Imperial Force 1871

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George Burchell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/959 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Thomas W Burchell

Died 1916

British Army L/10653 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/10653 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Reginald Burchell

Died 1918

British Army 49204 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick George Burchell

Died 1915

British Army 1614 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Maurice Francis Thomas Burchell

Died 1917

British Army 4053 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 281573 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 281573 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Burchell

Died 1917

British Army SD/2843 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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James Burchell

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 248608

Canadian Expeditionary Force 248608 Driver Canadian Field Artillery

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Thomas Edward Burchell

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231467

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231467 Private Canadian Infantry

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David Burchell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109595

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William Thomas Hays Burchell

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy Acting Gunner HMS Good Hope

Royal Navy 219942

Royal Navy Gunner H.M.S. "Good Hope"

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Norman Lewis Harry Burchell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317728

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Horace Burchell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47396

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William Ernest Burchell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 263001 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Burchell

Died 1914

British Army S/416 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/416 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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J Burchell

Died 1919

British Army T/370861 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Francis Thomas Burchell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253535

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Frederick Burchell

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 11716 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMS Good Hope

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Albert Thomas Burchell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 3305 Private 17th Lancers

British Army L/3305 Private 17th Lancers

British Army 3305 Private 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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Charles Burkin Burchell

Australian Imperial Force 2127

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