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Elstead, Surrey [4]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Leigh, Kent [3]

London England [3]

Elmsted, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Tarana New South Wales [2]

Wartling [2]

Barham, Kent [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Boughton Aluph [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Dover [1]

East Grinstead [1]

Fordwich [1]

Greenwich, Kent, England [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Herstmonceux [1]

Hildenborough, Kent [1]

Kennington, London [1]

King's Cross, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Maidstone England [1]

Penhurst, Sussex [1]

Penshurst, Kent [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Poowong Victoria [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rotherfield, Sussex [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [1]

Slinfold, Sussex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Johns, Woking, Surrey [1]

Ulcombe, Kent [1]

Upper Dicker [1]

Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Warbleton, Sussex [1]

Wartling, Sussex [1]

Windmill Hill, near Hailsham [1]

Rank

Private [106]

Gunner [17]

Sapper [13]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [20]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

2/19 Hyderabad Regiment [1]

2/96 Infantry [1]

7th Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

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

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS WARSPITE [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army (T.C) [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [218]

Contribution

Military Service [214]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Elstead, Surrey [4] Ashford, Kent [3] Leigh, Kent [3] London England [3] Elmsted, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Tarana New South Wales [2] Wartling [2] Barham, Kent [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boughton Aluph [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Dover [1] East Grinstead [1] Fordwich [1] Greenwich, Kent, England [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Herstmonceux [1] Hildenborough, Kent [1] Kennington, London [1] King's Cross, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Maidstone England [1] Penhurst, Sussex [1] Penshurst, Kent [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Poowong Victoria [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rotherfield, Sussex [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [1] Slinfold, Sussex [1] Southwark, London [1] St Johns, Woking, Surrey [1] Ulcombe, Kent [1] Upper Dicker [1] Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Walworth, London [1] Warbleton, Sussex [1] Wartling, Sussex [1] Windmill Hill, near Hailsham [1]

Rank

Private [106] Gunner [17] Sapper [13] Driver [12] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [20] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 2/19 Hyderabad Regiment [1] 2/96 Infantry [1] 7th Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corp [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS WARSPITE [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army (T.C) [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Wiltshire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [218]

Contribution

Military Service [214] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [1]

Arthur Burchett

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 7882 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 7882 Serjeant Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Cecil Harry Burchett

Born 1889

Died 1974

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108412

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Thomas Burchett

Born 1884

Died 1930

British Army 7285 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Hillary Pyne Burchett

Born 1888

Died 1966

Royal Navy 51 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 199864 Sergeant Royal Engineers Signal corps

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Edwin Burchett

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 654563 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 220046 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Burchett

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8255 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur George Burchett

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 201165 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Colin Burchett

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/48086 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Albert Burchett

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/37292 Private The Queen's Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 37292 Private

British Army G/37292 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Victor William Kenwood Burchett

Born 1898

Died 1985

British Army TF/2086 Acting Corporal Kent Regiment 1/4th royal west Battalion

British Army 200632 Acting Corporal Kent Regiment 1/4th royal west Battalion

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army

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Cecil Burchett

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army GS/62137 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 62137 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 12th Battalion

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A E Burchett

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1367 Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Ernest Burchett

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32172

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Sidney Burchett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army G/5411 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Henry Burchett

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army SD/143 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Down) Battalion

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James E Burchett

Born 1886

Died 1953

British Army 201155 Serjeant Tank Corps

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Frederick Charles Burchett

Born 1875

British Army TF/10 16288 Acting Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/8452 Acting Serjeant East Kent Regiment

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Cyril Charles Burchett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8438

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John Burchett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149984

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David Burchett

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14743 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14743 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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