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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Grantham [2]

Kent England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Wimborne Minster, Dorset [2]

Woodend Victoria [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bo'ness Scotland [1]

Bradenstoke, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brailes, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bromley [1]

Byfield, Warwickshire [1]

CHURBORNE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chigwell, Essex [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

Darleston, Staffordshire [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset [1]

Dunston, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Durham [1]

EAST STOUR, DORSET [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire [1]

Gatton Queensland [1]

Godshill Isle of Wight [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [498]

Gunner [71]

Driver [47]

Serjeant [43]

Sapper [39]

Corporal [29]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Mechanician [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Shipwright [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Signaller [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Gunner and Signaller [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Engineers [54]

Army Service Corps [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Dorsetshire Regiment [34]

London Regiment [30]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [765]

Royal Navy [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [978]

Contribution

Military Service [958]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Belgium [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ashford, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Euroa Victoria [2] Grantham [2] Kent England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Wimborne Minster, Dorset [2] Woodend Victoria [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bo'ness Scotland [1] Bradenstoke, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brailes, Warwickshire [1] Brighton [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol England [1] Bromley [1] Byfield, Warwickshire [1] CHURBORNE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chigwell, Essex [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Darleston, Staffordshire [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset [1] Dunston, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Durham [1] EAST STOUR, DORSET [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire [1] Gatton Queensland [1] Godshill Isle of Wight [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [498] Gunner [71] Driver [47] Serjeant [43] Sapper [39] Corporal [29] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Mechanician [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Shipwright [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Chief Writer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Signaller [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Gunner and Signaller [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [72] Labour Corps [54] Royal Engineers [54] Army Service Corps [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Dorsetshire Regiment [34] London Regiment [30] Machine Gun Corps [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Hampshire Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] East Kent Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Tank Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [765] Royal Navy [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [978]

Contribution

Military Service [958] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Belgium [1] India [1]

Cecil J Burden

British Army 8 Colour Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355006 Colour Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355006 Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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James Burden

British Army 776681 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Burden

British Army 6460 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 55897 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold G Burden

British Army 4098 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 837232 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick H Burden

British Army G/1954 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Bertie S Burden

British Army 136996 Driver Royal Engineers

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Frederick Burden

British Army 113879 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Burden

British Army 240669 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Burden

British Army 260194 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR28875 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Burden

British Army L/18756 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 245606 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Henry Burden

British Army 18146 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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George Burden

British Army 2999 Private Lincolnshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 27216 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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George Burden

British Army 202953 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frederick J Burden

British Army 13071 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 246299 Private Labour Corps

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Archie J Burden

British Army 202077 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Burden

British Army 5/3345 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Hugh Burden

British Army 7632 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240600 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Percy E Burden

British Army 1628 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 955574 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John L Burden

British Army 57727 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 567615 Private Labour Corps

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John Burden

British Army S/12388 Private Royal Highlanders

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