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Bath, Somerset [4]

Somerset [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Padstow, Cornwall [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Rushworth Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Weston Super Mare [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chilcompton, Somerset [2]

Korong Vale Victoria [2]

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [2]

Lytton Queensland [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Allora Queensland [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Bodrean, Cornwall [1]

Bonavista NF [1]

Bridgewater Victoria [1]

Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria [1]

Bridgwater England [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire [1]

Canton, Cardiff [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chewton Mendip, Bath, Somerset [1]

Chileampton near Bath, Somersetshire [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Cygnet Tasmania [1]

Dorking England [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Dunedin [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [271]

Gunner [36]

Sapper [31]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [24]

Corporal [22]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Trooper [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Flying officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private, Corps [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sergeant, Corps [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48]

Army Service Corps [37]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Somerset Light Infantry [34]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

London Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

1st Life Guards [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [436]

Royal Navy [53]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [610]

Contribution

Military Service [595]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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Place of birth

Bath, Somerset [4] Somerset [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Padstow, Cornwall [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Rushworth Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Weston Super Mare [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chilcompton, Somerset [2] Korong Vale Victoria [2] Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [2] Lytton Queensland [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Allora Queensland [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Bath, Somersetshire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Bodrean, Cornwall [1] Bonavista NF [1] Bridgewater Victoria [1] Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria [1] Bridgwater England [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire [1] Canton, Cardiff [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chewton Mendip, Bath, Somerset [1] Chileampton near Bath, Somersetshire [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire, England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Cygnet Tasmania [1] Dorking England [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Dunedin [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fishguard, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [271] Gunner [36] Sapper [31] Driver [28] Serjeant [24] Corporal [22] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Trooper [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Flying officer [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private, Corps [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sergeant, Corps [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48] Army Service Corps [37] Royal Field Artillery [36] Somerset Light Infantry [34] Labour Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] London Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Rifle Brigade [10] Welsh Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] 1st Life Guards [4] Border Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Kent Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Service

British Army [436] Royal Navy [53] Australian Imperial Force [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [610]

Contribution

Military Service [595] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

C G Burge

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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F Burge

British Army 9501 Lance Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Joseph Burge

British Army 6988 Private 12th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps

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William F Burge

British Army 2349 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/2349 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

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Frederick V Burge

British Army 1131 Private 6/7th Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1131 Acting Serjeant 6/7th Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward T Burge

British Army 4629 Lance Corporal 20th Hussars

British Army 4629 Corporal 20th Hussars

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Walter Perel Burge

British Army 40812 Private 3rd South Wales Borderers

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Abe Burge

British Army L/4457 Private 21st Lancers

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Ernest Burge

British Army 1620 Private 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 265233 Private 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

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Cyril Gordon Burge. Mid, O.b.e.

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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