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Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex [2]

Badford, Yorkshire [1]

Balderton, Newark England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Chalfont Saint Giles, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chesham, Hertfordshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Darnall, Attercliffe, in the county of Sheffield [1]

Edgeware, Middlesex [1]

Kennington [1]

Maida Vale, London, Middlesex [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Sutton, Surrey [1]

Teralba New South Wales [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Walkley, York, Yorkshire [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Worksop, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [143]

Gunner [17]

Driver [13]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Pioneer [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Guardsman [1]

Serjeant/Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Special List [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

13th Battalion York and Lancaster [1]

14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

1st Derbyshire Yeomanry [1]

1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

20th Battalion [1]

4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [257]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex [2] Badford, Yorkshire [1] Balderton, Newark England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bovingdon, Hertfordshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Chalfont Saint Giles, Buckinghamshire [1] Chesham, Hertfordshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Darnall, Attercliffe, in the county of Sheffield [1] Edgeware, Middlesex [1] Kennington [1] Maida Vale, London, Middlesex [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Sutton, Surrey [1] Teralba New South Wales [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Walkley, York, Yorkshire [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Worksop, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [143] Gunner [17] Driver [13] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Pioneer [7] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Chaplain Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Guardsman [1] Serjeant/Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Naval Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Special List [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 13th Battalion York and Lancaster [1] 14th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry [1] 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] 20th Battalion [1] 4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th Dragoons [1]

Service

British Army [210] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [257] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Christopher Collins Burgin

Born 1884

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6058 Private 20th Battalion

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Frederick James Burgin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93391

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Alfred Burgin

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army L/9579 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/9579 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Burgin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284906

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John Burgin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235022

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Charles Burgin

Died 1916

British Army 275 Serjeant London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 275 Serjeant London Regiment

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William Burgin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42840

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Arthur Herbert Burgin

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 241823 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Burgin

Died 1918

British Army 241176 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Burgin

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 49379 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 79291 Private Labour Corps

British Army 49379 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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James Burgin

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10127 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10127 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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William Arthur Burgin

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 65726 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Burgin

Died 1917

British Army T3/027667 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick Burgin

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 13658 Driver Royal Engineers

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Percy Charles Burgin

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14119 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14119 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14119 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Henry Baden Powell Burgin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292056

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Percy Donald Burgin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178909

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Harold George Burgin

Australian Imperial Force 2117

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George Burgin

Died 1918

British Army G/69167 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/69167 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Harold Macdonald Neilson Burgin

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3811 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201207 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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