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Brighton Victoria [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Bermondsey, London [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1]

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Numurkah Victoria [1]

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Wiltshire England [1]

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Private [56]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

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Major [2]

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Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

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Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

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Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

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Labour Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Young Mens Christian Association [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

4th Reserve Regiment of Dragoons [1]

5th Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

East African Force Intelligence Department [1]

General Hospital [1]

General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

General and Special List [1]

HMS St George [1]

HMS Superb [1]

Intelligence Department [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Royal Navy [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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B [166]

Contribution

Military Service [162]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Brighton Victoria [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Co Donegal [1] Dalston, East London [1] Dalston, East London, Middlesex [1] Fulletby, Lincolnshire [1] Hull England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hungerford England [1] Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Numurkah Victoria [1] Somercotes, Derbyshire, England [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wiltshire England [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [56] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sister [2] /Honorary Lieutenant Intelligence Agent [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Steward RNVR [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] Army Service Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Young Mens Christian Association [3] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 4th Reserve Regiment of Dragoons [1] 5th Royal Naval Reserve [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] East African Force Intelligence Department [1] General Hospital [1] General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] General and Special List [1] HMS St George [1] HMS Superb [1] Intelligence Department [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] Royal Navy [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [166]

Contribution

Military Service [162] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frank Henry Burkitt

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402656 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Frederick William Charles Burkitt

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52951

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Frank Henry Burkitt

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 402656 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 1662 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370249 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Burkitt

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 19782 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 19782 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harold Burkitt

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 11518 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 11518/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. Dreel Castle

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Jesse Burkitt

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 2994 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 84880 Private Royal Defence Corps 56 Protection Company

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Walter Burkitt

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 71148 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 71148 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Allan Burkitt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240719

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Charles Harold Burkitt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134460

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Thomas Burkitt

Died 1916

British Army 14605 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 14605 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Scott Burkitt

Died 1917

British Army 22910 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Burkitt

Died 1917

British Army 90012 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William George Burkitt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15608 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Cecil Burkitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117860

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Frank Ernest Burkitt

Born 1896

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/3833 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick William Burkitt

Australian Imperial Force 1514

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Edmund Henry Burkitt

Australian Imperial Force

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Herbert William Burkitt

Australian Imperial Force 7106

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Walter Burkitt

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1542 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Rupert Hamilton Burkitt

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39944

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