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Brisbane Queensland [6]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Islington, London [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Wollongong New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Redditch, Worcestershire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stanley Tasmania [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Barton Regis, Bristol, Glos [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bilbao [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brookborough [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Clent, Worcestershire [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Derby England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dronfield England [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Feock, Cornwall, England [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Guernsey Channel Islands [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hawker South Australia [1]

Hay Mills, Warwickshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]

Lisnaskea [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Market Weighton, Yorkshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Milang South Australia [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Penistone, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Gunner [40]

Sapper [35]

Corporal [29]

Driver [28]

Serjeant [22]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A.M. 3rd Class [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Gunner Naik [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Telegrapher [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Army Service Corps [39]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Devonshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [497]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [52]

Royal Navy [48]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [690]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [672]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Brisbane Queensland [6] Ballarat Victoria [4] Islington, London [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Wollongong New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Redditch, Worcestershire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stanley Tasmania [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Barton Regis, Bristol, Glos [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bilbao [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brookborough [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Clent, Worcestershire [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Derby England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dronfield England [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Feock, Cornwall, England [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Guernsey Channel Islands [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hawker South Australia [1] Hay Mills, Warwickshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1] Lisnaskea [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Market Weighton, Yorkshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Milang South Australia [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Penistone, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [330] Gunner [40] Sapper [35] Corporal [29] Driver [28] Serjeant [22] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A.M. 3rd Class [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Saddler [1] Gunner Naik [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Telegrapher [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [48] Royal Field Artillery [44] Army Service Corps [39] London Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Devonshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [497] Canadian Expeditionary Force [52] Royal Navy [48] Australian Imperial Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [690] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [672] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Leonard Burley

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106115

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106115 Lance Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Elmer Sidney Burley

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163542

Canadian Expeditionary Force 163542 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Burley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141778

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William Burley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190515

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Sidney Ranger Burley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318026

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Herbert Burley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 6089 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 492934 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 492934 Private London Regiment

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William Edwin Burley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 52264 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cecil B Burley

Died 1918

British Army 51097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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A J Burley

Died 1915

British Army 20797 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20797 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Horace Hugh Burley

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 238256

Royal Navy 238256 Able Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable"

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Sidney Ranger Burley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250461

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Arthur Thomas Burley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25641

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Charles William Burley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 18/1320 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18/1320 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Burley

Died 1917

British Army 3089 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 266187 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 266187 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Ernest Sydney Burley

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 767214 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

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A R Burley

Died 1917

British Army 23089 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred George Burley

Australian Imperial Force 3813

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William George Burley

Australian Imperial Force 6138

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Johnston Burley

Australian Imperial Force 843

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William George Burley

Australian Imperial Force 20421

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