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Brixham, Devon, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

5 Baker Street, Stepney East, London [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Caister, Norfolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clovelly, Devon, England [1]

Clovelly, Devon, England. [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Esk Queensland [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Peterhead, Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Tocumwal New South Wales [1]

Ulooloo South Australia [1]

White Chapel, London [1]

Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [150]

Gunner [23]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [9]

Sapper [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's African Rifles [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

107th Company Labour Corps [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

1st Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [231]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [303]

Contribution

Military Service [292]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Brixham, Devon, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 5 Baker Street, Stepney East, London [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Caister, Norfolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clovelly, Devon, England [1] Clovelly, Devon, England. [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Esk Queensland [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hackney, London [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Peterhead, Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Tocumwal New South Wales [1] Ulooloo South Australia [1] White Chapel, London [1] Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [150] Gunner [23] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [12] Driver [9] Sapper [9] Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Nursing Sister [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's African Rifles [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Welsh Guards [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 107th Company Labour Corps [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 1st Royal Scots [1]

Service

British Army [231] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [303]

Contribution

Military Service [292] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Walter William Burman

Born 1889

Died 1922

British Army 3865 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551281 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551281 Rifleman London Regiment 16th Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Frank Henry Burman

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 202069 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 202069 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Peet Burman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2065 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265391 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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William Francis Burman

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army P/649 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 16th (Service) Battalion

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Richard Henry Burman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34465

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Edwin George Ernest Burman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47929

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Robert Burman

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135935

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Charles W Burman

Born 1894

Died 1975

British Army 55930 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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George Edward Burman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66888

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Henry Frederick Burman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113820

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Baylies Burman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101359

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Thomas Burman

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260407

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Alfred John Burman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 221107 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Walter Burman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9515

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Charles A Burman

Died 1916

British Army 14464 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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James Mills Burman

Died 1915

British Army 3/10598 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Herbert Burman

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army MS/144 Private Army Service Corps Meerut Divisional Signal Company

British Army MS/144 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Burman

Died 1916

British Army 13475 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Walter Insull Burman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 523 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert F Burman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 329551 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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