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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]

Thomas H Burman

Died 1919

British Army 203432 Private Welsh Regiment

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John Burman

British Army PS/4576 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Percy Burman

Died 1917

British Army 6484 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 203024 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 203024 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William H Burman

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 27818 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Bertrum Henry Archer Burman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177518

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Albert Burman

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67353

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Frank Edward Burman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109638

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William Burman

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy ES 1914 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1914ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Beneficent."

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Frederick Oliver Burman

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5167 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 241822 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 241822 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th battalion

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John James Burman

Australian Imperial Force 10843

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Robert Sidney Burman

Australian Imperial Force 7633

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Richard James Burman

Australian Imperial Force 61114

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William Sherrieff Burman

Australian Imperial Force 38

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George Burman

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J1626 Able Seaman HMS TURBULENT

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Stuart John Burman

Australian Imperial Force 1115

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Randolph Burman

Australian Imperial Force 329

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Albert Edward Burman

Australian Imperial Force 1716

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Malcolm William Burman

Australian Imperial Force 7354

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Arthur John Burman

Born 1902

Royal Navy 20785 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Alfred Burman

Born 1869

British Army S/777 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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