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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Old Cleeve, Somerset [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Truro South Australia [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Dandaragan Western Australia [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Illabarook Victoria [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aberdeenshire [2]

Beeac Victoria [2]

Belfast [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bordertown South Australia [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Buderim Queensland [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Cambridge [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dundee [2]

Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Moss Vale New South Wales [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Roadwater, Somerset [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Stirling South Australia [2]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Wrotham, Kent [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [976]

Gunner [115]

Driver [91]

Corporal [89]

Sapper [81]

Serjeant [73]

Lance Corporal [56]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Captain [36]

Lieutenant [28]

Acting Serjeant [27]

Pioneer [25]

Major [19]

Bombardier [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Sergeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Worker [5]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Engineman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Chaplain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [142]

Royal Engineers [123]

Labour Corps [122]

Army Service Corps [120]

Gordon Highlanders [90]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Royal Army Medical Corps [59]

London Regiment [47]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Royal Naval Division [33]

Royal Scots [32]

Highland Light Infantry [31]

Royal Highlanders [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Devonshire Regiment [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

Cameron Highlanders [18]

Scottish Rifles [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1604]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [183]

Royal Navy [180]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123]

Australian Imperial Force [104]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [2258]

C [2]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2212]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

India [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Old Cleeve, Somerset [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] Aberdeen [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Truro South Australia [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Dandaragan Western Australia [3] Edinburgh [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Illabarook Victoria [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aberdeenshire [2] Beeac Victoria [2] Belfast [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bordertown South Australia [2] Bristol England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Buderim Queensland [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Cambridge [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dundee [2] Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Moss Vale New South Wales [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Roadwater, Somerset [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Stirling South Australia [2] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Wrotham, Kent [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [976] Gunner [115] Driver [91] Corporal [89] Sapper [81] Serjeant [73] Lance Corporal [56] Second Lieutenant [37] Captain [36] Lieutenant [28] Acting Serjeant [27] Pioneer [25] Major [19] Bombardier [16] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Acting Corporal [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Sergeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Worker [5] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Engineman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Petty Officer [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Trooper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Chaplain [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [142] Royal Engineers [123] Labour Corps [122] Army Service Corps [120] Gordon Highlanders [90] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Royal Army Medical Corps [59] London Regiment [47] Machine Gun Corps [39] Royal Naval Division [33] Royal Scots [32] Highland Light Infantry [31] Royal Highlanders [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] Liverpool Regiment [24] Somerset Light Infantry [23] Devonshire Regiment [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] Welsh Regiment [19] Cameron Highlanders [18] Scottish Rifles [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] King's Own Scottish Borderers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1604] Canadian Expeditionary Force [183] Royal Navy [180] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [123] Australian Imperial Force [104] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [2258] C [2] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2212] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61] India [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

James Edward Burnett

Died 1915

British Army L/6036 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army L/6036 Serjeant East Kent Regiment 6th Battalion

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Cyril Burnett

Born 1896

British Army 5126 Private London Regiment 4/4th city of lond Battalion

British Army 267533 Private Devonshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Maurice Burnett

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ian Alistair Kendall Burnett

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Stanley Burnett

Born 1897

Died 1968

Royal Navy J28830 Signalman HMS Castor

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Percy Burnett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143884

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Cecil William Burnett

Born 1891

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43996 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps Recruits' Depot

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Joseph William Burnett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3143 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3143 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Alfred Burnett

British Army 49980 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 27th Brigade

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 49980 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 27th Brigade

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James Burnett

Born 1871

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS President

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Edwin Ralph Burnett

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 58009 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Fred Burnett

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 13434 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Robert Burnett

Born 1896

Died 1928

British Army 5/1701 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 202987 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Arthur Burnett

Born 1880

Died 1934

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36160

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George Fraser Burnett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112919

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Robert James Burnett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93443

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John Edward Burnett

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7353 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7353 Acting Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7353 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Burnett

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280953

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Harold Burnett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3344

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Ernest Burnett

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12174 Private 6th King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 12174 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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