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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]

John Cubeis Burnett

British Army Captain 2nd West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 5th Battalion

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George Burnett

British Army 1232 Private 1/5th Royal Highlanders

British Army 572668 Private Labour Corps

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Robert Burnett

British Army S/14050 Private 7th Cameron Highlanders

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George A Burnett

British Army 1577 Private 2nd Cape Command Signals

British Army 13773 Private 1st Royal Highlanders

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H J Burnett

British Army 320966 Private 2nd Armament Car Company Transport Corps

British Army 7871167 Private Tank Corps

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R R Burnett

British Army Captain 27th Punjabis

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Ernest Burnett

British Army 330194 Private 9th Battalion Liverpool Regiment

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Adam Burnett

British Army 2144 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 376206 Private 760th Army Education Corps

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John Burnett

British Army 290271 Private 234th Territorial Force Depot South Wales Borderers

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George Burnett

British Army 2604 Private 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

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A H Burnett

Indian Army Major 72nd Punjabis

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Harold J Burnett

British Army 2438 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

British Army D/2438 Private 2nd Dragoons

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Alexander Burnett

British Army SR 6540 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 1st Depot

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Joseph Burnett

British Army 12072 Private 268th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps

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Murdock Burnett

British Army L10555 Shoeing Smith Royal Horse Artillery 5c Reserve Brigade

British Army L10555 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 5c Reserve Brigade

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Noel Compton Burnett

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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John Theodosius Burnett-Stuart

Born 1875

Died 1958

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

British Army Staff Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General Deputy Adjutant General, British Armies in France

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Thomas Mcnabb Burnett

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David Burnett Or Burnett-Herkes

Born 1869

Royal Navy Chief Gunner

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Gilbert Robertson Burnett-Stuart

Born 1885

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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