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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [42]

Sydney New South Wales [42]

Melbourne Victoria [24]

Liverpool, Lancashire [21]

Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11]

Adelaide South Australia [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10]

Belfast, Antrim [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Glasgow [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Belfast [6]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Bathurst New South Wales [5]

Down [5]

Gateshead, Durham [5]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Islington, London [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Deniliquin New South Wales [4]

Galway [4]

Gulgong New South Wales [4]

Katoomba New South Wales [4]

Townsville Queensland [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Christchurch [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Dundalk, Louth [3]

Glen Innes New South Wales [3]

Guildford Western Australia [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Maryborough Victoria [3]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3]

Mount Cotton Queensland [3]

Prahran Victoria [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Tallangatta Victoria [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Airdrie Scotland [2]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Beeac Victoria [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [3050]

Gunner [238]

Sapper [225]

Driver [202]

Corporal [200]

Serjeant [149]

Lance Corporal [107]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Pioneer [58]

Lieutenant [39]

Acting Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Company Serjeant Major [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [23]

Captain [22]

Bombardier [18]

Able Seaman [11]

Nursing Sister [10]

Rifleman [10]

Major [9]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Worker [7]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Sister [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Trooper [5]

Guardsman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Drummer [3]

Nurse [3]

Reverend [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

ALIAS Private [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [413]

Royal Engineers [303]

Royal Field Artillery [273]

Army Service Corps [222]

Highland Light Infantry [159]

Manchester Regiment [128]

Liverpool Regiment [126]

Royal Garrison Artillery [118]

Northumberland Fusiliers [107]

Royal Scots [106]

Royal Army Medical Corps [105]

Machine Gun Corps [103]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [96]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [91]

Scottish Rifles [87]

Durham Light Infantry [84]

Lancashire Fusiliers [80]

Cheshire Regiment [77]

Royal Irish Rifles [73]

Gordon Highlanders [71]

Seaforth Highlanders [71]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [68]

Border Regiment [67]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [67]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [65]

London Regiment [63]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Royal Highlanders [61]

Yorkshire Regiment [54]

South Lancashire Regiment [52]

West Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Cameron Highlanders [48]

Canadian Infantry [48]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [48]

Royal Naval Division [45]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43]

Army Ordnance Corps [42]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [41]

East Lancashire Regiment [38]

Royal Defence Corps [38]

West Riding Regiment [35]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [34]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33]

Royal Irish Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Welsh Regiment [30]

Worcestershire Regiment [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

East Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [4182]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [653]

Australian Imperial Force [452]

Royal Navy [307]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [91]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [6125]

A [1]

F [1]

G [1]

J [1]

K [1]

M [1]

N [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5933]

Merchant Navy [164]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [42] Sydney New South Wales [42] Melbourne Victoria [24] Liverpool, Lancashire [21] Manchester, Lancashire [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [11] Adelaide South Australia [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [10] Belfast, Antrim [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Glasgow [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Belfast [6] Glasgow Scotland [6] Bathurst New South Wales [5] Down [5] Gateshead, Durham [5] Hobart Tasmania [5] Islington, London [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Deniliquin New South Wales [4] Galway [4] Gulgong New South Wales [4] Katoomba New South Wales [4] Townsville Queensland [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Christchurch [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Dundalk, Louth [3] Glen Innes New South Wales [3] Guildford Western Australia [3] London, Middlesex [3] Maryborough Victoria [3] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [3] Mount Cotton Queensland [3] Prahran Victoria [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Tallangatta Victoria [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Airdrie Scotland [2] Albert Park Victoria [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Beeac Victoria [2] Belfast, Down [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [3050] Gunner [238] Sapper [225] Driver [202] Corporal [200] Serjeant [149] Lance Corporal [107] Second Lieutenant [71] Pioneer [58] Lieutenant [39] Acting Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [24] Company Serjeant Major [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [23] Captain [22] Bombardier [18] Able Seaman [11] Nursing Sister [10] Rifleman [10] Major [9] Ordinary Seaman [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Worker [7] Sergeant [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Sister [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Trooper [5] Guardsman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Bugler [3] Drummer [3] Nurse [3] Reverend [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] ALIAS Private [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Labour Corps [413] Royal Engineers [303] Royal Field Artillery [273] Army Service Corps [222] Highland Light Infantry [159] Manchester Regiment [128] Liverpool Regiment [126] Royal Garrison Artillery [118] Northumberland Fusiliers [107] Royal Scots [106] Royal Army Medical Corps [105] Machine Gun Corps [103] Royal Scots Fusiliers [96] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [91] Scottish Rifles [87] Durham Light Infantry [84] Lancashire Fusiliers [80] Cheshire Regiment [77] Royal Irish Rifles [73] Gordon Highlanders [71] Seaforth Highlanders [71] King's Own Scottish Borderers [68] Border Regiment [67] Royal Irish Fusiliers [67] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [65] London Regiment [63] Royal Fusiliers [63] Royal Highlanders [61] Yorkshire Regiment [54] South Lancashire Regiment [52] West Yorkshire Regiment [49] Cameron Highlanders [48] Canadian Infantry [48] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [48] Royal Naval Division [45] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43] Army Ordnance Corps [42] Royal Lancaster Regiment [41] East Lancashire Regiment [38] Royal Defence Corps [38] West Riding Regiment [35] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [34] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [33] Royal Irish Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Welsh Regiment [30] Worcestershire Regiment [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] East Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Service

British Army [4182] Canadian Expeditionary Force [653] Australian Imperial Force [452] Royal Navy [307] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [91] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [6125] A [1] F [1] G [1] J [1] K [1] M [1] N [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5933] Merchant Navy [164] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [87] France [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Robert David Burns

Born 1888

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 43 Lieutenant Australian Machine Gun Corps 14 Company

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Albert James Burns

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 66867 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 28241 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 8th Battalion. Enlisted from ASC Shirehampton Remount

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Henry John Burns

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1892 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 1892 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1892 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Patrick Burns

Died 1914

British Army 10912 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Thomas Burns

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army TR5/32201 Private Training Reserve 9th Battalion

British Army TR5/32201 Private Training Reserve

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Edward Murray Alias James Burns

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army K/16321 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

British Army 2232 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 158656 Private Machine Gun Corps (Motors) No 1 Battery

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John Burns

Died 1918

British Army 72631 Cheshire Yoemanry

British Army 65778 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Bttln

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William Burns

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10658 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Cecil Henry Burns

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2869 Private Australian Infantry 46 Battalion

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Patrick Burns

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3/11495 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11495 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Robert Burns

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126464

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John Burns

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99403

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Edward Burns

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189023

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Peter Burns

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army L/7566 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7566 Private East Surrey regiment Ist Battalion

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John Alan Burns

Born 1897

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards Reserve

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Walter Clifford Burns

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21912

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Peter Winton Burns

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195459

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Bernard Francis Burns

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199354

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Charles James Burns

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260184

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Samuel Burns

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287314

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