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Maidstone, Kent [10]

Devonport Tasmania [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Ware, Hertfordshire [3]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nunney, Somerset [2]

Paddock Wood, Kent [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire [1]

Ashwick near Oakhill, Somerset [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barkway, Hertfordshire [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Beaconsfield Western Australia [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackhurst, Kent [1]

Blankney, Lincolnshire [1]

Catford, Kent [1]

Catford, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Clapham Common, London [1]

Clapham Common, Surrey [1]

Dove Hills, Wartle, Aberdeenshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Franklin Village Tasmania [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Guernsey Slade England [1]

Hadleigh, Essex [1]

Halborough, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hawker South Australia [1]

Hempton, Sussex [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hull [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Lambeth area [1]

Leighton Buzzard,Beds [1]

Lenham. Kent [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Rank

Private [286]

Serjeant [33]

Gunner [29]

Sapper [27]

Driver [25]

Corporal [22]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Worker [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

AM3 [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Boy Telegrapher [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Civilian Chemist-in-Charge [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mate [1]

Off Std 3 [1]

Ordinary Telegrapher [1]

Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [36]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

London Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [459]

Royal Navy [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [639]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [629]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [2]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [10] Devonport Tasmania [3] Lambeth, London [3] Ware, Hertfordshire [3] Faversham, Kent [2] Geelong Victoria [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nunney, Somerset [2] Paddock Wood, Kent [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire [1] Ashwick near Oakhill, Somerset [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barkway, Hertfordshire [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Beaconsfield Western Australia [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackhurst, Kent [1] Blankney, Lincolnshire [1] Catford, Kent [1] Catford, Lewisham, Kent [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chesterfield [1] Clapham Common, London [1] Clapham Common, Surrey [1] Dove Hills, Wartle, Aberdeenshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Franklin Village Tasmania [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich [1] Greenwich, London [1] Guernsey Slade England [1] Hadleigh, Essex [1] Halborough, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hawker South Australia [1] Hempton, Sussex [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hull [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Lambeth area [1] Leighton Buzzard,Beds [1] Lenham. Kent [1] Limehouse, London [1]

Rank

Private [286] Serjeant [33] Gunner [29] Sapper [27] Driver [25] Corporal [22] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Worker [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] AM3 [1] Acting Captain [1] Boy Telegrapher [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Civilian Chemist-in-Charge [1] Clerk [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Horse Keeper [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mate [1] Off Std 3 [1] Ordinary Telegrapher [1] Serjeant /Acting Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [36] Labour Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] London Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [459] Royal Navy [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [20] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [639] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [629] Conscientious Objector [5] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [2] Malta [1]

John Robert Burr

Born 1884

Died 1921

British Army 203278 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harry Burr

Born 1886

Died 1922

British Army 525 Driver Hampshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 047108 Driver Army Ordnance Corps

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Andrew Thomas Burr

Born 1878

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53243

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James Burr

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army S/23334 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th / 7th Battalion

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Robert Walter Burr

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2266 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 2266 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Francis Burr

Born 1890

Died 1950

British Army 81448 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Rivers Burr

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/35431 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Hubert Cecil Burr

Born 1889

Died 1952

Royal Navy F27357 Off Std 3 RNAS HMS "President II"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227357 Royal Air Force

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William Enoch Burr

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army 2820 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 200711 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Henry Burr

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190940

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Thomas Burr

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144228

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Alfred James Burr

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297065

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William Burr

Died 1916

British Army 4195 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4195 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Ronald Eric Burr

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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George Burr

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army GSSR/296 Colonel Serjeant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Horace Honey Burr

Born 1900

Died 1976

Royal Navy J78957 Boy 2nd Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J78957 Boy 1st Class HMS "Powerful"

Royal Navy J78957 Boy Telegrapher HMS "Ganges II"

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Harry Augustus Burr

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 26766 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Burr

Born 1885

British Army 9883 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 398967 Private 1st Area Employment Company

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John Burr

Born 1896

Died 1984

British Army 23189 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 156576 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Malcolm Burr

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49176

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