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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]

Harry Burr

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1780 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

British Army 1780 Corporal Manchester Regiment 1/7th manchest Battalion

British Army 1780 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Guy Stanley Burr

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426549

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426549 Private Canadian Infantry

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Donald Frederic Burr

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152861

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Charles Nicholas Burr

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215333

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Cyril Willian Burr

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179599

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Charley Henry Burr

Born 1897

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 74012 Auckland Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Richard Burr

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 354587 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 279256 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 279256 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Walter Burr

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 31470 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 31470 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Leonard Oliver Burr

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 305359 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Burr

Died 1916

British Army 5375 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5375 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Walter G Burr

Died 1916

British Army 1151 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John G Burr

Died 1916

British Army 5797 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 5797 Private London Regiment

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Peter Burr

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army S/6537 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army S/6537 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Henry Burr

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10698 Private Scots Guards

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Frederick Burr

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127161

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George Henry Burr

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299850

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Louis Burr

Australian Imperial Force 949

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Oliver Burr

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1902 Private Kent Regiment 6th west Battalion

British Army 1902 Private Army Cyclist Corps 3/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion

British Army 1902 Private Army Cyclist Corps 2/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion

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Frederick Stanley Burr

Australian Imperial Force 6127

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William Risk Burr

Born 1885

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790636

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790636 Private Canadian Infantry

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