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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]

Thomas Burr

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/4068

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John Burr

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 69457

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H Burr

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George Burr

British Army 18454 Private 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Burr

British Army 36357 Private 310th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps

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F Burr

British Army 1807 Private 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

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Harry Burr

British Army H/45312 Corporal 2nd Royal Canadian Regiment

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John Burr

British Army 18676 Private 9th General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Burr

British Army D/2662 Corporal 4th Dragoon Guards

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James H Burr

British Army 4098 Private 5th Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Walter D Burr

British Army 21284 Private 15th Hussars

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J S Burr

British Army 290740 Private 3rd Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment

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Walter G Burr

British Army 19128 Private 21st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 19128 Transport Staff Serjeant 21st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Burr

British Army 1808 Private 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 257730 Private 732nd Labour Corps

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Eric Thomas Burr

British Army Staff Captain 4th Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcester Regiment

British Army Major Worcester Regiment

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H G Burr

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C. P. Burr

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Albert Burr

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May Sybil Burr

Born 1887

Died 1937

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H Burr-Perrett

British Army G22037 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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