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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Holt, Norfolk [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Nevertire New South Wales [3]

Balranald New South Wales [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burwood Victoria [2]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

East Molesey, Surrey [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hornchurch, Essex [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Oxton, Berwickshire [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Surrey Hills Victoria [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brecon [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Campden, Gloucestershire [1]

Canonbury, London [1]

Canonbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Cawnpore [1]

Channelkirk [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Crambrigton England [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Rank

Private [452]

Gunner [48]

Driver [39]

Sapper [37]

Corporal [36]

Serjeant [36]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Captain [26]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [7]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Volunteer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Section Leader [1]

Forewoman [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly [1]

Pilot Cadet [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [63]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Royal Engineers [48]

London Regiment [36]

Norfolk Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Scots [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Kent Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [732]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1016]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [997]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [4] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Holt, Norfolk [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Nevertire New South Wales [3] Balranald New South Wales [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burwood Victoria [2] Bushey, Hertfordshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] East Molesey, Surrey [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hornchurch, Essex [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Oxton, Berwickshire [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Romford, Essex [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Surrey Hills Victoria [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Woolwich, London [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blackheath, London [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Brecon [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Campden, Gloucestershire [1] Canonbury, London [1] Canonbury, London, Middlesex [1] Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Cawnpore [1] Channelkirk [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Crambrigton England [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Dalston, London [1]

Rank

Private [452] Gunner [48] Driver [39] Sapper [37] Corporal [36] Serjeant [36] Second Lieutenant [31] Captain [26] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [7] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Volunteer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Section Leader [1] Forewoman [1] Garment Mender [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Orderly [1] Pilot Cadet [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [63] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Field Artillery [56] Royal Engineers [48] London Regiment [36] Norfolk Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [15] Essex Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Scots [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Kent Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [732] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Australian Imperial Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1016] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [997] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1]

William Henry Burrell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10414 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Rupert George Burrell

Born 1879

Died 1977

British Army 28350 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 488192 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Burrell

Born 1887

Royal Navy 218731 Air Mechanic Royal Naval Air Services

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Horace John Burrell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403761

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Thomas Burrell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279806

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Ernest Burrell

Born 1876

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451801

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451801 Private Canadian Infantry

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Stephen Burrell

Born 1878

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1069479

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1069479 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Reid Burrell

Born 1898

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718738

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718738 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Eustace Jacques Burrell

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215872

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Thomas George Burrell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225310

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Arthur John Henry Burrell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235081

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James William Burrell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253860

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George Burrell

Born 1876

Died 1919

British Army 45629 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Burrell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17911 Private Norfolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 17911 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Richard Burrell

Born 1871

Died 1923

British Army T4/127408 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T4/127408 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Burrell

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 339885 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick James Burrell

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 3010 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 3010 Private London Regiment

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George F Burrell

Died 1918

British Army 10302 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 10302 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Bertran Burrell

Died 1916

British Army 4611 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 4611 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Burrell

Died 1917

British Army 4195 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240871 Private Norfolk Regiment

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