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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Dorchester, Dorset [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bristol England [3]

Clerkenwell, London [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

London [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Southport Queensland [3]

Benenden, Kent [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bexleyheath [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Christchurch [2]

Dergholm Victoria [2]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2]

East Hoathly [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2]

Johnsonville Victoria [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [2]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newquay, Cornwall [2]

Plymouth [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

18 Fort St, Devonport [1]

Auckland [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [841]

Gunner [108]

Driver [72]

Serjeant [72]

Corporal [68]

Sapper [68]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [36]

Captain [29]

Lieutenant [24]

Acting Corporal [15]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Nurse [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Saddler [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Cadet [2]

Canteener [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Signaller [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [105]

Army Service Corps [101]

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Garrison Artillery [68]

London Regiment [57]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Somerset Light Infantry [38]

Dorsetshire Regiment [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Scots [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1354]

Royal Navy [188]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [110]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1896]

D [1]

G [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1856]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Dorchester, Dorset [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] London, Middlesex [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bristol England [3] Clerkenwell, London [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] London [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Southport Queensland [3] Benenden, Kent [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bexleyheath [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brixton, London [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Christchurch [2] Dergholm Victoria [2] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [2] East Hoathly [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hurstpierpoint, Sussex [2] Johnsonville Victoria [2] Kirkcaldy, Fife [2] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [2] Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newquay, Cornwall [2] Plymouth [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Weymouth, Dorset, England [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] 18 Fort St, Devonport [1] Auckland [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [841] Gunner [108] Driver [72] Serjeant [72] Corporal [68] Sapper [68] Second Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [36] Captain [29] Lieutenant [24] Acting Corporal [15] Acting Serjeant [14] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Major [5] Nurse [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Major [5] Trooper [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Saddler [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Cadet [2] Canteener [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Signaller [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [105] Army Service Corps [101] Royal Field Artillery [99] Labour Corps [88] Royal Garrison Artillery [68] London Regiment [57] Hampshire Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [38] Somerset Light Infantry [38] Dorsetshire Regiment [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Middlesex Regiment [24] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Royal Scots [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Gordon Highlanders [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Royal Highlanders [14] Royal Naval Division [14] Seaforth Highlanders [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Highland Light Infantry [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1354] Royal Navy [188] Canadian Expeditionary Force [110] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104] Australian Imperial Force [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1896] D [1] G [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1856] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

John Burt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53088 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Burt

Died 1917

British Army 23071 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 23071 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred J. Burt

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 10496 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Henry Lewis Burt

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 44 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 205774 Acting Serjeant Tank Corps

British Army 205774 Serjeant Tank Corps

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Edgar Evelyn Burt

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 14731 Private Hampshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 14731 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Ernest George Burt

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 132818 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 132818 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Burt

Died 1917

British Army 3906 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18958 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 3906 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Samuel Burt

Died 1916

British Army 7686 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 25936 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7686 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest George Burt

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 214232 Leading Stoker HMS Warrior

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Horace William Burt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281307

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James Burt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120894

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Henry Arthur Algy Burt

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 25537 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Walter Charles Burt

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113249

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Charles William Burt

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148319

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Henry Burt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282328

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Thomas Arthur Burt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187908

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Frederick Burt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15087 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 15087 Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Robert Charles Burt

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 70700 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Burt

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 18282 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18282 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18282 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Samson Burt

Died 1918

British Army 18540 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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