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Birmingham [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Selly Park, Birmingham [2]

Sydney, New South Wales [2]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [2]

Tring, Hertfordshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

York [2]

Aberford, Yorkshire [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Abingdon, Buckinghamshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1]

Armagh [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bramfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cassilis New South Wales [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Condobolin New South Wales [1]

Curbridge Downs, Oxfordshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham, London [1]

Glimpton Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Goring Heath, Oxfordshire [1]

Great Harwood, Lancashire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [426]

Gunner [43]

Corporal [40]

Sapper [27]

Serjeant [22]

Driver [20]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Civilian [1]

Col Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Electrical Artificer 3c [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Strapper [1]

Suadron Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport 2nd Corporal [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Wheeler Gunner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [49]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44]

Army Service Corps [40]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

18th Hussars [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [609]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Royal Navy [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [817]

Contribution

Military Service [795]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England [2] Selly Park, Birmingham [2] Sydney, New South Wales [2] Thirsk, Yorkshire [2] Tring, Hertfordshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Witney, Oxfordshire [2] York [2] Aberford, Yorkshire [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Abingdon, Buckinghamshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1] Armagh [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bedford [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Berkshire [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bramfield, Hertfordshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cassilis New South Wales [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Condobolin New South Wales [1] Curbridge Downs, Oxfordshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1] Forest Gate, West Ham, London [1] Glimpton Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Goring Heath, Oxfordshire [1] Great Harwood, Lancashire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [426] Gunner [43] Corporal [40] Sapper [27] Serjeant [22] Driver [20] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Civilian [1] Col Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Electrical Artificer 3c [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Strapper [1] Suadron Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport 2nd Corporal [1] Trumpeter [1] Wheeler Gunner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [49] Royal Field Artillery [46] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44] Army Service Corps [40] London Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Middlesex Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] The Queen's Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Training Reserve [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] 18th Hussars [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [609] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Royal Navy [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

B [817]

Contribution

Military Service [795] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Pakistan [1]

Robert Lancelot Busby

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ralph Busby

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 27188 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 20513 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/4th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 203967 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/4th oxfordshire and Battalion

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Joseph Busby

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 5431 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 691483 Private Labour Corps

British Army 6263 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Isaac Busby

Died 1917

British Army PW/597 Private Middlesex Regiment 18th Battalion

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Reginald George Camden Busby

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15898 Lance Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15898 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Frederick Busby

Born 1882

British Army 616101 Private Labour Corps

British Army 7868 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 7868 Private South Wales Borderers

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Ernest William Busby

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3760 Private Australian Infantry 22nd Battalion

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Walter Busby

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28161

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Alfred Busby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 3062 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Walter Busby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 13th Battalion (West Ham)

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Essex Regiment 13th Battalion (West Ham)

British Army Acting Captain Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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George Wilfred Busby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22040

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William Fate Busby

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143292

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William Busby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163644

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Joseph James Busby

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76074

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Harold James Busby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283985

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William John Busby

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 34969 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Eric William Busby

Born 1897

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Charles Busby

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 2398 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 505566 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Sergeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) 1st/8th Battalion

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Victor Herbert Busby

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55230

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John William Busby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292849

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