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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [19]

London, Middlesex, England [13]

Reading, Berkshire [9]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Wentworth New South Wales [7]

Islington, London [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Braintree, Essex [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Chichester, Sussex [4]

Essex [4]

Gawler South Australia [4]

Inglewood Victoria [4]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [3]

London England [3]

Northfleet, Kent [3]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [3]

Rochford, Essex [3]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Armadale Western Australia [2]

Balham, Surrey [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Berrigan New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Blakeney, Gloucestershire [2]

Blean, Kent [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Chingford, Essex [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Droxford, Hampshire [2]

Drysdale Victoria [2]

Dunwich, Suffolk [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Esher, Surrey, England [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1494]

Gunner [184]

Driver [150]

Corporal [133]

Serjeant [98]

Sapper [80]

Second Lieutenant [56]

Lance Corporal [52]

Acting Corporal [29]

Lieutenant [29]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Captain [24]

Rifleman [13]

Bombardier [12]

Able Seaman [9]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Bugler [2]

Canteener [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Reverend [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [202]

Royal Field Artillery [189]

Royal Engineers [178]

Labour Corps [174]

London Regiment [115]

Royal Garrison Artillery [100]

Essex Regiment [79]

Suffolk Regiment [77]

Royal Army Medical Corps [67]

Machine Gun Corps [62]

Royal Fusiliers [59]

Middlesex Regiment [52]

The Queen's Regiment [52]

East Kent Regiment [48]

Royal Sussex Regiment [44]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

Rifle Brigade [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [33]

Northamptonshire Regiment [33]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [32]

Dorsetshire Regiment [29]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

Army Veterinary Corps [25]

Royal West Kent Regiment [25]

Wiltshire Regiment [25]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Royal Horse Artillery [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Service

British Army [2301]

Royal Navy [296]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182]

Australian Imperial Force [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [3064]

G [4]

D [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3004]

Merchant Navy [41]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [71]

Canada [2]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] London, Middlesex, England [13] Reading, Berkshire [9] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] London, Middlesex [7] Wentworth New South Wales [7] Islington, London [6] Battersea, London [5] Braintree, Essex [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Chichester, Sussex [4] Essex [4] Gawler South Australia [4] Inglewood Victoria [4] Sandown, Isle of Wight [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Ashford, Kent [3] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [3] London England [3] Northfleet, Kent [3] Poplar, London, Middlesex [3] Rochford, Essex [3] Ryde, Isle of Wight [3] Acton, Middlesex [2] Armadale Western Australia [2] Balham, Surrey [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Berrigan New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Blakeney, Gloucestershire [2] Blean, Kent [2] Bow, London [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Chingford, Essex [2] Clapham, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Droxford, Hampshire [2] Drysdale Victoria [2] Dunwich, Suffolk [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Esher, Surrey, England [2] Farnham, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1494] Gunner [184] Driver [150] Corporal [133] Serjeant [98] Sapper [80] Second Lieutenant [56] Lance Corporal [52] Acting Corporal [29] Lieutenant [29] Pioneer [28] Acting Serjeant [25] Captain [24] Rifleman [13] Bombardier [12] Able Seaman [9] Ordinary Seaman [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant Major [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Worker [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sub Conductor [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Bugler [2] Canteener [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Reverend [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [202] Royal Field Artillery [189] Royal Engineers [178] Labour Corps [174] London Regiment [115] Royal Garrison Artillery [100] Essex Regiment [79] Suffolk Regiment [77] Royal Army Medical Corps [67] Machine Gun Corps [62] Royal Fusiliers [59] Middlesex Regiment [52] The Queen's Regiment [52] East Kent Regiment [48] Royal Sussex Regiment [44] Hampshire Regiment [39] Rifle Brigade [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [33] Northamptonshire Regiment [33] King's Royal Rifle Corps [32] Dorsetshire Regiment [29] Royal Army Service Corps [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] East Surrey Regiment [26] Army Veterinary Corps [25] Royal West Kent Regiment [25] Wiltshire Regiment [25] Devonshire Regiment [24] Royal Berkshire Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] Yorkshire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Welsh Regiment [17] Royal Horse Artillery [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14]

Service

British Army [2301] Royal Navy [296] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [182] Australian Imperial Force [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [3064] G [4] D [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3004] Merchant Navy [41] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [71] Canada [2] India [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

George Henry Butcher

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/25343 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 3/4th Battalion

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Henry Joseph Butcher

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army SD/2299 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/6597 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William Charles Butcher

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263116

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George Butcher

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143387

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Frederick David Elliott Butcher

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12452

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Alfred George Butcher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403110

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Thomas William Butcher

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121570

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George Walter James Butcher

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222180

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Henry Robert Butcher

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54746

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Henry John Stephen Butcher

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21609

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Giles Anthony Butcher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14367

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Edmund Herbert Butcher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202686

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William Butcher

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276733

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Frederick George Butcher

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281361

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James William Albert Butcher

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35160

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William Butcher

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2857 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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William Clarence Butcher

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15386 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frank Hamlet Butcher

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army RX4/236146 Private Army Service Corps No. 4 Remount Depot

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Sidney Butcher

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3429 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 3429 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Harry Butcher

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 8271 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 23817 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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