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Sydney New South Wales [27]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [22]

London, Middlesex, England [19]

Melbourne Victoria [19]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [18]

London England [12]

London, Middlesex [11]

Adelaide South Australia [10]

Hobart Tasmania [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

Sittingbourne, Kent [9]

Camberwell, London [8]

Chatham, Kent [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Egham, Surrey [7]

Islington, London [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Dublin [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

London [6]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Chudleigh Tasmania [5]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Alberton South Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Liverpool England [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Poole, Dorset [4]

Salford, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Waterford [4]

Williamstown Victoria [4]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4071]

Gunner [466]

Corporal [326]

Serjeant [319]

Driver [307]

Sapper [226]

Second Lieutenant [184]

Lance Corporal [166]

Captain [99]

Pioneer [83]

Acting Corporal [71]

Lieutenant [70]

Acting Serjeant [49]

Major [40]

Bombardier [39]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Rifleman [24]

Staff Serjeant [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Trooper [13]

Worker [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Company Sergeant Major [11]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Sister [9]

Colonel [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Regimental Serjeant Major [7]

Sergeant [7]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Major General [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [486]

Labour Corps [483]

Royal Engineers [459]

Army Service Corps [411]

Royal Garrison Artillery [286]

London Regiment [256]

Machine Gun Corps [192]

Royal Army Medical Corps [178]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [154]

Royal Fusiliers [147]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [121]

Middlesex Regiment [108]

Rifle Brigade [104]

The Queen's Regiment [98]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [97]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [93]

Manchester Regiment [93]

Hampshire Regiment [92]

Worcestershire Regiment [85]

Essex Regiment [84]

South Staffordshire Regiment [83]

Durham Light Infantry [78]

Northumberland Fusiliers [77]

Royal Army Service Corps [77]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [75]

West Yorkshire Regiment [73]

Gloucestershire Regiment [70]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [68]

Yorkshire Regiment [68]

Liverpool Regiment [67]

East Surrey Regiment [60]

Leicestershire Regiment [60]

Lincolnshire Regiment [60]

Welsh Regiment [60]

Devonshire Regiment [59]

Royal Irish Regiment [59]

York and Lancaster Regiment [59]

Northamptonshire Regiment [57]

East Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [55]

Lancashire Fusiliers [54]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [54]

North Staffordshire Regiment [51]

East Kent Regiment [50]

Wiltshire Regiment [50]

Royal Sussex Regiment [47]

Army Ordnance Corps [46]

Bedfordshire Regiment [44]

Cheshire Regiment [44]

Suffolk Regiment [42]

Service

British Army [6319]

Royal Navy [572]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [453]

Australian Imperial Force [432]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [413]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [110]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

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D [3]

W [3]

A [1]

C [1]

F [1]

G [1]

H [1]

K [1]

L [1]

O [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8272]

Merchant Navy [150]

Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [161]

Germany [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [27] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [22] London, Middlesex, England [19] Melbourne Victoria [19] Birmingham, Warwickshire [18] London England [12] London, Middlesex [11] Adelaide South Australia [10] Hobart Tasmania [9] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] Sittingbourne, Kent [9] Camberwell, London [8] Chatham, Kent [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Egham, Surrey [7] Islington, London [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Bendigo Victoria [6] Dublin [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] London [6] Bermondsey, London [5] Chudleigh Tasmania [5] Croydon, Surrey [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Alberton South Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Battersea, London [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [4] Fulham, London [4] Liverpool England [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Poole, Dorset [4] Salford, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Waterford [4] Williamstown Victoria [4] Bicester, Oxfordshire [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hackney, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Kent [3]

Rank

Private [4071] Gunner [466] Corporal [326] Serjeant [319] Driver [307] Sapper [226] Second Lieutenant [184] Lance Corporal [166] Captain [99] Pioneer [83] Acting Corporal [71] Lieutenant [70] Acting Serjeant [49] Major [40] Bombardier [39] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Rifleman [24] Staff Serjeant [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Lance Serjeant [17] Trooper [13] Worker [13] Able Seaman [12] Acting Bombardier [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Company Sergeant Major [11] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10] Colour Serjeant [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Sister [9] Colonel [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Ordinary Seaman [8] Corporal Acting Serjeant [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Regimental Serjeant Major [7] Sergeant [7] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Acting Captain [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Staff Nurse [5] Temporary Major [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Major General [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [486] Labour Corps [483] Royal Engineers [459] Army Service Corps [411] Royal Garrison Artillery [286] London Regiment [256] Machine Gun Corps [192] Royal Army Medical Corps [178] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [154] Royal Fusiliers [147] Royal Berkshire Regiment [121] Middlesex Regiment [108] Rifle Brigade [104] The Queen's Regiment [98] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [97] King's Royal Rifle Corps [93] Manchester Regiment [93] Hampshire Regiment [92] Worcestershire Regiment [85] Essex Regiment [84] South Staffordshire Regiment [83] Durham Light Infantry [78] Northumberland Fusiliers [77] Royal Army Service Corps [77] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [75] West Yorkshire Regiment [73] Gloucestershire Regiment [70] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [68] Yorkshire Regiment [68] Liverpool Regiment [67] East Surrey Regiment [60] Leicestershire Regiment [60] Lincolnshire Regiment [60] Welsh Regiment [60] Devonshire Regiment [59] Royal Irish Regiment [59] York and Lancaster Regiment [59] Northamptonshire Regiment [57] East Yorkshire Regiment [56] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [55] Lancashire Fusiliers [54] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [54] North Staffordshire Regiment [51] East Kent Regiment [50] Wiltshire Regiment [50] Royal Sussex Regiment [47] Army Ordnance Corps [46] Bedfordshire Regiment [44] Cheshire Regiment [44] Suffolk Regiment [42]

Service

British Army [6319] Royal Navy [572] Canadian Expeditionary Force [453] Australian Imperial Force [432] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [413] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [110] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [8469] D [3] W [3] A [1] C [1] F [1] G [1] H [1] K [1] L [1] O [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8272] Merchant Navy [150] Conscientious Objector [17]

Country

United Kingdom [161] Germany [2] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Horace William Butler

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 17863 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Henry Butler

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 19444 Corporal Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Arthur Henry Butler

Born 1895

Died 1967

Royal Navy J10677

Royal Navy J10677 HMS Dreadnought

Royal Navy J10677 Petty Officer HMS Vindictive

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Albert Butler

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 38373 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Edward Butler

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army SR/8696 Lance Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army SR/8696 Acting Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army S.8696 Sergeant The Buffs East Kent 6th Btn.

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Julius Marius Cogan Butler

Died 1927

British Army 69619 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69619 Sapper Royal Engineers 148 A.T.C.

British Army 69619 Sapper Royal Engineers 133rd Fort Coy

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Frederick Scott Butler

Born 1900

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303450

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John Butler

Born 1881

British Army 2089 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 192309 Private Royal Army Service Corps 985th Mechanical Transport Coy

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Edward Butler

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 11883 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 11883 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Paget O'brien-Butler

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Attached Lancers/Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Butler

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3521 Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 32nd Bn.

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Frederick Butler

Born 1880

Died 1914

Royal Navy 198254 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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Arthur Butler

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army LSR/2237 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Bn.

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George Butler

Born 1884

British Army 30416 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 8 Res Baty.

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Ernest John Smallbone Butler

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 34080 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas John Butler

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3/7353 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 22223 Private Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 5th Battalion

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Archibald Stanley Butler

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 25th Sqdn

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Frederick John Butler

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3128 Trooper 1st Life Guards

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Walter Butler

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12/1164 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

British Army 12/1164 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Hull)

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Albert Edward Butler

Born 1897

Died 1915

9th Battalion

British Army 17276 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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