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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]

Robert Alexander Butler

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5199 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5199 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Ernest Butler

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10957 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Bn.

British Army 10957 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Philip Butler

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 4391 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Lily Isabella Butler

Born 1868

Died 1942

Other Empire Force Organiser Leave Clubs "A Corner of Blighty" leave club in Paris

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Harry Butler

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 148443 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 568109 Sergt Corp of Royal Engineers

British Army Formerly 129 Regt (646th Field Coy, RE)

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Philip Charles Butler

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army S4/146160 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 43656 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Butler

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10836 Private 15th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10836 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Sidney Howard Butler

Born 1899

Died 1988

Royal Navy F47794

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John Butler

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 16909 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 258381 Private Labour Corps

British Army 16909 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Frank Butler

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 331034 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Herbert John Butler

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 260001 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Harold George Butler

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9172 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Henry Butler

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14135 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Edward Butler

Born 1896

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/1898 Sapper Divisional Signal Company New Zealand Engineers

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Frederick Charles Butler

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1180 Company Sergeant Major London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 1180 Serjeant London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 1180 Corporal London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Albert Butler

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11888 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th Bn

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Henry George Butler

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army G/68497 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/68497 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Richard Butler

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 63432 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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James Butler

Born 1887

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 901560 Leading Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve HM Minesweeper Blackmorevale

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Thomas Henry Butler

Died 1918

British Army 2054 Lance Corporal Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

British Army D/2054 Serjeant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

British Army D/2054 Serjeant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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