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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Austonley, Yorkshire [1]

Capetown [1]

Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hollowell, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Hollowell, Northamptonshire [1]

Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

Mapperley, Nottinghamshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sandridge, Hertfordshire [1]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Warragul Victoria [1]

Welford, Northamptonshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Windsor, Berkshire, England [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Gunner [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion [1]

190th Brigade [1]

681062 [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [170]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [223]

Contribution

Military Service [216]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Austonley, Yorkshire [1] Capetown [1] Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hollowell, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Hollowell, Northamptonshire [1] Holmfirth, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Mapperley, Nottinghamshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Oxford [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sandridge, Hertfordshire [1] Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Warragul Victoria [1] Welford, Northamptonshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Williamstown Victoria [1] Windsor, Berkshire, England [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [102] Gunner [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion [1] 190th Brigade [1] 681062 [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [170] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [223]

Contribution

Military Service [216] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Billy Butlin

Born 1899

Died 1980

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681062 Private 170th (Mississauga Horse) Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681062 Lance Corporal 681062 216th (Bantams) Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 681062 Lance Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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James Haygate Butlin

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harry Butlin

Died 1918

British Army 27429 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Bn.

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Charles Reginald Butlin

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 56987 Sapper Royal Engineers 108th Field Coy

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George Butlin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82402

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Arthur Butlin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197934

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John Henry Butlin

Born 1888

Died 1916

Royal Navy 15447 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Sidney Frank Butlin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2546 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 204191 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 204191 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred John Butlin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314138

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George Butlin

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7634 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7634 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Charles William Matthew Butlin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/14339 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/14339 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Joseph H. Butlin

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 53532 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 53532 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Butlin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100308

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Walter Marshell Butlin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403269

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Jesse William Butlin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182494

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Thomas Butlin

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 268352 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Charles Butlin

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2088 Private Northamptonshire Yeomanry

British Army 146118 Private Northamptonshire Yeomanry

British Army 268531 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William A Butlin

Died 1916

British Army 19468 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William Butlin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225166

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Frederick James Butlin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229796

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