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Bradpole, Dorset [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bridport [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Fowey, Cornwall [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Invercargill [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Powerstock, Bridport, Dorset [1]

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Private [19]

Serjeant [3]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Squadron Corporal Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 Corporal of Horse [1]

Worker [1]

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West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

1st Life Guards [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

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British Army [32]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [57] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradpole, Dorset [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bridport [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cornwall England [1] Fowey, Cornwall [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Invercargill [1] Marylebone, London [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Powerstock, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [19] Serjeant [3] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Squadron Corporal Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 Corporal of Horse [1] Worker [1]

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West Riding Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 1st Life Guards [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [32] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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B [57]

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Military Service [57]

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United Kingdom [1]

William Edward Butson

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army 8541 Warrant Officer Class 2 Corporal of Horse 1st Life Guards

British Army 3387 Guards Machine Gun Regiment

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Robert Groves Butson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23492

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George Butson

Born 1891

Royal Navy F5477

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205477

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Gilbert George Butson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9489 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9489 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Charles Ernest Butson

Died 1917

British Army 11848 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Garth Butson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115948

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William Butson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170046

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Edwin Frederick Butson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10312 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 10312 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George Butson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205477

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Leonard A. R. Butson

Died 1917

British Army 33939 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 33939 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Roy Butson

Australian Imperial Force 1244

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Ernest Herbert Butson

Australian Imperial Force

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Harry Butson

Australian Imperial Force 150

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Ernest William Butson

Australian Imperial Force 21182

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Edwin Frederick Butson

Born 1883

Royal Navy 11408 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Arthur James Butson

Born 1887

Royal Navy 11589 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 12204 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Israel Benjamin Butson

Australian Imperial Force 2379A

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Thomas Eric Butson

Australian Imperial Force 52

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Thomas Henry Butson

Australian Imperial Force 2342

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Thomas Butson

Australian Imperial Force

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