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Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Isle of Wight England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Devonport [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Kensington Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Ringarooma Tasmania [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Worcestershire [2]

Yass New South Wales [2]

Antwerp Victoria [1]

Barnard's Green,Great Malvern,Upton on Severn,Worcestershire. [1]

Bath England [1]

Beaufort West, Karoo, Western Cape [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Bingara, New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Taunton Fremington, Devon [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Bourton, Dorset [1]

Brightstone, Isle of Wight [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

City of Wells England [1]

Cookley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorset, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Easton near Wells,Somerset [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [418]

Gunner [59]

Driver [41]

Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [23]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Accountant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer for Temporary Service [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Director of Food Rationing [1]

Driver /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Fireman & Trimmer [1]

Flight Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Marine [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Army Service Corps [51]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Engineers [44]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [664]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [957]

L [10]

E [1]

F [1]

G [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [946]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

India [1]

Turkey [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire [6] Bath, Somerset [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Isle of Wight England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Abbotsbury, Dorset [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Devonport [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Edmonton, London [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Kensington Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Ringarooma Tasmania [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Southwark, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Worcestershire [2] Yass New South Wales [2] Antwerp Victoria [1] Barnard's Green,Great Malvern,Upton on Severn,Worcestershire. [1] Bath England [1] Beaufort West, Karoo, Western Cape [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Bingara, New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Taunton Fremington, Devon [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Bourton, Dorset [1] Brightstone, Isle of Wight [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1] City of Wells England [1] Cookley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorset, England [1] Dublin [1] Easton near Wells,Somerset [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [418] Gunner [59] Driver [41] Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [26] Sapper [23] Serjeant [23] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [16] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Accountant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Engineer for Temporary Service [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Cadet [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Director of Food Rationing [1] Driver /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Fireman & Trimmer [1] Flight Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Marine [1] Master At Arms [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Army Service Corps [51] Labour Corps [48] Royal Engineers [44] Hampshire Regiment [33] London Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Machine Gun Corps [19] Wiltshire Regiment [18] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Pay Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [664] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [957] L [10] E [1] F [1] G [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [946] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [18] India [1] Turkey [1]

Charles W T Butt

Died 1918

British Army 34559 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35100 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Allison Butt

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18512 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18512 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert A Butt

Died 1918

British Army 15579 Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 15579 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Walter Francis Butt

Australian Imperial Force 7841

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Walter James Butt

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235757

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Edward Butt

Died 1914

British Army 6421 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 6421 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Reggie Butt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36123 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Thomas Butt

Died 1917

British Army 9800 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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David Butt

Died 1917

British Army 17612 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George William Butt

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 10340 Lance Corporal 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10340 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10340 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Henry Butt

Australian Imperial Force 1231

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Arthur Thomas Butt

Australian Imperial Force 6714

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Leonard Stephen Butt

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy Paymaster Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Victory

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hermione

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August Butt

Australian Imperial Force 3302

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James Henry Butt

Australian Imperial Force 3359

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William Michael Butt

Australian Imperial Force 6624

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Timothy Butt

Australian Imperial Force 10174

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Robert Butt

Born 1893

Died 1972

British Army 173 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520059 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

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Harry William Butt

Australian Imperial Force 981

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Peter Butt

Australian Imperial Force 2028

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