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London England [3]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Long Ditton, Surrey [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Bethenal Green England [1]

Bramley, Leeds [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Farnley, Leeds [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leominster, Herefordshire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Rowsley, Derbyshire, England [1]

Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [12]

Sapper [11]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Engineers [24]

Army Service Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

London Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

11th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

18th Hussars [1]

2/7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

7th Cameron Highlanders [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [258]

Contribution

Military Service [254]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [258] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London England [3] Darlington, Durham [2] Long Ditton, Surrey [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Bethenal Green England [1] Bramley, Leeds [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Farnley, Leeds [1] Glamorganshire [1] Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Leominster, Herefordshire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Rowsley, Derbyshire, England [1] Southwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Stepney, London [1] Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire [1] West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [127] Gunner [28] Corporal [14] Serjeant [12] Sapper [11] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Engineers [24] Army Service Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] London Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Scottish Rifles [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 11th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 18th Hussars [1] 2/7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 4th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 7th Cameron Highlanders [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [215] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [258]

Contribution

Military Service [254] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Walter Buttery

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment cyclist Battalion

British Army 9774/763775 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Henry Buttery

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169020

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Harold Buttery

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288639

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Thomas Frederick Buttery

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 306795 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306795 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry Buttery

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292764

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Richard Buttery

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 15862 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15862 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas Buttery

Died 1915

British Army 27443 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27443 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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James Thomas Buttery

Born 1900

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176207 Second Lieutenant No. 25 Training Depot Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Edwin Buttery

Born 1890

Died 1957

British Army 1510 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 290197 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Frank Buttery

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209362

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Thomas Charles Albert Buttery

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112569

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Thomas William Buttery

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253116

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Harold Frederick Buttery

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253241

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Frank Buttery

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3959 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Buttery

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26078 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 26078 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Buttery

Died 1917

British Army 20856 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Buttery

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10036 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10036 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Alfred Buttery

Died 1918

British Army 23474 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 279197 Private Labour Corps

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Stanley G Buttery

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 57501 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 57501 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 57501 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Augustus Alfred Buttery

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 422454 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 422454 Private London Regiment

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