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Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bawdeswell, Norfolk [1]

Blinman South Australia [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Buckland St Mary, Somerset [1]

Bures, Essex [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Clayhidon, Devon [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Dublin South Australia [1]

Durham [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Great Hampton, Worcestershire [1]

Holborn, London, Middlesex [1]

Holborne, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Midleton, Cork [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Ponty Pridd Wales [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Studham, Bedfordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Thaxted, Essex [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Wexford [1]

York England [1]

east winch,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [89]

Gunner [14]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

AB [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Boy [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

13th Hussars [1]

2nd Royal Defence Corps [1]

2nd Scottish Horse [1]

3rd Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [206]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Battersea, London [1] Bawdeswell, Norfolk [1] Blinman South Australia [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Buckland St Mary, Somerset [1] Bures, Essex [1] Canning Town, London [1] Clayhidon, Devon [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deal, Kent [1] Derby [1] Dublin South Australia [1] Durham [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Grays, Essex [1] Great Hampton, Worcestershire [1] Holborn, London, Middlesex [1] Holborne, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Midleton, Cork [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Plaistow, London [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Ponty Pridd Wales [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Southwark, London [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Studham, Bedfordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Thaxted, Essex [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Wellington, Somerset [1] Wexford [1] York England [1] east winch,norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [89] Gunner [14] Driver [10] Serjeant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] AB [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Deck Boy [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sergeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 13th Hussars [1] 2nd Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Scottish Horse [1] 3rd Battalion Liverpool Regiment [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [206]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Buttle

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy R/4410 AB Royal Naval Division 3rd Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy R/4410 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

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William Henry Buttle

Born 1867

Died 1920

British Army 3040 Sergeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Buttle

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24336

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Sydney John Buttle

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5/5113 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 40227 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Buttle

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 37974 Private Manchester Regiment

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Samuel Horace Buttle

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 2518 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240389 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Ernest Jesse Buttle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215759

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Frederick Buttle

Died 1914

British Army 6098 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 6098 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Buttle

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5/4473 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 292127 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Sidney Alfred Buttle

Born 1900

Died 1919

Royal Navy 969/SBD Deck Boy H.M.S. "Victory"

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Arthur John Buttle

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283848

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Reginald Buttle

Died 1917

British Army 93911 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Francis William Buttle

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8756 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George W Buttle

Died 1915

British Army 77127 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur William Buttle

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 635959 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 279134 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 279134 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frank Buttle

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10834 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 10834 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Richard William Buttle

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11330 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 11330 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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Francis C Buttle

Died 1917

British Army C/12244 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12244 King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert James Buttle

Died 1916

British Army 17676 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Bertram Howard Buttle

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 106285 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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