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Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Derby [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Lancashire [2]

Leicester [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nairne South Australia [2]

Nottingham [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Botesdale Suffolk [1]

Burrington, Somerset [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Carslisle, Cumberland [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Diss, Suffolk [1]

Eastwood [1]

Rank

Private [531]

Gunner [62]

Driver [56]

Serjeant [45]

Corporal [41]

Sapper [36]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Captain [26]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [18]

Major [14]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89]

Royal Engineers [73]

Labour Corps [64]

Army Service Corps [60]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Leicestershire Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

London Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Staff [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [876]

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1092]

K [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1073]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Hull, Yorkshire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Derby [2] Derbyshire [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Lancashire [2] Leicester [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nairne South Australia [2] Nottingham [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Botesdale Suffolk [1] Burrington, Somerset [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Cambridge [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Carslisle, Cumberland [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham England [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Diss, Suffolk [1] Eastwood [1]

Rank

Private [531] Gunner [62] Driver [56] Serjeant [45] Corporal [41] Sapper [36] Second Lieutenant [35] Captain [26] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [18] Major [14] Pioneer [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Canteener [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89] Royal Engineers [73] Labour Corps [64] Army Service Corps [60] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Leicestershire Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [26] London Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Liverpool Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] East Kent Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Grenadier Guards [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Staff [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [876] Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1092] K [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1073] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Charles George Buxton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 47725 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 47725 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 47725 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Andrew Richard Buxton

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers Public Schools and University Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Buxton

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 22628 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 22628 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Leonard Buxton

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain Department

Other Empire Force Reverend Royal Army Chaplains' Department

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Murray Barclay Buxton

Born 1889

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Robert Vere Buxton

Born 1883

Died 1953

British Army Second Lieutenant West Kent Yeomanry

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Imperial Camel Corps

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Gilbert Victor Buxton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2209 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest John Buxton

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army 890 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165278 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

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Edgar George Buxton

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 3068 Driver British Red Cross Society Motor Ambulance Department

British Army M2/153867 Private Army Service Corps

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Jocelyn Murray Victor Buxton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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The Hon. Denis Bertram Sydney Buxton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Buxton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4797 Private 21st Lancers

British Army 105454 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4797 Private 12th Lancers

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Albert Buxton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246497

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John Lawrence Buxton

Born 1877

Died 1951

British Army Captain Major Rifle Brigade Infantry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Assistant Quarter Master General Veterinary Corps

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Sydney Albert Buxton

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant The Lancashire Fusililers

British Army Lieutenant The Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Buxton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9502 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9502 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Robert Buxton

Died 1916

British Army 9201 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 9201 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph Buxton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297234

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Richard Percy Buxton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 200912 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 3127 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Hugh Forster Buxton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 2 Battalion

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