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Brighton, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, East London [1]

Dudbury, Essex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex, [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [1]

South Croydon, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Sudbury, Essex [1]

Suffolk [1]

Waikouaiti [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Tilbury, Essex [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [160]

Driver [17]

Gunner [15]

Sapper [12]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

London Regiment [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

4th Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

5th Lancers [1]

7th Hussars [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [226]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [282]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Brighton, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, East London [1] Dudbury, Essex [1] Enfield, Middlesex, [1] Hackney, London [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Rugeley, Staffordshire [1] South Croydon, Croydon, Surrey [1] Southwark, London [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Streatham, London [1] Sudbury, Essex [1] Suffolk [1] Waikouaiti [1] Walthamstow, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Tilbury, Essex [1] Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [160] Driver [17] Gunner [15] Sapper [12] Corporal [11] Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Essex Regiment [22] London Regiment [20] Army Service Corps [19] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Suffolk Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 4th Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] 5th Lancers [1] 7th Hussars [1] 8th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [226] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [282]

Contribution

Military Service [280] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Hubert George Byford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 19990 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Reginald Byford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35180 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Charles William Byford

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/29825 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Byford

Australian Imperial Force 742

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William Thomas Byford

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 14793 Sapper Royal Engineers

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G Byford

Died 1918

British Army 40048 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 40048 Private Essex Regiment

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George A Byford

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army S4/072205 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/072205 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army S4/072205 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Ernest George Byford

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 24728 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Byford

Died 1917

British Army 4101 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 231524 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 231524 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Edgar Byford

Born 1876

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63068

Canadian Expeditionary Force 63068 Private Canadian Infantry

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Evelyn Byford

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 454367

Canadian Expeditionary Force 454367 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Charles Byford

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3032489

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3032489 Private Canadian Infantry

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Benjamin Byford

Died 1915

British Army 1449 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Byford

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14402 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36254 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Alec E Byford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 116247 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 116247 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur William Byford

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2850 Private London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

British Army 44440 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 44440 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

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Albert Byford

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 16586 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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John Byford

Australian Imperial Force 1154

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James Byford

Australian Imperial Force 3484

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William John Byford

Australian Imperial Force 5650

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