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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackbutt Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Hertford [1]

Hertford England [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newington, London [1]

Norwich England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Stevenage [1]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Waterford, Hertfordshire [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Gunner [15]

Driver [12]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Leiutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Depot Royal Fusiliers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [151]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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B [184]

Contribution

Military Service [180]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Norwich, Norfolk [3] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackbutt Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Hertford [1] Hertford England [1] Hertfordshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kennington, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newington, London [1] Norwich England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Southwark, London [1] Stevenage [1] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] Waterford, Hertfordshire [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [90] Gunner [15] Driver [12] Corporal [9] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Leiutenant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Labour Corps [11] Army Service Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] British West Indies Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] Depot Royal Fusiliers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Nestor [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [151] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [184]

Contribution

Military Service [180] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Bygrave

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 119638 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 119638 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Ernest Bygrave

Died 1918

British Army 5212 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/42141 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest W Bygrave

Died 1918

British Army 876118 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Bygrave

Died 1918

British Army 180426 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James A Bygrave

Died 1918

British Army G/25344 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/25344 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Arthur Bygrave

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 9374 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9374 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Henry Bygrave

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178843

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George Bygrave

Born 1890

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Leiutenant South Staffordshire Regiement

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William Bygrave

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy J22825 Able Seaman HMS INDOMITABLE

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Tom Bygrave

Born 1888

Royal Navy 308 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army 308 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 207968 Sapper Royal Engineers 248th Field Company

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William George Bygrave

Australian Imperial Force 3289

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John David Bygrave

Australian Imperial Force 2988

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George Bygrave

Australian Imperial Force 80

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Henry George Bygrave

Born 1887

Royal Navy 227478 Able Seaman HMS MALAYA

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Edmund Bygrave

Born 1890

British Army T356 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 520198 Serjeant Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

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Arthur William Bygrave

Australian Imperial Force 6229

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Rosa Lucretia Bygrave

Royal Navy G725

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Robert James Bygrave

Born 1885

Royal Navy 1794 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Charles Bygrave

Born 1899

Canadian Expeditionary Force 273026

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Leonard Charles Bygrave

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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