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Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Botley, Yorkshire [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Dewsbury England [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Durham [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Huddersfield England [1]

Leichardt New South Wales [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Northampton England [1]

Putney [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Southampton [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St James Victoria [1]

Tillcoultry,Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Tooting, Surrey [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Ham, London, England [1]

West Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [132]

Driver [19]

Gunner [15]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Davadar [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Mechanical Staff Serjeant [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [14]

West Riding Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Armoured Motor Battery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [276]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aysgarth, Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Botley, Yorkshire [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Chorlton Upon Medlock, Manchester [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Dewsbury England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Durham [1] Edinburgh [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Huddersfield England [1] Leichardt New South Wales [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Northampton England [1] Putney [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Southampton [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St James Victoria [1] Tillcoultry,Clackmannanshire, Scotland [1] Tooting, London [1] Tooting, Surrey [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Ham, London, England [1] West Thurrock, Essex, England [1]

Rank

Private [132] Driver [19] Gunner [15] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quatermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Davadar [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Mechanical Staff Serjeant [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [14] West Riding Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Scottish Rifles [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] General List [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Training Reserve [2] Armoured Motor Battery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [276] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George Kilburn

Born 1885

British Army 202429 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 4563 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Reserve Battalion

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Chapman Kilburn

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214405

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George Arthur Kilburn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111023

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Charles Frederick James Kilburn

Born 1877

Died 1952

British Army 3583 Colour Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3583 Company Quarter Master Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3583 Company Quatermaster Sergeant South Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Kilburn

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/14769 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/14769 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Frank A Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/31729 Private Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Henry Kilburn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73938

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Clifford Peel Kilburn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199028

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Frederick Kilburn

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 23965 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Ernest William Kilburn

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 8943 Private London Regiment

British Army 204468 Private London Regiment

British Army 204468 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Edward Kilburn

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 15176 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15176 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Edgar Kilburn

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24792 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Stanley Kilburn

Died 1915

British Army 14212 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 14212 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Wilfred Kilburn

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 241586 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241586 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Kilburn

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 7893 Private Royal Fusiliers

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G W Kilburn

Died 1918

British Army 22166 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Anthony Conning Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert Kilburn

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292626

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Sydney Kilburn

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24607

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Leopold Victor Kilburn

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308435

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