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Brandon, Suffolk [45]

Brandon, Durham [21]

Brandon, Norfolk [20]

Brandon, Manitoba [15]

Brandon Queensland [11]

Brandon [5]

Brandon England [4]

Brandon, Cork [4]

Brandon,Suffolk [4]

Brandon Colliery, Durham [3]

Brandon Colliery, County Durham [2]

Brandon, Warwickshire [2]

169 Brandon Street, Leicester [1]

Brandon Collery, Durham [1]

Brandon Colliery England [1]

Brandon Colliery near Durham [1]

Brandon Colliery, England [1]

Brandon Hill, Bristol [1]

Brandon MB [1]

Brandon Parva Norfolk [1]

Brandon, Co Durham [1]

Brandon, County Durham [1]

Brandon, Dumbarton [1]

Brandon, Gloucestershire [1]

Brandon, Isle Of Man [1]

Brandon, Middlesex [1]

Brandon, Suffolk, England [1]

Brandon, co. Durham [1]

Brandon,Auckland,Co.Durham. [1]

Brandon,Durham [1]

Eriswell, Brandon, Suffolk [1]

North Brandon, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

gunner [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

1st Garrison Battalion [1]

45th Bttln, [1]

7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

8th Infantry Brigade [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Infantry [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

Northumberland Fusilliers [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Fearless [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [63]

British Army [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

C [21]

W [15]

H [14]

M [13]

P [11]

R [10]

B [9]

F [9]

G [8]

L [8]

E [7]

A [6]

T [5]

J [4]

K [4]

D [3]

S [3]

N [2]

O [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [151]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Canada [9]

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [156] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brandon, Suffolk [45] Brandon, Durham [21] Brandon, Norfolk [20] Brandon, Manitoba [15] Brandon Queensland [11] Brandon [5] Brandon England [4] Brandon, Cork [4] Brandon,Suffolk [4] Brandon Colliery, Durham [3] Brandon Colliery, County Durham [2] Brandon, Warwickshire [2] 169 Brandon Street, Leicester [1] Brandon Collery, Durham [1] Brandon Colliery England [1] Brandon Colliery near Durham [1] Brandon Colliery, England [1] Brandon Hill, Bristol [1] Brandon MB [1] Brandon Parva Norfolk [1] Brandon, Co Durham [1] Brandon, County Durham [1] Brandon, Dumbarton [1] Brandon, Gloucestershire [1] Brandon, Isle Of Man [1] Brandon, Middlesex [1] Brandon, Suffolk, England [1] Brandon, co. Durham [1] Brandon,Auckland,Co.Durham. [1] Brandon,Durham [1] Eriswell, Brandon, Suffolk [1] North Brandon, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [27] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] gunner [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [3] Labour Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] 1st Garrison Battalion [1] 45th Bttln, [1] 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 8th Infantry Brigade [1] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Infantry [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] Northumberland Fusilliers [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Fearless [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1]

Service

Royal Navy [63] British Army [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

C [21] W [15] H [14] M [13] P [11] R [10] B [9] F [9] G [8] L [8] E [7] A [6] T [5] J [4] K [4] D [3] S [3] N [2] O [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [151] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Canada [9] United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

Thomas Turnbull

Born 1873

British Army 20074 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 316902 Private Labour Corps 360th Reserve Employment Company

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George Alfred Coldwell

Born 1891

Died 1944

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 10th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain

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John Hallam

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 13/1092 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 13/1092 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Robert Thornton Young

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army 18/1517 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 18/1517 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion, transfered to 14thBattalion

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Henry Herbert Dodds

Born 1885

Died 1947

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 8th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1067 Private 8th Battalion

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William Carey Mckee

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911255 Lieutenant 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Canadian Expeditionary Force 911255 Lieutenant 196th Battalion

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Robert Allan Mckee

Born 1893

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 910799 Private 196th Battalion

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Herbert Lawrence Churcher

Died 1916

British Army 19863 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Thomas William Rayment

Born 1885

Died 1950

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238147

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Walter Thorvaldson

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12772

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12772 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12772 Private

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Thomas Fenton Lee

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20735

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20735 Corporal Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion

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John Edwards

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 20553 Private Essex Regiment

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Archibald James Kirkcaldy

Born 1896

Died 1965

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3346173

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3346173 Private 1st Depot Battalion (Manitoba)

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William Fairley Tait

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 756

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Cyril Henry Burton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3787 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Frederick George Carter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203848

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Thomas Solar

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108494

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Harry Johnson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46312

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John Alexander Kirkcaldy

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1640 8th Battalion

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Harry Ambrose Edwards

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army TR/10/75640 Private Training Reserve

British Army 454303 Private Labour Corps 661st Agricultural Coy.

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