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Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Colne, Lancashire [4]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Heaton, Yorkshire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Colne England [1]

Crawshawbooth [1]

Foulridge Colne, Lancashire [1]

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England [1]

Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lancaster Victoria [1]

Manchester [1]

Moorside, Oldham, Lancashire [1]

Mortimer Streeet, Oldham [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Nelson, Lancs [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Trawdon Lancashire [1]

Walsden, Yorkshire [1]

Winewall, Lancashire [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Gunner [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Bearer [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

2nd West Riding Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

24th Provisional Battalion [1]

3rd Liverpool Regiment [1]

3rd Supply Company 5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1]

6th Lancashire Fusiliers Attached King's African Rifles [1]

6th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [156]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [199]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

New Zealand [1]

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People [199] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Colne, Lancashire [4] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Heaton, Yorkshire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Colne England [1] Crawshawbooth [1] Foulridge Colne, Lancashire [1] Gargrave, Yorkshire, England [1] Heaton, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lancashire England [1] Lancaster Victoria [1] Manchester [1] Moorside, Oldham, Lancashire [1] Mortimer Streeet, Oldham [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Nelson, Lancs [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Trawdon Lancashire [1] Walsden, Yorkshire [1] Winewall, Lancashire [1] York, Yorkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [104] Gunner [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Bearer [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [13] Labour Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 2nd West Riding Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 24th Provisional Battalion [1] 3rd Liverpool Regiment [1] 3rd Supply Company 5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 4th Battalion North Lancashire Regiment [1] 6th Lancashire Fusiliers Attached King's African Rifles [1] 6th Royal Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [156] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [199]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13] New Zealand [1]

Robinson Bracewell

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 270477 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class H M S Minesweeper Kinross

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Tom Bracewell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108674

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Thomas Bracewell

Born 1896

Died 1961

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army 376873 Corporal Manchester Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Joseph Bracewell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 20698 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 3 Battalion

British Army 20698 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Willie Bracewell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5327 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Robert George Bracewell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250417

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Leonard Luke Bracewell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1467 Drummer West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1467 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1467 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Bracewell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51941

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Victor Sinclair Elliott Bracewell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31335

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Alfred Bracewell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293483

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Harry Bracewell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4783 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 760754 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Ben Bracewell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42195 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1/4 Battalion

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William Bracewell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405599

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William Bakes Bracewell

Born 1887

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228605

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Horace Kitchener Bracewell

Born 1900

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278415

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Edmondson Bracewell

Died 1917

British Army 202409 Private West Riding Regiment

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William Brightmore Bracewell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4552 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army PS/4552 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 4552 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Stanley Bracewell

Died 1916

British Army 5527 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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William Henry Bracewell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 24999 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Willis Bracewell

Died 1916

British Army 26316 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 26316 Acting Corporal East Lancashire Regiment 11th Battalion

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