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Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Leigh, Dorset [1]

Lemington England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Nailsea, Somerset [1]

Northamptonshire [1]

Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset [1]

Preston Plucknett [village], near Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walcot Bath [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Driver [10]

Serjeant [9]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Member [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Dental Assistant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Trained Dental Assistant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Women's Royal Air Force [2]

18th Wing Royal Air Force [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [182]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Leigh, Dorset [1] Lemington England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Nailsea, Somerset [1] Northamptonshire [1] Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset [1] Preston Plucknett [village], near Yeovil, Somerset [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walcot Bath [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [71] Driver [10] Serjeant [9] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Member [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Dental Assistant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Trained Dental Assistant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Army Service Corps [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Staff [2] Welsh Guards [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Women's Royal Air Force [2] 18th Wing Royal Air Force [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] Imperial Army [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [124] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [182]

Contribution

Military Service [181] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1]

Geoffrey Bertram Brake

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109235

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109235 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Herbert Brake Barnett Brake

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248599

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George Brake

Died 1918

British Army 22123 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William John Brake

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 328958

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P G Brake

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312253

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Clifford Errol Brake

Australian Imperial Force

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James Brake

Australian Imperial Force

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Ernest Victor Brake

Born 1897

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 31062 Auckland Mounted Rifles

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Herbert Edward John Brake

Born 1866

Died 1936

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Royal Artillery

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William George Brake

Born 1863

Died 1950

British Army 17897 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers

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William Brake

Australian Imperial Force 6557

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Ernest Gerald Brake

Australian Imperial Force

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Charles Henry Brake

Born 1896

Royal Navy 1898 Royal Marine Artillery

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Arthur Brake

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231459

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Sidney Herbert Brake

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 103275

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George Brake

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427590

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Walter Richard Brake

Born 1895

Royal Navy F1022

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Frederick Walter Brake

Born 1885

Royal Navy F38620

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Cecil Stanley Brake

Born 1903

Royal Navy J95759

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William James Alfred Brake

Born 1891

Royal Navy K12361

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