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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]

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Devonport, Devon [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

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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]

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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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People [182] Stories Communities

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]

Frederick Carlton James Brake

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 521019 Private Imperial Army

Canadian Expeditionary Force 521019 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force 521019 Corporal Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Blanche May Brake

Born 1895

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16512 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Lilian Frances Pauline Brake

Born 1890

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18627 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Rhoda Doris Bryant Brake

Born 1896

Other Empire Force Dental Assistant British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, Hampshire

Other Empire Force Trained Dental Assistant British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment 62nd General Hospital, Bordighera, Imperia Province, Liguria, Italy

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Frederick James Brake

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89491

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Ernest Brake

Born 1873

Died 1933

British Army 14856 Company Serjeant Major Somerset Light Infantry

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Dennis Brake

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 81614 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 81614 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Hope Brake

Died 1917

British Army 17856 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Hubert Vivian Brake

Born 1894

Died 1959

British Army 1058 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Maurice Arthur William Brake

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48947

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Leonard John Brake

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175427

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Percy Brake

Died 1918

British Army 28220 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Jonathan Brake

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 83261 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Gilbert Brake

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4/3329 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 200972 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Albert Brake

Died 1917

British Army 56210 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army 56210 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army 56210 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Henry Brake

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60088

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Walter Richard Brake

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201022

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Stanley Westinghouse Brake

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64488

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George E. Brake

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2716 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Wilfred Ernest Brake

Died 1917

British Army 1444 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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