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Sydney New South Wales [6]

London England [5]

Watford, Hertfordshire [5]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Wilmington South Australia [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Bayfield, Ontario [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Tring, Hertfordshire [2]

Ulverstone Tasmania [2]

Wellington [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Clapham, London [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Dinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

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Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lambeth [1]

Liverpool [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester [1]

Napier [1]

Norwich England [1]

Oldham Lancashire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [273]

Gunner [26]

Driver [22]

Corporal [21]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Permanent Orderly Sergeant [1]

Adjutant and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Examiner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pay Sergeant [1]

Paymaster Corporal [1]

Private Acting Bombardier [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [29]

Labour Corps [27]

London Regiment [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Staff [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [402]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [549]

Contribution

Military Service [538]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Canada [2]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] London England [5] Watford, Hertfordshire [5] Croydon, Surrey [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Wilmington South Australia [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Bayfield, Ontario [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dublin [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Tring, Hertfordshire [2] Ulverstone Tasmania [2] Wellington [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston Clinton [1] Bedford [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Dinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kempston, Bedfordshire [1] Kennington, London [1] Keswick, Cumberland [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lambeth [1] Liverpool [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester [1] Napier [1] Norwich England [1] Oldham Lancashire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [273] Gunner [26] Driver [22] Corporal [21] Serjeant [18] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Major [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Flight Lieutenant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Permanent Orderly Sergeant [1] Adjutant and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Examiner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pay Sergeant [1] Paymaster Corporal [1] Private Acting Bombardier [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [29] Labour Corps [27] London Regiment [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Staff [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [402] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

B [549]

Contribution

Military Service [538] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Canada [2] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Percy Eustace De Bathe Brandon

Born 1875

Died 1949

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Temporary Captain New Zealand Home Guard Wellington City Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Heretaunga Mounted Rifles

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Captain Wellington Mounted Rfiles 2nd Regiment

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Arthur Brandon

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263127

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Alexander Brandon

Born 1899

British Army 4937 Private British West Indies Regiment attached Royal Garrison Artillery No.3 Depot

British Army 4937 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Arthur Chester Brandon

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Arthur Frank Brandon

Born 1893

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Manston Naval Air Station

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Brian Lloyd Brandon

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 70118 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment shropshire light infantry attached 1/7th Battalion

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Geoffrey Brandon

Born 1882

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army 2nd Lieutenant

British Army 182nd Tunnelling Company

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Aylmer Richard Gladwyn Brandon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146477

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Leonard Henry Brandon

Born 1889

British Army 200033 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200033 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/461 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Charles Brandon

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123049

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123049 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Bert Victor Brandon

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17664 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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Edgar Thomas Colin Brandon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 1274 Private 2nd Mounted Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Richard Brandon

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62798

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Abraham Brandon

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 727161

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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James Brandon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80012

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Frederick Brandon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29364

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Walter Brandon

Died 1917

British Army 35341 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 35341 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 21st Bn

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Joseph Brandon

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285926

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Albert Henry Brandon

Died 1916

British Army 18504 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold Noble Brandon

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654521

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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