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Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Ellastone, Staffordshire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Aston Manor, Birmingham [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Brampton, Chesterfield [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire, England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Parwich, Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stoke on Trent [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Waterhead Oldham Lancashire [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Youlgreave, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [10]

Driver [6]

Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Derby Yeomanry [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

South Irish Horse [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

24th Irish Reserve [1]

2nd Leinster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [204]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [254]

Contribution

Military Service [247]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Ellastone, Staffordshire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Aston Manor, Birmingham [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Brampton, Chesterfield [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire, England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Nottingham England [1] Parwich, Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stoke on Trent [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Waterhead Oldham Lancashire [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Youlgreave, Derbyshire [1]

Rank

Private [151] Gunner [19] Corporal [10] Driver [6] Serjeant [6] Pioneer [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Derby Yeomanry [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] South Irish Horse [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 15th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 24th Irish Reserve [1] 2nd Leinster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [204] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [254]

Contribution

Military Service [247] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George Brassington

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 26009 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 26009 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 16th Battalion

British Army 26009 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Henry Wilfrid Brassington

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 255 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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William Henry Brassington

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2618 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Charles Brassington

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 42651 Gunner 14th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 42651 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Thomas Henry Brassington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68862

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Harry Brassington

Died 1914

British Army 2118 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Brassington

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 983

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George Brassington

Died 1917

British Army 33071 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 33071 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Bn

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Alfred Brassington

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217275

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George Brassington

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126235

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Edward Brassington

Died 1918

British Army L/3560 Private 9th Lancers

British Army L/3560 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Joseph Brassington

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209637

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James Brassington

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 12944 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Thomas George Brassington

Born 1897

British Army 200903 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Thomas James Brassington

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10966 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry *mistake in CWGC records

British Army 10968 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion.

British Army 10968 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Brassington

Died 1917

British Army 13930 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 242575 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Brassington

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 32970 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Fredrick Brassington

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR5/38523 Private Training Reserve 10th Bn.

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Joseph Hugh Brassington

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 39116 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Brassington

Died 1918

British Army 40452 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29613 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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