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Sydney New South Wales [18]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Ballarat Victoria [10]

Bendigo Victoria [9]

London England [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Liskeard, Cornwall [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Natimuk Victoria [5]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Clare South Australia [3]

Cornwall [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Goroke Victoria [2]

Halifax [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey, England [2]

Landewednack, Cornwall [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Limerick [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Payneham South Australia [2]

Plymouth [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1155]

Gunner [141]

Driver [97]

Corporal [89]

Sapper [81]

Serjeant [65]

Lance Corporal [45]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Corporal [18]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Bombardier [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Major [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Captain [11]

Rifleman [11]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Trooper [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sister [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

17827 [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [153]

Army Service Corps [146]

Labour Corps [137]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Royal Garrison Artillery [84]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [76]

London Regiment [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [60]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Devonshire Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [35]

West Riding Regiment [34]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Suffolk Regiment [21]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [19]

Dorsetshire Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1801]

Royal Navy [224]

Australian Imperial Force [160]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [108]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2488]

M [2]

D [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2435]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [18] Plymouth, Devon [13] Ballarat Victoria [10] Bendigo Victoria [9] London England [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Devonport, Devon [5] Liskeard, Cornwall [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Natimuk Victoria [5] Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Clare South Australia [3] Cornwall [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Southwark, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bristol England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Goroke Victoria [2] Halifax [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kingston On Thames, Surrey, England [2] Landewednack, Cornwall [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Limerick [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Payneham South Australia [2] Plymouth [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1155] Gunner [141] Driver [97] Corporal [89] Sapper [81] Serjeant [65] Lance Corporal [45] Second Lieutenant [39] Pioneer [19] Acting Corporal [18] Acting Serjeant [17] Bombardier [16] Lieutenant [16] Major [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Captain [11] Rifleman [11] Staff Serjeant [10] Company Serjeant Major [9] Trooper [7] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sister [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Brigadier General [2] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] 17827 [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [153] Army Service Corps [146] Labour Corps [137] Royal Field Artillery [116] Royal Garrison Artillery [84] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [76] London Regiment [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [60] Machine Gun Corps [54] Devonshire Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [35] West Riding Regiment [34] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Middlesex Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Suffolk Regiment [21] The Queen's Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [19] Dorsetshire Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Norfolk Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1801] Royal Navy [224] Australian Imperial Force [160] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [120] Canadian Expeditionary Force [108] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2488] M [2] D [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2435] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

Robert Napier Bray

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding) Regiment 1st Battalion (Militia)

Other Empire Force Lieutenant Chinese Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's Own (West Riding) Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Bray

Born 1874

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304656 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Recruits Depot

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Herbert Bray

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 1456 Fusilier Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Frank Charles Bray

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army R/12999 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Jonathan Charles Bray

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4194 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371851 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Eustace Arthur Bray

Born 1884

Died 1973

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Staff

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Arthur Bray

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army (T) 3012 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 532680 Sapper Royal Engineers 490th Field Coy

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Alfred James Bray

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 591730 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

British Army 3960 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Aubrey Mellish Bray

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harold Herbert Bray

Born 1896

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert W Bray

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 25672 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 95472 Private Labour Corps

British Army 25672 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 11th

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Henry John Bray

Died 1918

British Army 371077 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3125 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3125 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Lister Bray

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 20300 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 6558 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 203005 Lance Corporal Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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Ernest W Bray

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army L/34353 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percival John Bray

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375850 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375850 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas James Bray

Born 1873

Died 1918

Royal Navy 147129 Master at Arms HMS Pegasus

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Josiah Morrish Bray

Born 1887

Died 1972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2015079

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Alfred Bray

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107033

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Walter Bray

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33398

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James Arthur Bray

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305424

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