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Bradford, Yorkshire [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Adaminaby New South Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bradford England [1]

Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Fitzroy, Melbourne [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Place of birth - Cooma New South Wales [1]

St. Phillip's, Sheffield [1]

Swindon, Yorkshire [1]

West Hartlepool England [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Gunner [26]

Driver [23]

Sapper [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signal Boatswain [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

18th Hussars [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

3rd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

6th Duke of Wellingtons Regiment [1]

77th Battalion Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Church Army Hospital [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [194]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Royal Navy [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [242]

Contribution

Military Service [235]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [242] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Adaminaby New South Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bradford England [1] Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Fitzroy, Melbourne [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Place of birth - Cooma New South Wales [1] St. Phillip's, Sheffield [1] Swindon, Yorkshire [1] West Hartlepool England [1]

Rank

Private [113] Gunner [26] Driver [23] Sapper [9] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signal Boatswain [1] Staff Nurse [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [15] Army Service Corps [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 18th Hussars [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 3rd Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 5th King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1] 6th Duke of Wellingtons Regiment [1] 77th Battalion Canadian Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Church Army Hospital [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [194] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Royal Navy [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [242]

Contribution

Military Service [235] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Harry Brayshaw

Born 1897

Died 1962

British Army 26472 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26472 Private West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion

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Edward Ormond Brayshaw

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 28637 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28637 Private Prince of Wales Own (West Yorks) Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 28637 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Brayshaw

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113968

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Alderman Percy Brayshaw

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144763

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Percy Brayshaw

Born 1896

Died 1945

British Army 112907 Private Tank Corps

British Army 112907 Private R.A. Tank Corps 2nd Battalion

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George Brayshaw

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 59601 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Montague Vivian Brayshaw

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2554 Private Yorkshire Hussars

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Percy Brayshaw

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135963

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Thomas Cresswell Brayshaw

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49480

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Thomas William Brayshaw

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 32423 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 32423 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ronald Arthur Brayshaw

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229727

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Douglas Brayshaw

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126600

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Reginald Charles Brayshaw

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13190 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 13190 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Brayshaw

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 724 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 785066 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 785066 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Brayshaw

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 45331 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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F Brayshaw

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159984

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Frank Brayshaw

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80655

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Arthur Brayshaw

Australian Imperial Force 5023

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Thomas Brayshaw

Australian Imperial Force 4074

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Thomas Brayshaw

Died 1915

British Army 6161 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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