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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Bierley near Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Natland, near Oxenholme and Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Renfrew, near Glasgow, Scotland [1]

the Sandal Magna suburb of Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Captain (E) [2]

Lieutenant (E) [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Commander (E) [1]

Lieutenant Commander (E) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rear Admiral (E) [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant (E) [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Naval Aide-De-Camp to HM King George VI [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

13th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1]

18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars (Corps of Hussars) [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Training Reserve [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [19]

Royal Navy [5]

Last name first letter

B [23]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [23] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Clitheroe, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Bierley near Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Natland, near Oxenholme and Kendal, Westmorland [1] Renfrew, near Glasgow, Scotland [1] the Sandal Magna suburb of Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [16] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Captain (E) [2] Lieutenant (E) [2] Midshipman [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Commander (E) [1] Lieutenant Commander (E) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rear Admiral (E) [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant (E) [1]

Unit

East Lancashire Regiment [3] The Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [3] Labour Corps [2] Naval Aide-De-Camp to HM King George VI [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 13th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars [1] 18th (Queen Mary’s Own) Hussars (Corps of Hussars) [1] Army Service Corps [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Training Reserve [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [19] Royal Navy [5]

Last name first letter

B [23]

Contribution

Military Service [23]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [1] Ireland [1]

Harry Breaks

British Army 32651 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John T Breaks

British Army 194551 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charley Breaks

British Army 2583 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 682976 Private Labour Corps

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