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Halifax, Yorkshire [6]

Geelong Victoria [5]

Oldham [3]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Geelong, Victoria [1]

Halifax, Elland, Yorkshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Place of birth - Geelong Victoria [1]

Rochdale [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Shawforth, Lancashire [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Werneth Oldham [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Woodville, Derbyshire [1]

Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [18]

Driver [12]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

ERA 3c [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [25]

Labour Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [15]

West Riding Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Hussars [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division Engineers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [263]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [324]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Isle of Man [1]

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People [324] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Yorkshire [6] Geelong Victoria [5] Oldham [3] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Derby [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Elland, Yorkshire [1] Geelong, Victoria [1] Halifax, Elland, Yorkshire [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Isle of Man, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Place of birth - Geelong Victoria [1] Rochdale [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Shawforth, Lancashire [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Werneth Oldham [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Woodville, Derbyshire [1] Yorkshire England [1]

Rank

Private [171] Gunner [22] Sapper [18] Driver [12] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [8] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Pioneer [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] ERA 3c [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Officer Cadet [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [25] Labour Corps [20] Army Service Corps [15] West Riding Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Grenadier Guards [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Hussars [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division Engineers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Tank Corps [2]

Service

British Army [263] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [324]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Isle of Man [1]

Alfred Brearley

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 34732 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Brearley

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 84563 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Arthur Brearley

Died 1918

British Army 63506 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Brearley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3/1511 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/1511 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Brearley

Died 1915

British Army 44189 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Brearley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43872

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Albert Brearley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91284

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Charles Leslie Brearley

Born 1893

Died 1978

Royal Navy M7770 Acting ERA 4th Class HMS Pembroke II

Royal Navy M7770 ERA 3c Blake 'HMS Morning Star'

Royal Navy M7770 ERA 4th Class Blake 'HMS Morning Star'

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Stanley Gordon Brearley

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

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Thomas Brearley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 10751 Private 1/6th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 27051 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 27051 Private Border Regiment

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Joseph Brearley

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 3352 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 330780 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 236085 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Brearley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 10353 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 241052 Sapper Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10353 Sapper Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick E Brearley

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 3362 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 330786 Private Yorkshire Hussars

British Army 235941 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Brearley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 96895 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96895 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Shaw Brearley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16579 Private Border Regiment

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James Brearley

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2949 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 200998 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest Clement Brearley

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211841

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James Harry Brearley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165124

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Thomas John Brearley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67469

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Harry Brearley

Died 1918

British Army 26663 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 282570 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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