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Hastings, Sussex [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Auckland [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Hellingly [3]

Islington, London, Middlesex [3]

London England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Thanet, Kent [3]

Alpha Queensland [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Elsternwick Victoria [2]

Forest Gate, London [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Hampton, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Newbridge Victoria [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Sandwich, Kent [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aldborough, Norfolk [1]

Apsley Tasmania [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Balgownie New South Wales [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bangor [1]

Barwick, Hertfordshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Beenleigh Queensland [1]

Bendemeer New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Rank

Private [739]

Gunner [92]

Corporal [67]

Driver [62]

Serjeant [43]

Sapper [39]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lance Corporal [29]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [18]

Pioneer [17]

Major [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Rifleman [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Signaller [3]

ALIAS Private [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Honorary Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Nurse [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal Private [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Royal Engineers [81]

Army Service Corps [77]

London Regiment [74]

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Suffolk Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Irish Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1157]

Royal Navy [127]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1572]

D [6]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1547]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

New Zealand [2]

China [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Hastings, Sussex [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] London, Middlesex, England [5] Auckland [3] Camberwell, London [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Hellingly [3] Islington, London, Middlesex [3] London England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Thanet, Kent [3] Alpha Queensland [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Birmingham [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Elsternwick Victoria [2] Forest Gate, London [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Hampton, Middlesex [2] Islington, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Newbridge Victoria [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Sandwich, Kent [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southwark, London [2] Townsville Queensland [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aldborough, Norfolk [1] Apsley Tasmania [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Balgownie New South Wales [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bangor [1] Barwick, Hertfordshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Beenleigh Queensland [1] Bendemeer New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1]

Rank

Private [739] Gunner [92] Corporal [67] Driver [62] Serjeant [43] Sapper [39] Second Lieutenant [32] Lance Corporal [29] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [18] Pioneer [17] Major [12] Lieutenant [11] Rifleman [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Signaller [3] ALIAS Private [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Honorary Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Nurse [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal Private [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Royal Engineers [81] Army Service Corps [77] London Regiment [74] Labour Corps [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Suffolk Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [29] Middlesex Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Army Ordnance Corps [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Irish Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1157] Royal Navy [127] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [118] Australian Imperial Force [69] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1572] D [6] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1547] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [44] New Zealand [2] China [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Albert Ernest Brett

British Army 41128 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Donald Alexander Brett

British Army Lieutenant Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain 1/6th Royal Jat Light Infantry Indian Army

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Percy Ernest William Brett

British Army 78505 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 1A Reserve Brigade

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E W Brett

British Army Captain 18th Infantry Indian Army

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D A Brett

British Army Lieutenant 6th Jats

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Harry Brett

British Army 5252 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army 306/5252 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army D/19930 Private Corps of Dragoons

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George Brett

British Army Driver Army Service Corps

British Army CHT/634 Waggoner 1st Pontoon Park 1st Brigade Training

British Army 52786 Waggoner Yorkshire Regiment 11th west Battalion

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W H Brett

British Army Lieutenant 26th Cavalry

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Reginald Baliol Brett

Born 1852

Died 1930

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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C. A. Brett

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Ernest Alfred Polley

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 1591 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 3rd Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1591 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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John Brett, M.s.m.

British Army 31641 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 31641 Serjeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Eleanor Frances Weston Brett

Died 1940

British Army British Red Cross and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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H S De Brett

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery/Staff

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H S De Brett

British Army Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery/General Headquarters Staff

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Harry Simonds De Brett

British Army Major Staff

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General Royal Garrison Artillery

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H S De Brett

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

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H S De Brett

British Army Major Royal Artillery/General Headquarters Staff

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Walter De Brett Junior

British Army 4118 Private London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

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