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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Deloraine Tasmania [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Islington, London [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Hillston New South Wales [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lincoln [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Ringwood, Hampshire [3]

Alphington, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Clapham, Sussex [2]

Devonport, Devon, England [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Gunning New South Wales [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Newton Abbott, Devon [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Warwickshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

(Kemble ?),Gloucester [1]

Alison New South Wales [1]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Balsall Heath, Warks [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Barwell, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [893]

Gunner [109]

Driver [89]

Serjeant [72]

Sapper [69]

Corporal [68]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lance Corporal [29]

Captain [19]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Bombardier [10]

Rifleman [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Major [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Saddler [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [129]

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Labour Corps [116]

Army Service Corps [99]

London Regiment [76]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

Hampshire Regiment [48]

Devonshire Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Essex Regiment [33]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Middlesex Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [22]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1399]

Royal Navy [181]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109]

Australian Imperial Force [86]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1987]

H [1]

L [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1944]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Canada [4]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Camberwell, London [4] Deloraine Tasmania [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Islington, London [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Hillston New South Wales [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lincoln [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Ringwood, Hampshire [3] Alphington, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Birmingham [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Clapham, Sussex [2] Devonport, Devon, England [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Gunning New South Wales [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Newton Abbott, Devon [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Warwickshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] (Kemble ?),Gloucester [1] Alison New South Wales [1] Allansford Victoria [1] Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Balsall Heath, Warks [1] Barking, London [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barnard Castle, Yorkshire [1] Barwell, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [893] Gunner [109] Driver [89] Serjeant [72] Sapper [69] Corporal [68] Second Lieutenant [44] Lance Corporal [29] Captain [19] Acting Serjeant [18] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant [14] Bombardier [10] Rifleman [8] Able Seaman [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Major [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Saddler [2] Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [129] Royal Field Artillery [125] Labour Corps [116] Army Service Corps [99] London Regiment [76] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] Hampshire Regiment [48] Devonshire Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Fusiliers [39] Essex Regiment [33] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Middlesex Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Rifle Brigade [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [22] The Queen's Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Worcestershire Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Tank Corps [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Cheshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Canadian Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1399] Royal Navy [181] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109] Australian Imperial Force [86] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1987] H [1] L [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1944] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Canada [4] India [1] South Africa [1]

John Brewer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188165

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George Thomas Brewer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87734

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Walter James Brewer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30524

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Bert Brewer

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 20279TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 242261 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Francis Brewer

Born 1887

Died 1940

British Army 46795 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Herbert Brewer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125688

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Harry Brewer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5353 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 652339 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Alfred Brewer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148381 Clerk 3rd Class

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Harry Brewer

Born 1878

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463227

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463227 Private Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 29th Battalion

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George Maxted Brewer

Born 1882

Died 1954

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William Arthur Brewer

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 10398 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Territorial Army

British Army 10398 Private Wiltshire Regiment. 1st. Battalion

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Reginald James Brewer

Born 1896

British Army 21358 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William Alfred Brewer

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67766

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Arthur Frederick Brewer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107875

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Edward Douglas Brewer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41140

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Raymond Henry Brewer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63191

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William Frederick Brewer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294287

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Ernest Alfred Brewer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168022

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John William Brewer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162171

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John Brewer

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286709

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