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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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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]

Maurice George Brewer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230495

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John Brewer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2101 Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 232551 Serjeant Labour Corps

British Army 2101 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Cyril Griffith Brewer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177348

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Herbert Tudor Brewer

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80732 New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve)

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 80732 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Alfred Verney Brewer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4407 Rifleman London Regiment Queen Victoria's Rifles 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Harold Alan Brewer

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR8/21608 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Nelson John Brewer

Born 1887

Died 1944

British Army 460536 Private 17th Canadian Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edmund Brewer

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1472 Serjeant Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant 3/1st Glamorgan Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Glamorgan Yeomanry

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Charles Thomas Brewer

Born 1876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 181162

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Sidney James Brewer

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 10472 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 10472 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10472 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur William Brewer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185519

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Benjamin Brewer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403243

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Harold Brewer

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army CMT/3559 Private Army Service Corps SRC (MT)

British Army CMT/3559 Private Army Service Corps 621 MT Company

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Nathaniel John Brewer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62137

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James Alphege Brewer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78487

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Frank Brewer

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 21918 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Brewer

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 14542 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 14542 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Reginald England Brewer

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 24th Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Sydney Brewer

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 69600 Private Tank Corps

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George William Brewer

Died 1916

British Army 9791 Private East Surrey Regiment

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