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Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Leicester [2]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Cowes, Hampshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Corporal [20]

Driver [15]

Gunner [11]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colonel Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Labour Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

20th Hussars [2]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/6th West Riding Regiment [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

23rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

26 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Royal Navy [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Leicester [2] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castle Donington, Leicestershire [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Cowes, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [145] Corporal [20] Driver [15] Gunner [11] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colonel Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Major [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [47] Labour Corps [19] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Engineers [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] 20th Hussars [2] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/6th West Riding Regiment [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 23rd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 26 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [225] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Royal Navy [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [266]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Leonard Brewin

Born 1889

Died 1983

British Army 44680 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 44680 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur William Brewin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179816

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Thomas Blakesley Brewin

Died 1915

British Army 2500 Private London Regiment

British Army 2500 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

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Arthur Frederick Brewin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52217

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Nathaniel Brewin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103401

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Richard William Brewin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289129

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James William Brewin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115893

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Hedley Harry Brewin

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4408 Lance Corporal Army Pay Corps

British Army TR/10/37789 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Bertrude Brewin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51579

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Samuel Joseph Brewin

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 42681 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick John Brewin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229213

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John W Brewin

Died 1917

British Army 28410 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Henry Brewin

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 9459 Private 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 9459 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Alvin Brewin

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 8453 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 8453 Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Lewis Brewin

Died 1918

British Army 3/1803 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3/1803 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Brewin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17529 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 17529 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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John William Henry Brewin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247433

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Frederick Brewin

Died 1916

British Army 17876 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Brewin

Died 1915

British Army 10531 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas Henry Brewin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301265

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