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Gateshead, Durham [5]

Gateshead [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carnegie Victoria [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Gateshead-On-Tyne [1]

Hebburn-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Howberry Park, Wallingford [1]

Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland, England [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Sunderland [1]

Washington, Durham [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [102]

Gunner [16]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Major [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

1st Officer [1]

Acting Sublieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain (Retd) [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Hon. Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Serjeant [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private/ Private/ Private/ Fusilier [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temp. Hon. Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

ran [1]

temp Hon. Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Northumberland Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

72nd Punjabis [2]

8th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Paris Unit No 1 British Red Cross Society [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

1/7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

16th Lancers [1]

1st Regiment South African Infantry [1]

3/70th Burma Rifles [1]

31st General Hospital [1]

450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1]

4th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Armament School Royal Air Force Egypt [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Department [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Chine Labour Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [177]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [228]

H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [217]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Nigeria [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [230] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gateshead, Durham [5] Gateshead [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Islington, London [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carnegie Victoria [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Gateshead-On-Tyne [1] Hebburn-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Howberry Park, Wallingford [1] Ibstone, Buckinghamshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Morpeth, Northumberland, England [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Oxfordshire [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Sunderland [1] Washington, Durham [1] West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [102] Gunner [16] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Major [7] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] 1st Officer [1] Acting Sublieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Captain (Retd) [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Hon. Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant Serjeant [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Private/ Private/ Private/ Fusilier [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Temp. Hon. Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] ran [1] temp Hon. Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Durham Light Infantry [19] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Northumberland Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] 72nd Punjabis [2] 8th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Paris Unit No 1 British Red Cross Society [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 1/7th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 16th Lancers [1] 1st Regiment South African Infantry [1] 3/70th Burma Rifles [1] 31st General Hospital [1] 450th Siege Battery Ammunition Column [1] 4th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Armament School Royal Air Force Egypt [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Department [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Chine Labour Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [177] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [228] H [2]

Contribution

Military Service [217] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Nigeria [1] South Africa [1]

Bertram Russell Brewis

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2590

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William Brewis

Died 1916

British Army 13952 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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William J Brewis

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 13770 Private South Wales Borderers

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Robert W Brewis

Died 1918

British Army 76030 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 76030 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Robert Brewis

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 24851 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John F Brewis

Died 1918

British Army 1266 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 740675 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ralph R Brewis

Died 1917

British Army 23863 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 23863 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 23863 Lance Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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John Brewis

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2690 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2690 Acting Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2690 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Brewis

Died 1915

British Army 8145 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Henry Brewis

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 15544 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Ernest Brewis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 89034 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Anthony Brewis

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75449

Canadian Expeditionary Force 75449 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Mansfield Brewis

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116851

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116851 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Robert Brewis

Died 1918

British Army 47085 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James A Brewis

Died 1916

British Army 15620 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick James Brewis

Born 1880

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 1st Officer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force 1st Officer Mercantile Marine - SS War Knight

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Alfred Percy Brewis

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Arthur Gardner Brewis

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Brewis

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 20156 Corporal Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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George Brewis

Died 1916

South African Services 1067 Private 4th South African Infantry

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