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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]

John Moor Brewis

Born 1882

Died 1940

British Army temp Hon. Lieutenant Army Ordnance Department

British Army Hon. Captain Army Ordnance Department

British Army Hon. Captain Army Ordnance Department

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Errington Brewis

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2891 Rifleman London Regiment 2/21 (County of London) Battalion (The Surrey Rifles)

British Army 2891 Rifleman London Regiment 1/21 (County of London) Battalion (The Surrey Rifles)

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Charles Richard Wynn Brewis

Born 1874

Died 1953

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Acting Sublieutenant

Royal Navy Commander

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Henry Wycliffe Brewis

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Gloucestershire Regiment

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Hewitt Brewis

Born 1890

Died 1944

British Army Driver French Red Cross British Committee

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Robert Henry Watkin Brewis

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert Edgar Cecil Brewis

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278132

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Samuel Hugh Brewis

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Napier Story Brewis

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 3/11305 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11305 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Francis Bertie Brewis

Born 1881

Died 1949

British Army Major East Yorkshire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion (formerly 9th Battalion KYOLI)

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel East Yorkshire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion (formerly the 9th battalion KOYLI)

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John George Brewis

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123795

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William Brewis

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 19827 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robina Emma Brewis

Born 1893

Died 1921

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister Voluntary Aid Detachment New End Military Hospital, Caen Wood

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John Brewis

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39209

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John Edward Brewis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263087

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Edgar Walter Stanley Brewis

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209606

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Walter Brewis

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 2456 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 2456 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick Johnson Brewis

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 465706 Corporal Royal Engineers Tyne Electrical Engineers

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Eleanor Brewis

Born 1887

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Joint War Committee Caen Wood Red X Hospital, Buckfastleigh, S. Devon

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister Voluntary Aid Detachment V.A. Hospital for Officers, Bigadon, Buckfastleigh

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Gert Brewis

Born 1897

Died 1918

South African Services 19708 Private 1st Regiment South African Infantry

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