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Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [4]

Ellalong New South Wales [4]

Bury, Lancashire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

London England [3]

Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Wyong New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen New South Wales [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Cardwell Queensland [2]

Gloucester New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [2]

Ingham Queensland [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Rochford, Essex [2]

St Helens, Lancashire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albion Queensland [1]

Ashton Under Lyne [1]

Barrow, Suffolk [1]

Barton Regis Gloucestershire [1]

Battlesbridge, Essex [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Bermondsey London, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Biggleswade England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bradwell, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Burnley [1]

Bury [1]

California USA South Australia [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Croydon [1]

Rank

Private [643]

Gunner [72]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [52]

Corporal [50]

Sapper [40]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [18]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [6]

Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

private [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 and Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94]

Labour Corps [84]

Royal Engineers [68]

Army Service Corps [65]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [44]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

London Regiment [28]

South Lancashire Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Border Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [976]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1263]

H [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1240]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [4] Ellalong New South Wales [4] Bury, Lancashire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Faversham, Kent [3] London England [3] Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Wyong New South Wales [3] Aberdeen New South Wales [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Cardwell Queensland [2] Gloucester New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Halesowen, Worcestershire [2] Ingham Queensland [2] Kensington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Rochford, Essex [2] St Helens, Lancashire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albion Queensland [1] Ashton Under Lyne [1] Barrow, Suffolk [1] Barton Regis Gloucestershire [1] Battlesbridge, Essex [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Bermondsey London, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Biggleswade England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bradwell, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Burnley [1] Bury [1] California USA South Australia [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Castleton, Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Chelsea England [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Croydon [1]

Rank

Private [643] Gunner [72] Driver [52] Serjeant [52] Corporal [50] Sapper [40] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [18] Acting Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [7] Major [7] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [6] Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Nursing Sister [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] private [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 and Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Admiral [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94] Labour Corps [84] Royal Engineers [68] Army Service Corps [65] Manchester Regiment [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [44] Liverpool Regiment [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] East Lancashire Regiment [31] London Regiment [28] South Lancashire Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Cheshire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Border Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Coldstream Guards [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [976] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [50] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [1263] H [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1240] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Australia [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Ernest Bridge

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army M2/132352 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2-132352 Pte Army Service Corps 621 Coy (MT) A.S.C.

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Arthur Bridge

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 3/1st Brigade E Lancs RFA

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1/2nd Brigade E Lancs RFA

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery C/211 Brigade

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Ralph Bridge

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 23392 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 32634 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Henry Bridge

Born 1897

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 31110 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Mawdsley Bridge

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 48741 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 48741 Sapper Royal Engineers T.C. Newark

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Joe Bridge

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army 177 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 177 & 352070 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sam Bridge

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army L/17283 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Field Artillery

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Joseph Bridge

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5735 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5735 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert Bridge

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 40790 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 40790 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Bridge

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 8003 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8003 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Arthur Irwin Bridge

Born 1895

British Army 6/2391 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 2391 private Northumberland Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Henry Parker Bridge

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5791 Private Manchester Regiment 10th

British Army 5791 Sapper Manchester Regiment 10th Battalion

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John Kelly Bridge

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain 5th Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Bridge

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 16892 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

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Squire Bridge

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 25130 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Charles W Bridge

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 227166 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Arthur Bridge

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 242113 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Philip Bridge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9707 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Bn

British Army 9707 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Bn

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Walter Alfred Bridge

Born 1883

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47332

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Walter Bridge

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 22544 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22544 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 66th Battalion

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