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Croydon, Surrey [7]

London England [7]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Ashford, Kent [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Littlehampton, Sussex [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Norwood, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Barnham, Sussex [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Abinger [1]

Alfriston [1]

Angmering near Worthing [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Berlin, Ontario [1]

Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bosham, Sussex [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chichester, Sussex, England [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dulwich, Surrey, England [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastfield, London [1]

Enfield, London, Middlesex [1]

Eveleigh New South Wales [1]

Farnborough England [1]

Folkestone [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [28]

Driver [24]

Sapper [19]

Serjeant [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Pilot [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

London Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [32]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

21st Lancers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [454]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [645]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [7] London England [7] Brighton, Sussex [5] Ashford, Kent [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Littlehampton, Sussex [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Norwood, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Barnham, Sussex [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] New Cross, London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Warehorne, Ashford, Kent [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Abinger [1] Alfriston [1] Angmering near Worthing [1] Battersea, London [1] Berlin, Ontario [1] Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bosham, Sussex [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chichester, Sussex, England [1] Croydon, London [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dulwich, Surrey, England [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastfield, London [1] Enfield, London, Middlesex [1] Eveleigh New South Wales [1] Farnborough England [1] Folkestone [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Gravesend, Milton, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [28] Driver [24] Sapper [19] Serjeant [18] Lance Corporal [17] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Pilot [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [43] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [34] London Regiment [33] Labour Corps [32] The Queen's Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] East Surrey Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] 21st Lancers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 9th Lancers [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Kent Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Middlesex Regiment Depot [2]

Service

British Army [454] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

B [645] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Herbert John Bridger

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 60242 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Bridger

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army T 942 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 474479 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Percy William Bridger

Died 1917

British Army G/4017 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Arthur Wilfred Bridger

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army L/26778 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest John Bridger

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7006 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7006 Private Border Regiment

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George Bridger

Died 1919

British Army 3/6056 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Herbert E L Bridger

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 20171 Private Coldstream Guards

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Arthur Kynaston Bridger

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1496

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George James Bridger

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149305

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John Allan Bridger

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155154

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John Edward Bridger

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115861

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James Alfred Bridger

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164017

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Chriss Bridger

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314127

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Harold Chester Bridger

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316107

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Horace John Bridger

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4558

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George Bridger

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army S/176 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army S/176 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Ernest Frank Bridger

Died 1916

British Army 9740 Private Royal Fusiliers Regiment

British Army 17314 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Fred Bridger

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2685 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 25334 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Bridger

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 126550 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Bridger

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4560 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16396 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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