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Maidstone, Kent [6]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Tamworth New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Williamstown Victoria [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Eccles, Kent [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hereford [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Shepherds Bush, London [2]

Suffolk [2]

Surrey [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire, England [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Anderson, Glasgow [1]

Auckland [1]

Barton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Belmont Western Australia [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Botany New South Wales [1]

Bradfield, Essex [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighthingsea, Essex [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromyard, Herefordshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bures, Essex [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Campsea Ashe, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [644]

Gunner [73]

Driver [72]

Serjeant [56]

Corporal [47]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [18]

Major [15]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain /Temporary Major [3]

Colonel [3]

Guardsman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Forewoman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Major General [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [88]

Royal Field Artillery [86]

Royal Engineers [71]

Labour Corps [65]

London Regiment [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Essex Regiment [25]

Norfolk Regiment [25]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Rifle Brigade [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1039]

Royal Navy [91]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [1310]

C [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1284]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Bermuda [1]

Germany [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [6] Ballarat Victoria [4] Tamworth New South Wales [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Williamstown Victoria [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Eccles, Kent [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hereford [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington, Middlesex [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Poplar, London [2] Shepherds Bush, London [2] Suffolk [2] Surrey [2] Tottenham, London [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Abingdon, Berkshire, England [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Anderson, Glasgow [1] Auckland [1] Barton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Belmont Western Australia [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Botany New South Wales [1] Bradfield, Essex [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighthingsea, Essex [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromyard, Herefordshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bures, Essex [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Campsea Ashe, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [644] Gunner [73] Driver [72] Serjeant [56] Corporal [47] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [18] Major [15] Acting Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Rifleman [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain /Temporary Major [3] Colonel [3] Guardsman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Forewoman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant General [2] Major General [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [88] Royal Field Artillery [86] Royal Engineers [71] Labour Corps [65] London Regiment [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Worcestershire Regiment [28] Royal Fusiliers [26] Essex Regiment [25] Norfolk Regiment [25] Suffolk Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Rifle Brigade [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] South Wales Borderers [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Manchester Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1039] Royal Navy [91] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Australian Imperial Force [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [1310] C [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1284] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Bermuda [1] Germany [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Alfred William Bridges

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 279857 Ship's Corporal 1st Class HMS Indefatigable

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Alfred Albert Bridges

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52410

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George Harry Bridges

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293911

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Arthur George Bridges

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 16922 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16922 Private Essex Regiment

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Frederick William Bridges

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 21/1361 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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James Stanley Bridges

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215392

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Charles George Bridges

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226397

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William Bridges

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226372

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James William Bridges

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237585

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George Bridges

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247259

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John Henry Bridges

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1951 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frank Victor Bridges

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G/23856 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John William Bridges

Born 1879

Died 1928

British Army 2792 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Walter Bertie Mardle Bridges

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army 20290 Private Coldstream Guards

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Stephen Bridges

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army T/34266 Driver Divisional Training Army Service Corps

British Army T/34266 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T34266 Driver Army Service Corps

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Walter Anthony Bridges

Born 1888

British Army 62105 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 9199 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9199 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Herbert Edwin Bridges

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 2833 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3/1st Home Counties Field Ambluance

British Army 493584 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

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John Syer Bridges

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278251

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John Henry Bridges

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84986

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Frederick Bridges

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144735

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