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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]

Armine Bridges

Born 1878

Died 1962

British Army 480473 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army T2112 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 4345 Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Percy Bridges

Born 1893

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 862 Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army 17104 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Bridges

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147177 Private Royal Flying Corps

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John Bridges

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 4586 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd/4th Battalion

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William Bridges

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1871 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 200461 Private East Surrey Regiment

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John Albert Bridges

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army R/16588 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th Battalion

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William John Bridges

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 726

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 726 Serjeant

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Harry Nicholas Bridges

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 375367 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 375367 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Francis Bridges

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1027 Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army 25334 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis James Bridges

Born 1895

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant 15/19th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 15th Hussars attached 9th Machine Gun Squadron

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Roy Gilbert Bridges

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2105 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 6th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 2105 Lance Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "D" Company

Australian Imperial Force 2105 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Frederick Bridges

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 25937 Private Grenadier Guards

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David Alfred Bridges

Born 1891

Died 1946

British Army 3119 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 681274 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

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William Fitzherbert Bridges

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 12019 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division HMS Hampshire

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Edward Ettingdene Bridges

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1/4th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 48th division oxfordshire and Battalion

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Harry Cubitt Bridges

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406982

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Francis Bridges

Born 1892

British Army 10185 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3903122 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 10185 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Bertram Bridges

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275625

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Reginald Allen John Bridges

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65883

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Albert William Bridges

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97206

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