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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Rokeby Victoria [2]

(Cirencester) Circhester [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

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Islington, London [1]

Jeetho Victoria [1]

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Kettering, Northants [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Norwich, England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Saint Giles, London [1]

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Strood, Kent [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Walkerston Queensland [1]

Werrington, Cornwall [1]

Wraxall, Somerset [1]

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Private [104]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gymnastic Staff [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Police Officer [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

1st Reserve Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

284th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

35th Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

9th Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General Hospital [1]

Gymnastic Staff [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

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B [232]

Contribution

Military Service [230]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Rokeby Victoria [2] (Cirencester) Circhester [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Chipping Sodbury [1] Gospel Oak, London [1] Islington, London [1] Jeetho Victoria [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kettering, Northants [1] London, Middlesex [1] Norwich, England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Adelaide, South Australia [1] Saint Giles, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Walkerston Queensland [1] Werrington, Cornwall [1] Wraxall, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [104] Gunner [21] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Chauffeur [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gymnastic Staff [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Police Officer [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 1st Reserve Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 284th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 35th Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 9th Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General Hospital [1] Gymnastic Staff [1]

Service

British Army [171] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [232]

Contribution

Military Service [230] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Harold Birdwood Bridgman

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 82355 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Cecil Bridgman

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 84429 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 84429 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Claude Thomas William Bridgman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221493

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Albert John Bridgman

Died 1916

British Army 42 Private Welsh Horse

British Army 42 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frank Bridgman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 15742 Private Northamptonshire Regiment "D" Coy. 7th Bn.

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Frederick John Bridgman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29506

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Charles Edward James Bridgman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213373

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Wilfred Bridgman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 642 Private North Somerset Yeomanry 1/1st

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Bernard Charles Bridgman

Born 1897

British Army 34506 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 43300 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

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Fred Willard Bridgman

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 540361

Canadian Expeditionary Force 540361 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Bridgman

Died 1916

British Army 4551 Rifleman London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 4551 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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James Bridgman

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 31473 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert N. Bridgman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4714 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 302814 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 302814 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Arthur Bridgman

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14898 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 14898 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Henry Bridgman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 51323 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 41738 Gunner Essex Regiment

British Army 41738 Private Essex Regiment

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Harold Samuel Bridgman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 60477 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 56522 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Walter Richard Bridgman

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11303 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 17299 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Albert George Bridgman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155327

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George Clark Bridgman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174184

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John Lionel Bridgman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183917

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