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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Catford, Kent [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Hadlow, Kent [2]

Stanmore New South Wales [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

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Wahgunyah Victoria [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

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Private [94]

Driver [10]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftsman Class 1 [1]

Aircraftsman Class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private 1 [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Trooper [1]

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Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

16th Lancers [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Column [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [136]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Last name first letter

B [212]

Contribution

Military Service [208]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Sydney New South Wales [8] Bromley, Kent [3] Catford, Kent [3] Camberwell, London [2] Hadlow, Kent [2] Stanmore New South Wales [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Battersea, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Chiddingstone, Kent [1] Ditton, Kent [1] Hadlow England [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lewisham England [1] Lewisham, London [1] Leytonstone [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maldon Victoria [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Minster Sheppey, Kent [1] Saint Mary Cray, Kent [1] Saint Mary's Cray, Kent [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Sparkbrook,Aston,Warwickshire. [1] St Mary Cray, Kent [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Sussex [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Tonbridge England [1] Wahgunyah Victoria [1] Walworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [94] Driver [10] Corporal [9] Gunner [8] Serjeant [7] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftsman Class 1 [1] Aircraftsman Class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Private 1 [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [13] London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Canadian Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 16th Lancers [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Column [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [136] Australian Imperial Force [21] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Last name first letter

B [212]

Contribution

Military Service [208] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

John Henry Brigden

Born 1898

Died 1972

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell

Royal Navy F 22266 Aircraftsman Class 2 Royal Naval Air Service Calshot

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Herbert William Brigden

Born 1894

Died 1965

Royal Navy 5/ 2985 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 5/2985 Able Seaman Collingwood Battalion

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Edward Charles Brigden

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 182938 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel George Brigden

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 124527

Canadian Expeditionary Force 124527 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cecil Herbert Brigden

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4/3135 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 3135 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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William Joseph Brigden

Born 1900

Died 1921

British Army 5999515 Corporal Essex Regiment

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Arthur Walter Brigden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25925

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Ernest William Brigden

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 12737 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 12737 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest Brigden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135034

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John Thomas Brigden

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 127578

Canadian Expeditionary Force 127578 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Albert Brigden

Born 1878

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475438

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475438 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Benjamin Brigden

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466663

Canadian Expeditionary Force 466663 Private Canadian Infantry

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William John Brigden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236307

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Wilfrid Harcourt Brigden

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238845

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Henry Thomas Brigden

Died 1917

British Army 10834 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10834 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Harold Brigden

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 10296 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10296 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Walter Brigden

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 6342 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43817 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army G/43817 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Robert John Brigden

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army T4/070687 Driver Army Service Corps

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Henry John Brigden

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army L/46354 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 191476 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Fredrick Brigden

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73881

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