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Melbourne Victoria [13]

Bradford, Yorkshire [11]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

London England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Gateshead, Durham [4]

Halifax, Yorkshire [4]

Inverell New South Wales [4]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Yorkshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Beenleigh Queensland [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bradford England [3]

Brighton Junction Tasmania [3]

Cudgewa Victoria [3]

Durham [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Longford Tasmania [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Taroom Queensland [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Young New South Wales [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blackburn England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Colebrook Tasmania [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Cudgewa New South Wales [2]

Darwen, Lancashire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Duffield, Derbyshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1693]

Gunner [216]

Driver [148]

Sapper [130]

Corporal [129]

Serjeant [125]

Second Lieutenant [76]

Lance Corporal [56]

Captain [40]

Acting Corporal [33]

Lieutenant [31]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [17]

Major [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Major General [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Brigadier [3]

Drummer [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [259]

Royal Engineers [227]

Labour Corps [212]

Army Service Corps [180]

Royal Garrison Artillery [112]

Royal Army Medical Corps [98]

West Yorkshire Regiment [96]

Northumberland Fusiliers [76]

West Riding Regiment [76]

Durham Light Infantry [75]

Machine Gun Corps [67]

London Regiment [60]

Manchester Regiment [60]

Yorkshire Regiment [60]

Lincolnshire Regiment [55]

York and Lancaster Regiment [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [50]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

East Lancashire Regiment [41]

Liverpool Regiment [41]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [39]

East Yorkshire Regiment [37]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [35]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Border Regiment [28]

Suffolk Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Division [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Norfolk Regiment [25]

East Surrey Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

Tank Corps [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [16]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16]

Service

British Army [2646]

Royal Navy [245]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [214]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [168]

Australian Imperial Force [165]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3524]

S [2]

D [1]

H [1]

J [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3448]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [13] Bradford, Yorkshire [11] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Leeds, Yorkshire [7] London England [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Brighton, Sussex [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Gateshead, Durham [4] Halifax, Yorkshire [4] Inverell New South Wales [4] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Yorkshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Beenleigh Queensland [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bradford England [3] Brighton Junction Tasmania [3] Cudgewa Victoria [3] Durham [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Longford Tasmania [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Taroom Queensland [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Young New South Wales [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blackburn England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Colebrook Tasmania [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Cudgewa New South Wales [2] Darwen, Lancashire [2] Deptford, London [2] Duffield, Derbyshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] Hartlepool, Durham [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1693] Gunner [216] Driver [148] Sapper [130] Corporal [129] Serjeant [125] Second Lieutenant [76] Lance Corporal [56] Captain [40] Acting Corporal [33] Lieutenant [31] Pioneer [28] Acting Serjeant [22] Bombardier [17] Major [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Acting Bombardier [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Able Seaman [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Major General [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Worker [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Brigadier [3] Drummer [3] Leading Seaman [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Brigadier General [2] Bugler [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colonel [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [259] Royal Engineers [227] Labour Corps [212] Army Service Corps [180] Royal Garrison Artillery [112] Royal Army Medical Corps [98] West Yorkshire Regiment [96] Northumberland Fusiliers [76] West Riding Regiment [76] Durham Light Infantry [75] Machine Gun Corps [67] London Regiment [60] Manchester Regiment [60] Yorkshire Regiment [60] Lincolnshire Regiment [55] York and Lancaster Regiment [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [50] Royal Fusiliers [50] East Lancashire Regiment [41] Liverpool Regiment [41] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [41] Yorkshire Light Infantry [39] East Yorkshire Regiment [37] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [35] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Border Regiment [28] Suffolk Regiment [28] Royal Naval Division [27] Rifle Brigade [26] Middlesex Regiment [25] Norfolk Regiment [25] East Surrey Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Army Veterinary Corps [20] Tank Corps [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [16] Royal Scots Fusiliers [16] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16]

Service

British Army [2646] Royal Navy [245] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [214] Canadian Expeditionary Force [168] Australian Imperial Force [165] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3524] S [2] D [1] H [1] J [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3448] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Briggs

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25141 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 25141 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Bn 64th Brigade

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John Briggs

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55142

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William Briggs

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114137

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Thomas Briggs

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267567

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William Richard Briggs

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33847

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Arthur Briggs

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87010

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Sydney Thomas Briggs

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76774

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Mark Briggs

Born 1884

Died 1965

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 51629

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Henry Briggs

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169230

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Ernest Briggs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114803

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Joseph Briggs

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285407

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Martin Henry Briggs

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31560

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William Robertson Briggs

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30077

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Thomas Briggs

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 6/1061 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 1061 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Colwyn Frank Briggs

Died 1918

British Army 1446 Drummer Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 1446 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235272 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Arthur Briggs

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 21801 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 21801 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Thomas P Briggs

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 11233 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11233 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn

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John Edward Briggs

Born 1899

Died 1921

British Army 29276 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Briggs

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7231

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John Henry Briggs

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 2453 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 200487 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Unpaid Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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