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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

London England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Clunes Victoria [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Auckland [2]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Leicester [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Witham, Essex [2]

Woodford, Northamptonshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Ash, Kent [1]

Barmah Victoria [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Batlow New South Wales [1]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Benfleet, Essex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birr [1]

Bisley, Surrey [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brixton, Surrey, England [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambourne, Cornwall [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [671]

Gunner [71]

Driver [61]

Corporal [52]

Sapper [47]

Serjeant [40]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lance Corporal [33]

Captain [21]

Lieutenant [18]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [89]

Royal Field Artillery [85]

Royal Engineers [77]

Army Service Corps [68]

London Regiment [50]

Essex Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Essex Yeomanry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1037]

Royal Navy [137]

Australian Imperial Force [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1446]

Contribution

Military Service [1425]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Bendigo Victoria [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] London England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Battersea, London [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Clunes Victoria [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Auckland [2] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [2] Bow, London [2] Carlton Victoria [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Leicester [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Witham, Essex [2] Woodford, Northamptonshire [2] Worcester [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Ash, Kent [1] Barmah Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Batlow New South Wales [1] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Benfleet, Essex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birr [1] Bisley, Surrey [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bristol England [1] Brixton, Surrey, England [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambourne, Cornwall [1] Camden Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [671] Gunner [71] Driver [61] Corporal [52] Sapper [47] Serjeant [40] Second Lieutenant [39] Lance Corporal [33] Captain [21] Lieutenant [18] Pioneer [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Able Seaman [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [89] Royal Field Artillery [85] Royal Engineers [77] Army Service Corps [68] London Regiment [50] Essex Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Royal Fusiliers [40] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] The Queen's Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Middlesex Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Welsh Regiment [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Border Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Essex Yeomanry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1037] Royal Navy [137] Australian Imperial Force [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [30] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1446]

Contribution

Military Service [1425] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Herbert Henry Bright

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129755

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Leonard Bright

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 57485 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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George Edward Bright

Died 1917

British Army 18513 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 18513 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 6th Bn

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John Bright

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army L/14481 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 163 West Ham Brigade

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William Thomas Bright

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186419

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Thomas Bright

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305549

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Albert Francis Bright

Born 1893

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 604

Australian Imperial Force 604 Lance Corporal 1st Battalion

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Charles Thomas Bright

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer

Royal Navy Artificer Engineer HM Submarine J6

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John Bright

Born 1878

British Army 4259 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4259 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1st/ 4th BN

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Sidney Clement Bright

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24728

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John Bright

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304854

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Henry Bright

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408331

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James Charles Bright

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424382

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424382 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Reynold Bright

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221646

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Herbert Ernest Bright

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224510

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Charles Herbert Bright

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224351

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Alexander Bright

Died 1918

British Army 14294 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 3/8357 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 14294 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Archibald Viccars Bright

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 17419 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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John Thomas Bright

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 14972 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Bright

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25367

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