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Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich [1]

Hamilton, North Britain [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Maulden, Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Minster in Sheppey, Kent [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queensborough, Kent [1]

Ringwood, Hampshire [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [78]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Driver [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Major [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Sqadron Serjeant Major [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

14th Hussars [1]

17th Lancers [1]

1st Royal Irish Rifles [1]

4th Hussars [1]

52nd Battalion [1]

5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

HMS BOADICEA [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [155]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Daventry, Northamptonshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich [1] Hamilton, North Britain [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Maulden, Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Minster in Sheppey, Kent [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queensborough, Kent [1] Ringwood, Hampshire [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Spalding, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [78] Sapper [9] Gunner [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Driver [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Lieutenant Temporary Major [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Sqadron Serjeant Major [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Expeditionary Force Canteens [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 14th Hussars [1] 17th Lancers [1] 1st Royal Irish Rifles [1] 4th Hussars [1] 52nd Battalion [1] 5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] HMS BOADICEA [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS TIGER [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [119] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [155]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Thomas Brightman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138143

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H C Brightman

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR13/63897 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 53rd Battalion

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Cyril R Brightman

Died 1974

British Army 148084 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Richard Brightman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 203259 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Herbert James Brightman

Died 1918

British Army 13927 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Albert Brightman

Died 1914

British Army 10952 Private Coldstream Guards

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John William Brightman

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3758 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241056 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Brightman

Died 1917

British Army 23316 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harold George Brightman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227299

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Reginald George Brightman

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 9-B-580 Lieutenant 52nd Battalion

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Ernest Edward Brightman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224273

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Wesley Brightman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 54259 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Brightman

Died 1914

British Army 3/6189 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/6189 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Brightman

Died 1916

British Army 18204 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Brightman

Died 1916

British Army 27656 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Henry Brightman

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 8762 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200394 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Sidney Charles Brightman

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Harold Brightman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168614

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Anthony George Brightman

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169761

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Ernest Brightman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2211 Private 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 2211 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 2211 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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