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Beccles, Suffolk [2]

London England [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Saxlingham Nethergate [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aston Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bordertown South Australia [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brockville, Ontario [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Caister England [1]

Coventry England [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

East Maitland New South Wales [1]

Fernie, B C [1]

Gingin Western Australia [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gol Gol New South Wales [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenock, Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longreach Queensland [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mettingham, Ditchingham, Norfolk [1]

Mildura Victoria [1]

Newton Flotman, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Parson Drove, Cambs [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Prospect South Australia [1]

Redfern New South Wales [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Spexhall, Suffolk [1]

Springsure Queensland [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [131]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Guardsman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Saddler Sergeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Army Medical Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS LION [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

13th Royal Scots [1]

14th Machine Gun Corps [1]

16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1]

2nd King's African Rifles [1]

4th South Wales Borderers [1]

5th Lancers [1]

6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [208]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [273]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [273] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Beccles, Suffolk [2] London England [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Saxlingham Nethergate [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Aston Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bordertown South Australia [1] Bristol England [1] Brockville, Ontario [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Caister England [1] Coventry England [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] East Maitland New South Wales [1] Fernie, B C [1] Gingin Western Australia [1] Glasgow [1] Gol Gol New South Wales [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greenock, Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longreach Queensland [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mettingham, Ditchingham, Norfolk [1] Mildura Victoria [1] Newton Flotman, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Parson Drove, Cambs [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Prospect South Australia [1] Redfern New South Wales [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Spexhall, Suffolk [1] Springsure Queensland [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, Norfolk [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [131] Gunner [15] Corporal [13] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Guardsman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Saddler Sergeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant/ Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [13] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Army Medical Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS LION [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 13th Royal Scots [1] 14th Machine Gun Corps [1] 16th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Hussars [1] 2nd King's African Rifles [1] 4th South Wales Borderers [1] 5th Lancers [1] 6th Dragoon Guards [1]

Service

British Army [208] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [273]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

George Henry Last Brighton

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 8976 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8976 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Brighton

Born 1894

Died 1988

British Army 1675 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 1673 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200101 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Wallace John Brighton

Born 1897

Died 1984

British Army 59234 Private Welsh Regiment

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Leslie Barnabas Brighton

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 99784 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Samuel Brighton

Born 1891

British Army 202784 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 70763 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 70763 Private Suffolk Regiment 13

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Ernest Brighton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44877

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Thomas Gladstone Brighton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82369

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Alfred Brighton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 21189 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 21189 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Levi Herbert Brighton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403514

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John Brighton

Died 1974

British Army 17307 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City).

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Arthur Jesse Brighton

Born 1890

Died 1959

Canadian Expeditionary Force 739055 Private 37th Battalion

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William George Brighton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124055

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George Ambrose Brighton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263607

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George Brighton

Died 1918

British Army 171857 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 171857 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Edgar Brighton

Born 1877

British Army 126777 Sergeant Labour Corps 234 D E Corps

British Army 3932 Norfolk Infantry

British Army Norfolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Eric Brighton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303191

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Horace Brighton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249548

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Horace Brighton

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 9100 Serjeant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Walter Brighton

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 27418 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Seth Brighton

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 4251 Driver Royal Field Artillery 24th Brigade

British Army 4251 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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