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Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Fernvale Queensland [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Little Glemham, Suffolk [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Reach, Burwell, Cambridgeshire [1]

South Harting, Midhurst, Sussex [1]

Stonham Aspal, Suffolk [1]

Suffolk England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Wighton Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Orderly [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

American Ambulance Services [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

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B [151]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [151] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [5] Bermondsey, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Fernvale Queensland [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Little Glemham, Suffolk [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Reach, Burwell, Cambridgeshire [1] South Harting, Midhurst, Sussex [1] Stonham Aspal, Suffolk [1] Suffolk England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Wighton Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [81] Sapper [10] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Orderly [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Service Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] American Ambulance Services [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Wellington Infantry Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Army Reserve [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Victory I [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [151]

Contribution

Military Service [148] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Frederick Peart Brightwell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3262 2nd Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army GS/3262 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

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John Henry Brightwell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3832 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3832 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Ernest Leslie Brightwell

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 16311 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 661486 Private Labour Corps

British Army 16311 (661486) Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred George Brightwell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264096

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Joseph Warren Brightwell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4975 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 201462 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph Charles Brightwell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146849

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Arthur Thomas Brightwell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216078

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George Edwin Brightwell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203088

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Edward Brightwell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197186

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Archibald George Brightwell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13609

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Percy Brightwell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1820 Private Suffolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 1820 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frederick W Brightwell

Born 1898

Died 1987

British Army 120473 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Brightwell

Australian Imperial Force 6537

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George Brightwell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 301547 Private Royal Scots

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Thomas Brightwell

Australian Imperial Force 19050

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Terence Clayton Brightwell

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy London Z/3047 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 7/3047 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Henry George K. Brightwell

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2785 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Ernest Stewart Brightwell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3627 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 201215 Private Essex Regiment

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Walter Alfred Brightwell

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13431 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 13431 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Brightwell

Died 1914

British Army L/10774 Private Royal Fusiliers

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