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Bermondsey, London [2]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Hanwell England [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Thornford, Dorset [1]

Torquay, Devonshire [1]

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Private [34]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Gunner [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Saddler [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

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

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Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Dorset Yeomanry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [1]

249th Infantry Battalion [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canterbury Regiment New Zealand [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [91]

Contribution

Military Service [91]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [2] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Hanwell England [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Thornford, Dorset [1] Torquay, Devonshire [1]

Rank

Private [34] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Gunner [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Sapper [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Saddler [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant/Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Dorset Yeomanry [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 1/1st Dorset Yeomanry [1] 249th Infantry Battalion [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canterbury Regiment New Zealand [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] London Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [73] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [91]

Contribution

Military Service [91]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Frederick Brister

Born 1883

Royal Navy 208578

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Arthur John Brister

Born 1892

Royal Navy 239058 Petty Officer Telegraphist HMS IRON DUKE

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Hugh Percival Brister

Born 1902

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Joseph Jane Brister

British Army Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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Harry Joseph Brister

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 124603

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Violet Brister

Born 1897

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert Victor Brister

Born 1890

Royal Navy 235117

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William Brister

British Army 22159 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Brister

British Army R/2584 Private Army Service Corps

British Army ER/5103 Private Army Service Corps

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Bert B Brister

British Army 14158 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William H Brister

British Army 366223 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 63435 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ernest Brister

British Army 342425 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Sydney J Brister

British Army 161093 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas A Brister

British Army 6249 East Kent Regiment

British Army 186214 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Henry Brister

British Army 36707 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 106841 Private Labour Corps

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Claude Brister

British Army 279 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 204714 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Albert Victor Brister

British Army 233 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles W Brister

British Army G/39781 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Jack Brister

British Army 165233 Private North Somerset Yeomanry 1/1st

British Army 804 Corporal North Somerset Yeomanry 1/1st

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Joseph F Brister

British Army S2676 Private Rifle Brigade

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