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Adelaide South Australia [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Footscray Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Stepney South Australia [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Chailey, Sussex [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

London [3]

Steyning, Sussex [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2]

Harlesden, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlesex [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

St George's in the East, London [2]

Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Wiston, Sussex [2]

Allansford Victoria [1]

Athelstone South Australia [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bampton [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Bath [1]

Becton, Essex [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bridgnorth [1]

Bridlington England [1]

Buckinghamshire England [1]

Calstone, Wiltshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [582]

Gunner [71]

Corporal [55]

Driver [52]

Serjeant [48]

Lance Corporal [30]

Sapper [30]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Rifleman [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Conductor [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

3rd Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Superintendant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith S [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombadier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Deputy Commissary [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal TemporarySerjeant [1]

D T [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [84]

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Engineers [53]

London Regiment [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Air Force [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [896]

Royal Navy [101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1200]

F [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1176]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Canada [1]

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Adelaide South Australia [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Footscray Victoria [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Stepney South Australia [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Chailey, Sussex [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] London [3] Steyning, Sussex [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2] Harlesden, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlesex [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] St George's in the East, London [2] Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Wiston, Sussex [2] Allansford Victoria [1] Athelstone South Australia [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bampton [1] Bangalore [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Bath [1] Becton, Essex [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey, England [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bridgnorth [1] Bridlington England [1] Buckinghamshire England [1] Calstone, Wiltshire [1] Camberwell, London [1]

Rank

Private [582] Gunner [71] Corporal [55] Driver [52] Serjeant [48] Lance Corporal [30] Sapper [30] Second Lieutenant [19] Acting Serjeant [11] Captain [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Rifleman [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Conductor [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] 3rd Air Mechanic [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Superintendant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith S [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombadier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Deputy Commissary [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal TemporarySerjeant [1] D T [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [84] Royal Field Artillery [77] Labour Corps [71] Royal Engineers [53] London Regiment [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Royal Fusiliers [29] Middlesex Regiment [27] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Royal Air Force [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Norfolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [896] Royal Navy [101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1200] F [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1176] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Canada [1]

Henry William Charles Bristow

Born 1896

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80680 Royal Flying Corps

British Army 22811 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80680 Private Royal Air Force

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William Muckle Bristow

Born 1888

Died 1964

British Army 31203 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 31203 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Thomas Bristow

Born 1878

Died 1950

British Army M2/136596 Private Army Service Corps 374 Mechanical Transport Company

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John Bristow

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army 79856 Private Labour Corps

British Army 79856 Private Labour Corps 777 Area Employment Company

British Army 79856 Private Labour Corps Army Purchase Board

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William Joel Bristow

Born 1887

Died 1947

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77695

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77695 private 30th Battalion;

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77695 Sergeant 15th Battalion

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Alfred Bristow

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army L/6162 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Corporal Royal West Kent

British Army L/6162 Company Serjeant Major Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frank Sydney Earl Bristow

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751272

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751272 Sapper Canadian Engineers 4th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 751272 Private 118th Battalion

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William Griffiths Bristow

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 35200 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Bristow

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army 25766 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 31259 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 62890 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Harry Dawson Bristow

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army C/792 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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Mark West Bristow

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 84058 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 84058 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Depot Glasgow

British Army 84058 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 20th Divisional Ammunition Column

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George Bristow

Born 1894

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67140

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67140 3rd Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67140 Private Royal Air Force

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Edward Bristow

Died 1916

British Army SD/3300 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Harry Bristow

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 15856 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frederick Bristow

Died 1916

British Army SD/3299 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/3299 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Sidney George Augustus Bristow

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Blacksmith S HMS 'Fishguard'

Royal Navy M13255 Blacksmith's Mate HMS 'Invincible'

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William James Bristow

Died 1917

British Army 4969 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Frederick John Bristow

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 44281 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 43350 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Edward G Bristow

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army G/18812 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 6414 Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Bristow

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190616

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