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Bunbury Western Australia [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

March, Cambridgeshire [2]

Middlesex [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Springsure Queensland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Ackworth, Yorkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Buxlow, Derbyshire [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chesterton, Staffordshire [1]

Chiselhurst, Kent [1]

Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Christian Malford [1]

Coopers Plains Queensland [1]

Corrington South Australia [1]

Dalston, Hackney, London [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dorney, Buckinghamshire [1]

Dorwey, Buckinghamshire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Eastern Green, Warwickshire [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Edenham, Lincolnshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Rank

Private [291]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [23]

Driver [17]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [8]

Pioneer [6]

Captain [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Ship's Steward [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Ammament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Farrier [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain/Acting Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

V.A.D. [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [26]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [424]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Royal Navy [35]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [595]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [584]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Bunbury Western Australia [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] March, Cambridgeshire [2] Middlesex [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Springsure Queensland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Ackworth, Yorkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brompton, London [1] Buxlow, Derbyshire [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chesterton, Staffordshire [1] Chiselhurst, Kent [1] Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Christian Malford [1] Coopers Plains Queensland [1] Corrington South Australia [1] Dalston, Hackney, London [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dorney, Buckinghamshire [1] Dorwey, Buckinghamshire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Eastern Green, Warwickshire [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Edenham, Lincolnshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Gibraltar [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1] Holborn, London [1]

Rank

Private [291] Gunner [25] Corporal [23] Driver [17] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [13] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [8] Pioneer [6] Captain [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] 2nd Ship's Steward [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Ammament Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Farrier [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain/Acting Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1] V.A.D. [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [44] Royal Field Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Engineers [26] London Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [2]

Service

British Army [424] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Royal Navy [35] Australian Imperial Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [595] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [584] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Albert Edward Brittain

Born 1885

British Army 719 Household Brigade

British Army 2724 Royal Horse Guards

British Army 2724 Trooper Household Battalion

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Edward Harold Brittain

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant and Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Captain Sherwood Foresters Notts and Derby Regiment

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 11 Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

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James D Brittain

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army 88444 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR289257 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Frederick Brittain

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 99 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Vera Mary Brittain

Born 1893

Died 1970

Other Empire Force V.A.D. Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Alfred Brittain

Born 1898

Died 1987

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63657

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William Henry Brittain

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 4451 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241258 Private South Staffordshire Regiment "A" Company

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Reginald George Cousins Brittain

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472562

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472562 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Francis Brittain

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52716

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Frank Brittain

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294174

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Benjamin Joseph Brittain

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104211

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Thomas Brittain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88307

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Charles Brittain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148775

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Frederick Ernest Brittain

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71724

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Frederick Brittain

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87787

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Charles Alfred Brittain

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59381

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Edward Brittain

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98363

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James Brittain

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270601

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Montague Thomas Brittain

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15119 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Brittain

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48901

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