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Maidstone, Kent [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [5]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Rockhampton Queensland [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

St Arnaud Victoria [3]

Wellington, Shropshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barming, Kent [2]

Dover England [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

Yarrawonga Victoria [2]

Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aston Cantlow, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Baginton, Warwickshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bulla Victoria [1]

Calford, London [1]

Capesthorne [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chadderton, Manchester [1]

Charlton, Dover, Kent [1]

Charlton, Victoria [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Denton, Lancashire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Erina New South Wales [1]

Farningham, Kent, England [1]

Folkestone [1]

Ford Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [538]

Gunner [67]

Corporal [49]

Serjeant [44]

Driver [40]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Sapper [21]

Pioneer [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Bombardier [12]

Captain [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Directrice [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

2nd Class Master Gunner [1]

AC II [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [71]

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Royal Engineers [58]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Manchester Regiment [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Service

British Army [827]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Australian Imperial Force [49]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1064]

F [1]

H [1]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1051]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

China [1]

India [1]

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Maidstone, Kent [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [5] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Rockhampton Queensland [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] St Arnaud Victoria [3] Wellington, Shropshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barming, Kent [2] Dover England [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warren New South Wales [2] Yarrawonga Victoria [2] Ashton under Lyne near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aston Cantlow, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Baginton, Warwickshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton England [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bulla Victoria [1] Calford, London [1] Capesthorne [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chadderton, Manchester [1] Charlton, Dover, Kent [1] Charlton, Victoria [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Denton, Lancashire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Erina New South Wales [1] Farningham, Kent, England [1] Folkestone [1] Ford Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [538] Gunner [67] Corporal [49] Serjeant [44] Driver [40] Second Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [23] Sapper [21] Pioneer [14] Lieutenant [13] Bombardier [12] Captain [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Private Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Directrice [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] 2nd Class Master Gunner [1] AC II [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [71] Royal Field Artillery [69] Royal Engineers [58] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Machine Gun Corps [39] Manchester Regiment [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [17] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Flying Corps [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Shropshire Light Infantry [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5] Military Foot Police [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Service

British Army [827] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Australian Imperial Force [49] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [1064] F [1] H [1] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1051] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [35] China [1] India [1]

Richard Bromley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4528 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 4528 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Alfred Bromley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/2158 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2158 Serjeant East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2158 Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Vaine Bromley

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army 4260 Rifleman London Regiment 3/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371899 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred John Frederick Bromley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army SR/10936 Private East Kent Regiment 2nd east Battalion

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Frank Bromley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army M2/221806 Private Army Service Corps

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Noah Bromley

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 6380 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 6380 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Cuthbert Bromley

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Major Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Edmund Benjamin Bromley

Born 1898

Died 1947

Royal Navy 20246 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marines

Royal Navy HMS Courageous

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John Robert Bromley

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army M2/137096 Private Army Service Corps

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Bernard Bromley

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 123257 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 123257 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 293 Siege Battery

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Daniel Bromley

Died 1915

British Army 13658 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13658 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Bromley

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 13799 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Clive Bromley

Born 1897

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4744 Private Australian Infantry 53 Battalion

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Alfred Bromley

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2106 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 235279 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Harold Bromley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3430 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 3430 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Albert Bromley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 28465 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 28465 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Bn

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Harry Bromley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 33213 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 33213 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Bn

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John Bromley

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 11547 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 47655 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 145166 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st/1st West Lancashire Field Ambulance

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Ernest Alexander Bromley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170058

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William Thomas Bromley

Born 1894

Royal Navy 17734 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division

Royal Navy 17734 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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