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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]

Nellie Ethel Bromley

Born 1890

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service

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John H Bromley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49373

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Henry Bromley

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 8592 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army 8592 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 39th Brigade

British Army 8592 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery 103rd Brigade, D Battery

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Charles Alexander Bromley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48748

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Herbert Assheton Bromley

Born 1879

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant British Columbia Regiment

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Hugh Frederic Bromley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2380 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Bromley

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army GS/3187 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 31872 Private Royal Fusiliers 34th Labour Bn.

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William Bromley

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11414 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 11414 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Walter Henry Bromley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17146 Sapper Royal Engineers 7th Company

British Army 17146 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers 7th Company

British Army 17146 Corporal Royal Engineers 7th Field Coy.

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David Bromley

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 11419 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 11419 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Benjamin Bromley

Died 1915

British Army 9503 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Henry Walter Bromley

Born 1891

Died 1951

British Army 200267 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 11th Battalion

British Army 3429 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3/4th Battalion

British Army 6568 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion

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John Bromley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305802

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Herbert Bromley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167011

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Amelia Grace Bromley

Born 1856

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Worker Red Cross Society

Other Empire Force Welfare Worker

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Francis Arthur Bromley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1264 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Bromley

Died 1915

British Army 9704 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd battalion southst Battalion

British Army 9704 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Bromley

Died 1916

British Army L/11159 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army L/11159 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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John Bromley

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army G/4702 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4702 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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John Peter Bromley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 112318 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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