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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [15]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Halifax, Yorkshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Ipswich Queensland [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Holmfirth [3]

London England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [3]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Beaudesert Queensland [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Chiddingly [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

East Molesey, Surrey [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hailsham [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Murrurundi New South Wales [2]

Ninfield [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Wallsend, Northumberland [2]

Wooldale West Yorkshire [2]

Aldershot England [1]

Andenshaw Manchester [1]

Anthony Queensland [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bengal, India [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blantyre Queensland [1]

Borong Victoria [1]

Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [811]

Gunner [89]

Driver [65]

Corporal [60]

Sapper [51]

Serjeant [50]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Acting Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [11]

Major [9]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Nurse [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

3rd Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [135]

West Yorkshire Regiment [110]

Royal Field Artillery [96]

Army Service Corps [93]

Royal Engineers [92]

Labour Corps [75]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [37]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

London Regiment [33]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [22]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1236]

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1579]

D [8]

F [1]

M [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1566]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [1591] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [15] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Melbourne Victoria [7] Halifax, Yorkshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Ipswich Queensland [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Hastings, Sussex [3] Holmfirth [3] London England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Wakefield, Yorkshire [3] Alfreton, Derbyshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Beaudesert Queensland [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Chiddingly [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] East Molesey, Surrey [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Hailsham [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] London, Middlesex [2] Murrurundi New South Wales [2] Ninfield [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Wallsend, Northumberland [2] Wooldale West Yorkshire [2] Aldershot England [1] Andenshaw Manchester [1] Anthony Queensland [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Avenel Victoria [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bengal, India [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blantyre Queensland [1] Borong Victoria [1] Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [811] Gunner [89] Driver [65] Corporal [60] Sapper [51] Serjeant [50] Second Lieutenant [35] Acting Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Serjeant [15] Captain [15] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [11] Major [9] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Nurse [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] 3rd Class Chaplain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Boy Sailor [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Doctor [1] Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

West Riding Regiment [135] West Yorkshire Regiment [110] Royal Field Artillery [96] Army Service Corps [93] Royal Engineers [92] Labour Corps [75] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Machine Gun Corps [42] Yorkshire Regiment [37] Durham Light Infantry [34] London Regiment [33] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Royal Fusiliers [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [22] Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Service Corps [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Scots [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1236] Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Australian Imperial Force [67] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1579] D [8] F [1] M [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1566] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [33] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Henry Stanley Everitt Brook Or Brooks

Born 1898

Royal Navy 20684 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ew Drew-Brook

Born 1894

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William John Foster-Brook

British Army 8/13611 Private Training Reserve 36th Battalion

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Alfred C Mussel Brook

British Army 2/54191 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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William Greaves Drew-Brook

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 78471

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J D Brook-Smith

British Army 43572 Driver 1st Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 43572 Driver Imperial Army

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Frank Bray Brook

British Army 21680 Bombardier Canadian Field Artillery

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William John Brook-Foster

British Army 8/13611 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Mary Willis

British Army Sister General Hospital Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Blakey Brook Blakey

British Army Major Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

British Army Major 12th Lancers

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Harold Frederick Van Der Brook Bulty

British Army 471463 Private London Regiment

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