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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Gundagai New South Wales [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

London England [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Fermanagh Northern Ireland [2]

London [2]

Peckham, Surrey [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Yoxford, Suffolk [2]

53 Eaton Square, London [1]

Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1]

Aldershot [1]

Ardeen, Co. Wicklow [1]

Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Bagnes de Bigorre [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Boddington House, Northamptonshire [1]

Bradford [1]

Brampton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broadbottom, Cheshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burton Salmon, Yorkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Clapton, Hackney [1]

Colebrooke, Brookeborough, N Ireland [1]

Countesswells Aberdeenshire [1]

Crewe England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

East Bergholt [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [510]

Captain [75]

Second Lieutenant [63]

Gunner [61]

Lieutenant [39]

Corporal [37]

Driver [36]

Serjeant [33]

Major [32]

Sapper [28]

Lieutenant Colonel [23]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Commander [6]

Brigadier General [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nurse [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3]

Lieutenant-Commander [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Matron [2]

Midshipman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant Captain [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [62]

Labour Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

West Yorkshire Regiment [37]

West Riding Regiment [34]

London Regiment [30]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [21]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Staff [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Commands and Staff [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

British Army [926]

Royal Navy [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1167]

S [7]

C [1]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1152]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

Uganda [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Gundagai New South Wales [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] London England [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Dublin [2] Fermanagh Northern Ireland [2] London [2] Peckham, Surrey [2] Poplar, London [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Warwickshire [2] Yoxford, Suffolk [2] 53 Eaton Square, London [1] Aberdeenshire,Scotland. [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Alderley Edge, Cheshire [1] Aldershot [1] Ardeen, Co. Wicklow [1] Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Bagnes de Bigorre [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Boddington House, Northamptonshire [1] Bradford [1] Brampton, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broadbottom, Cheshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burton Salmon, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Clapton, Hackney [1] Colebrooke, Brookeborough, N Ireland [1] Countesswells Aberdeenshire [1] Crewe England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dulwich, London [1] East Bergholt [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [510] Captain [75] Second Lieutenant [63] Gunner [61] Lieutenant [39] Corporal [37] Driver [36] Serjeant [33] Major [32] Sapper [28] Lieutenant Colonel [23] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Commander [6] Brigadier General [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Nurse [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Colonel [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [3] Lieutenant-Commander [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Brevet Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Matron [2] Midshipman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant Captain [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [62] Labour Corps [61] Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [55] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] West Yorkshire Regiment [37] West Riding Regiment [34] London Regiment [30] Yorkshire Regiment [30] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] Yorkshire Light Infantry [21] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Suffolk Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Hampshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Essex Regiment [10] Staff [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Coldstream Guards [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Naval Division [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Commands and Staff [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] South Wales Borderers [5]

Service

British Army [926] Royal Navy [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Australian Imperial Force [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1167] S [7] C [1] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1152] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36] India [2] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] Uganda [1]

John Acton Brooke

Born 1883

British Army Captain 4th Inniskilling Dragoons

British Army Major 4th Inniskilling Dragoons

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Henry D Brooke

Died 1915

British Army 2958 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 2958 Private London Regiment

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Roland Johnson Brooke

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 367 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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John C Brooke

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 21584 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 40622 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Cecil Rupert Brooke

Died 1917

British Army 3628 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 11th gordon highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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James Brooke

Died 1918

British Army 67068 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Brooke

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5512 Private Connaught Rangers

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Robert Brooke

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 19918 Private Border Regiment 7th bord Battalion

British Army 19918 Private Border Regiment

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Walter Brooke

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 29976 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 156625 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 156625 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Arthur J. Robertson Brooke

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Brooke

Died 1917

British Army 26442 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Brooke

Died 1918

British Army 114531 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Brooke

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army S/21776 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Leonard Brooke

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 42316 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Brooke

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 21316 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 9349 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 201710 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Edwin Garnet Brooke

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 99229 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Brooke

Died 1918

British Army 40626 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 16513 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Frank Brooke

Born 1867

Died 1916

British Army 11712 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harold William Brooke

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 7th battalion east Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Yorkshire Regiment 7th battalion east Battalion

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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Percy Brooke

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2050 Serjeant Yorkshire Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 3rd west Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 3rd west Battalion

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