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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Warwickshire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Knutsford [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Nottingham [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Stockport, Cheshire [3]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

East London [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Herefordshire [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

Penkridge, Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ashton Gate, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Ashton under Lyne Manchester [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Banbury, Oxon [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnton, Near Northwich [1]

Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Binton, Warwickshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1172]

Gunner [116]

Corporal [81]

Serjeant [76]

Driver [69]

Sapper [50]

Lance Corporal [44]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer Corporal [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

4 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [143]

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Army Service Corps [110]

Royal Engineers [105]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86]

Worcestershire Regiment [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [68]

Royal Army Medical Corps [60]

London Regiment [51]

South Staffordshire Regiment [49]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

North Staffordshire Regiment [44]

Lancashire Fusiliers [41]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

York and Lancaster Regiment [36]

Manchester Regiment [35]

Leicestershire Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [29]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

West Riding Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [14]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1664]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160]

Royal Navy [125]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [66]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2088]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2060]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Australia [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5] Loughborough, Leicestershire [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Warwickshire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Crewe, Cheshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Knutsford [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Nottingham [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Stockport, Cheshire [3] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] East London [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Herefordshire [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] Penkridge, Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ashton Gate, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Ashton under Lyne Manchester [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Banbury, Oxon [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barnton, Near Northwich [1] Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Binton, Warwickshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1172] Gunner [116] Corporal [81] Serjeant [76] Driver [69] Sapper [50] Lance Corporal [44] Second Lieutenant [37] Pioneer [17] Acting Corporal [16] Captain [11] Lieutenant [10] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Nursing Sister [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver /Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer Corporal [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 4 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [143] Royal Field Artillery [116] Army Service Corps [110] Royal Engineers [105] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86] Worcestershire Regiment [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [68] Royal Army Medical Corps [60] London Regiment [51] South Staffordshire Regiment [49] Machine Gun Corps [45] North Staffordshire Regiment [44] Lancashire Fusiliers [41] Cheshire Regiment [38] York and Lancaster Regiment [36] Manchester Regiment [35] Leicestershire Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [29] Rifle Brigade [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] West Riding Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Army Veterinary Corps [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [14] Hampshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [14] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1664] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160] Royal Navy [125] Canadian Expeditionary Force [66] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [2088] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2060] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Australia [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Victor Brookes

Born 1887

Died 1974

Canadian Expeditionary Force 522653 Sergeant Canadian Cavalry Field Ambulance

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William Leslie Brookes

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Samuel Brookes

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 385054 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8326 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Wilfred Da Cunha Brookes

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 38017 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 205684 Corporal Tank Corps Depot

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Alfred Charles Brookes

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1546 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 1546 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Albert Edwin Brookes

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 36174 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Brookes

Born 1901

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286537 Aircraftman 2nd Class

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Harry Edward Brookes

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 105913 Transport Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 105913 Transport Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 105913 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John T Brookes

Born 1891

British Army 893 Private Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 106719 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 256th Siege Battery

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Arnold David Brookes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 120 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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John James Brookes

Died 1918

British Army 28542 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Gordon Byron Brookes

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Captain Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Brookes

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2376 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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Edward Brookes

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 5441 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Herbert Sargent Brookes

Born 1889

Died 1965

British Army S4/217745 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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John George Brookes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11553 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 11553 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion 2nd Salford Pals

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Alfred Eric Fincher Brookes

Born 1887

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Brookes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80373

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Harold George Brookes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48954

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Percy May Brookes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205997

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