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Sydney New South Wales [20]

London England [15]

London, Middlesex, England [13]

Bolton, Lancashire [12]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Hobart Tasmania [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Hackney, London [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Millicent South Australia [7]

Bury, Lancashire [6]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Kensington, London [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Norwich, Norfolk [6]

Oldham, Lancashire [6]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Oldham Lancashire [5]

Abingdon, Berkshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Islington, London [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

London [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Blackburn, Lancashire [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Lilydale Tasmania [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Nottingham [3]

Oxford [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Sheep Hills Victoria [3]

Upper Castra Tasmania [3]

Rank

Private [3707]

Gunner [374]

Driver [336]

Corporal [273]

Serjeant [273]

Sapper [186]

Lance Corporal [129]

Second Lieutenant [118]

Pioneer [58]

Acting Corporal [56]

Acting Serjeant [52]

Bombardier [44]

Captain [44]

Lieutenant [33]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [26]

Staff Serjeant [20]

Rifleman [17]

Able Seaman [16]

Acting Bombardier [14]

Major [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Worker [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Sergeant [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Guardsman [6]

Private Acting Serjeant [6]

Private Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Drummer [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [443]

Labour Corps [434]

Army Service Corps [400]

Royal Engineers [399]

London Regiment [257]

Royal Garrison Artillery [212]

Royal Army Medical Corps [164]

Machine Gun Corps [148]

Royal Fusiliers [145]

Middlesex Regiment [135]

Manchester Regiment [117]

Rifle Brigade [107]

Lancashire Fusiliers [106]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [92]

Liverpool Regiment [90]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [89]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89]

Cheshire Regiment [84]

Hampshire Regiment [76]

Essex Regiment [74]

The Queen's Regiment [70]

Worcestershire Regiment [70]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65]

Devonshire Regiment [64]

Durham Light Infantry [64]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [63]

Northumberland Fusiliers [61]

Somerset Light Infantry [60]

Gloucestershire Regiment [59]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58]

Lincolnshire Regiment [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [54]

Suffolk Regiment [54]

Leicestershire Regiment [53]

Northamptonshire Regiment [53]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [53]

Royal Sussex Regiment [51]

Army Veterinary Corps [48]

East Lancashire Regiment [48]

Norfolk Regiment [48]

Bedfordshire Regiment [47]

Welsh Regiment [47]

East Surrey Regiment [46]

North Staffordshire Regiment [46]

Army Ordnance Corps [45]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [45]

York and Lancaster Regiment [44]

South Lancashire Regiment [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Canadian Infantry [40]

Service

British Army [5468]

Royal Navy [567]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [483]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [381]

Australian Imperial Force [279]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

Other Empire Force [12]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [7361]

C [3]

H [2]

D [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7199]

Merchant Navy [105]

Conscientious Objector [28]

Country

United Kingdom [150]

Canada [4]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [20] London England [15] London, Middlesex, England [13] Bolton, Lancashire [12] Brisbane Queensland [9] Hobart Tasmania [9] London, Middlesex [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Hackney, London [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Plymouth, Devon [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Millicent South Australia [7] Bury, Lancashire [6] Exeter, Devon [6] Kensington, London [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Norwich, Norfolk [6] Oldham, Lancashire [6] Devonport, Devon [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Oldham Lancashire [5] Abingdon, Berkshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Derby, Derbyshire [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Islington, London [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] London [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Blackburn, Lancashire [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Fulham, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Lilydale Tasmania [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Nottingham [3] Oxford [3] Paddington, London [3] Sheep Hills Victoria [3] Upper Castra Tasmania [3]

Rank

Private [3707] Gunner [374] Driver [336] Corporal [273] Serjeant [273] Sapper [186] Lance Corporal [129] Second Lieutenant [118] Pioneer [58] Acting Corporal [56] Acting Serjeant [52] Bombardier [44] Captain [44] Lieutenant [33] Warrant Officer Class 2 [26] Staff Serjeant [20] Rifleman [17] Able Seaman [16] Acting Bombardier [14] Major [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Lance Serjeant [12] Company Serjeant Major [9] Worker [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Sergeant [7] Staff Nurse [7] Guardsman [6] Private Acting Serjeant [6] Private Lance Corporal [6] Acting Captain [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Drummer [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Private Acting Lance Corporal [4] Sister [4] Trooper [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [443] Labour Corps [434] Army Service Corps [400] Royal Engineers [399] London Regiment [257] Royal Garrison Artillery [212] Royal Army Medical Corps [164] Machine Gun Corps [148] Royal Fusiliers [145] Middlesex Regiment [135] Manchester Regiment [117] Rifle Brigade [107] Lancashire Fusiliers [106] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [92] Liverpool Regiment [90] King's Royal Rifle Corps [89] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [89] Cheshire Regiment [84] Hampshire Regiment [76] Essex Regiment [74] The Queen's Regiment [70] Worcestershire Regiment [70] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [65] Devonshire Regiment [64] Durham Light Infantry [64] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [63] Northumberland Fusiliers [61] Somerset Light Infantry [60] Gloucestershire Regiment [59] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58] Lincolnshire Regiment [55] Royal Army Service Corps [54] Suffolk Regiment [54] Leicestershire Regiment [53] Northamptonshire Regiment [53] Royal Berkshire Regiment [53] Royal Sussex Regiment [51] Army Veterinary Corps [48] East Lancashire Regiment [48] Norfolk Regiment [48] Bedfordshire Regiment [47] Welsh Regiment [47] East Surrey Regiment [46] North Staffordshire Regiment [46] Army Ordnance Corps [45] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [45] York and Lancaster Regiment [44] South Lancashire Regiment [42] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Canadian Infantry [40]

Service

British Army [5468] Royal Navy [567] Canadian Expeditionary Force [483] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [381] Australian Imperial Force [279] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] Other Empire Force [12] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [7361] C [3] H [2] D [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7199] Merchant Navy [105] Conscientious Objector [28]

Country

United Kingdom [150] Canada [4] Germany [1] Ireland [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Richard Brooks

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18537 Priviate Manchester Regiment 16th manchest Battalion

British Army 18537 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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William Brooks

Born 1893

Died 1937

British Army T4/042186 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/042186 Priviate rasc 103 Ambulance Brigade

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Walter Brooks

Born 1879

Died 1964

British Army 60342 Private Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 47005 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 13777 Private 51st Training Reserve Battalion

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Frederick James Brooks

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 18791 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Brooks

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army 3859 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Brooks

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 6599 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edmond Lockett Brooks

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931515 Private No. 2 Construction Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931515 Lance Corporal No. 2 Construction Battalion

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George Brooks

Born 1881

British Army 6463 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6463 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 6463 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Leslie Brooks

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army 240099 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 1865 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5

British Army 240099 Sergeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5

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Wilfred Vincent Brooks

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

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Gerald Harris Brooks

Born 1897

Died 1988

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 15th Tank Corps

British Army Acting Captain 5th Tank Corps

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Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army GS/62474 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Private to Sargent Royal Fusillers

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George Brooks

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 40389 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 15325 Private Manchester Regiment 24th Manchester Regiment

British Army 15325 private Manchester Regiment 24th Bn

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Leslie Walter Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 4th west Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Ernest Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 11847 Private British West Indies Regiment 9th Battalion

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Walter Brooks

Born 1895

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2687 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2687 Serjeant Royal Air Force

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Henry Brooks

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2187 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment 1st/7th Bn.

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James Brooks

Born 1880

Died 1926

British Army SE/8927 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army SE/8927 (Special Enlistment) Private Army Veterinary Corp

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Fred Brooks

Died 1918

British Army 52700 Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3524 Private Border Regiment

British Army 35248 Private Border Regiment 7th Bn

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