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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]

Reginald Womack Brooks

Born 1890

Died 1977

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Stanley Brooks

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2438 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2438 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 2438 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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William James Brooks

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 111782 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 244723 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Ernest George Brooks

Born 1891

Australian Imperial Force 1456 Private 12th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur James Brooks

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 16474 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16474 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ezra Brooks

Died 1916

British Army 2477 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 471645 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

British Army 471645 Rifleman (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers) 12th BN

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John Brooks

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3583 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321341 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 321341 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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George William Brooks

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 199321 Driver Royal Engineers 74th Field Company

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John Brooks

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 174202 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60534 Private Manchester Regiment 2/7th

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Joseph Brooks

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 17220 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 17220 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Bn

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Frank Smith Brooks

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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William Henry Brooks

Died 1915

British Army R/11184 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 7 Battalion

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Robert Brooks

Born 1879

Died 1960

Royal Navy 10622 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division

Royal Navy 10622 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy 10622 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Blenheim

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Ezekiah Brooks

Born 1898

British Army 7134 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter James Brooks

Born 1893

British Army 20650 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 11013 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 673716 Private Labour Corps 418th Agricultural Company

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Stanley Brooks

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 203488 Private Devonshire Regiment 'D' Coy 1st Battalion

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Sidney Frederick Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1960

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Renown

Royal Navy SS111490 Stoker 2nd class HMS Victory II

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Alfred Brooks

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 52013 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 47354 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Stanley Brooks

Born 1883

Died 1961

Royal Navy F43314 Air Craftman II Royal Navy Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243314 Private 2

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243314 Clerk 3rd Class

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John Brooks

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 23142 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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