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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]

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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]

Wilfred James Brooke

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Mona Brooks-Anderson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19141

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John William George Brooks-Effard

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766342

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Frank Alias Francois Constan Brooks Alias Goossens

Born 1896

Royal Navy 19247 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Henry Stanley Everitt Brook Or Brooks

Born 1898

Royal Navy 20684 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Close-Brooks

British Army Special Reserve/Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Temporary Captain Special Reserve/Manchester Regiment

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Nillia Brooks

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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S C V Woodcock

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Nellie Thomson Now Brooks

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

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