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Southampton, Hampshire [10]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [9]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Whitechapel, London [2]

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Boldre, Hampshire [1]

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Carlisle England [1]

Chesterfield England [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

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Ditto, Maidstone, Kent [1]

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Kingwood, Hampshire [1]

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Leigh-On-Sea England [1]

London England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marchwood, Hampshire, England [1]

Mullingar, West Meath [1]

Mungallala Queensland [1]

Mungindi New South Wales [1]

Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [233]

Gunner [29]

Driver [21]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [13]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bandsman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

private [1]

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Hampshire Regiment [37]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [26]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [22]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Postal Service Royal Engineers [2]

Service

British Army [345]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [483]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [457]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [10] Southampton, Hampshire, England [9] Brisbane Queensland [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mile End, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Whitechapel, London [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Bartley, Hampshire, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boldre, Hampshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bramcote, Nottinghamshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Brookville, Norfolk, England [1] Burlescombe, Somerset [1] Burley, Hampshire [1] Carlisle England [1] Chesterfield England [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Devon [1] Ditto, Maidstone, Kent [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1] Isle Brewers, Somerset [1] Kingwood, Hampshire [1] Lauder, Berwickshire [1] Leigh-On-Sea England [1] London England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marchwood, Hampshire, England [1] Mullingar, West Meath [1] Mungallala Queensland [1] Mungindi New South Wales [1] Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth [1]

Rank

Private [233] Gunner [29] Driver [21] Corporal [14] Sapper [13] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bandsman [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Saddler [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2 [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1] private [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [37] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [26] Labour Corps [25] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [22] Devonshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Postal Service Royal Engineers [2]

Service

British Army [345] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [483] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [457] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frederick John Robert Broomfield

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 3/7868 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 3/7868 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Broomfield

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Field Artillery 49th Battery, 12th Artillery Brigade

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Field Artillery 5th Battery Reserve Brigade

Canadian Expeditionary Force private Canadian Field Artillery E Battery, Canadian Anti-Aircraft

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Joseph Charles Broomfield

Born 1895

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300886

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Alexander Henry Frederick Broomfield

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army 29567 Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 14th Battalion

British Army 47283 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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Frederick George Broomfield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34311

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Percy Blofield Broomfield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30744

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Henry William Charles Broomfield

Born 1900

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine. HMHS Galway Castle

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George Broomfield

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy 237502 Leading Seaman HMS Hyderabad

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William Robert Broomfield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267346

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Wilson Broomfield

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K2521 Stoker

Royal Navy K2521 Stoker 1st Class HMS "Nubian"

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Percy T Broomfield

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 831 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Ernest John Broomfield

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247105

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Arthur Allen Broomfield

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army Captain 5th Tank Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 5 Battalion attached 2 Battalion

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Frank Broomfield

Died 1920

British Army 160974 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Frederick Broomfield

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1624 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 2nd Btn

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William Robert Broomfield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65023

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Frederick Harry Broomfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71793

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Percy Broomfield

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252311

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Bertram Douglas Broomfield

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 7073 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 37338 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Broomfield

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy EB 318 Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 318/EB Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Cyclops

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