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King's Cliffe, Northants [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Avenel Victoria [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

New Holland, Lincolnshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rillington, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aldinga South Australia [1]

Ashington, England [1]

Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Bar Fen, Withern, nr Louth [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Barnoldswick.Yorkshire [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Broughton Victoria [1]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Colne, Yorkshire [1]

Cork [1]

Rank

Private [627]

Gunner [75]

Driver [64]

Corporal [62]

Sapper [39]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [10]

Major [8]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Capain [1]

Carpenter's Mate [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97]

Labour Corps [89]

Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Engineers [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [48]

Lincolnshire Regiment [32]

London Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

East Lancashire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [976]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83]

Royal Navy [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1271]

D [6]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1253]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

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King's Cliffe, Northants [4] Burnley, Lancashire [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Avenel Victoria [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Knighton, Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] New Holland, Lincolnshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Rillington, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aldinga South Australia [1] Ashington, England [1] Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Bar Fen, Withern, nr Louth [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Barnoldswick.Yorkshire [1] Blakeney, Norfolk [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Broughton Victoria [1] Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Colne, Yorkshire [1] Cork [1]

Rank

Private [627] Gunner [75] Driver [64] Corporal [62] Sapper [39] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [13] Captain [12] Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [10] Major [8] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Capain [1] Carpenter's Mate [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97] Labour Corps [89] Army Service Corps [77] Royal Engineers [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [48] Lincolnshire Regiment [32] London Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Manchester Regiment [23] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Liverpool Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] East Lancashire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [976] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [83] Royal Navy [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [1271] D [6] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1253] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Stanley Broughton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 373 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 352178 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2/2 east Battalion

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Albert Victor Broughton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army L/9225 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9225 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/9225 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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James Broughton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1772 Private South Lancashire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 17727 Private South Lancashire 9th Battalion

British Army 17727 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Chamier Broughton

Born 1858

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Frederick Broughton

Born 1880

Died 1964

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps.

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William Broughton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2455 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 2455 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred William Delves Broughton

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Capain Royal Marine Light Infantry

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William Henry Broughton

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army TR8/6349 Private Training Reserve 12th Battalion

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Richard Broughton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 36135 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 36135 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 36135 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William R Broughton

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 1886 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42817 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Thomas Broughton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 51510 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery Z/5th Trench Mortar Battery

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John Thomas Broughton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92793

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John Broughton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26642

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Walter Broughton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12990 Private South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 12990 South Lancashire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 12990 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Broughton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66472

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Charles Henry Broughton

Born 1870

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 56498 Private New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve)

Royal Navy 132583 Boy 2nd Class

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William Broughton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161981

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Herbert William Sylvester Kay Broughton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37585

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George Broughton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146318

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John William Broughton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107559

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