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Sydney New South Wales [25]

Melbourne Victoria [21]

London England [13]

Norwich, Norfolk [12]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Launceston Tasmania [7]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Northcote Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Armidale New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cork [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Armadale Victoria [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Brasted, Kent [2]

Bristol England [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Caulfield Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Chatswood New South Wales [2]

Dalveen Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Goole [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

NSW New South Wales [2]

Nottingham [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Petersburg South Australia [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

South Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Taroom Queensland [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Wexford [2]

Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [772]

Second Lieutenant [117]

Captain [115]

Lieutenant [115]

Corporal [96]

Gunner [85]

Major [67]

Serjeant [52]

Driver [45]

Sapper [41]

Lieutenant Colonel [29]

Lance Corporal [23]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Colonel [12]

Bombardier [11]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Rifleman [10]

Temporary Captain [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Commander [7]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [6]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Major [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Pioneer [5]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Chaplain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Army Service Corps [120]

Royal Field Artillery [120]

Royal Army Medical Corps [96]

Royal Engineers [89]

Labour Corps [74]

London Regiment [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

Norfolk Regiment [50]

Royal Army Service Corps [34]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Essex Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Royal Irish Rifles [27]

Royal Irish Regiment [25]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Suffolk Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19]

Royal Air Force [18]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [18]

Staff [18]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [17]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Irish Guards [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Connaught Rangers [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Coldstream Guards [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Indian Defence Force [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Army Medical Service [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1579]

Australian Imperial Force [252]

Royal Navy [172]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [147]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

B [2410]

C [14]

G [14]

M [9]

W [9]

S [5]

H [3]

O [3]

I [2]

P [2]

D [1]

E [1]

J [1]

L [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2395]

Merchant Navy [60]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Ireland [3]

Barbados [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [25] Melbourne Victoria [21] London England [13] Norwich, Norfolk [12] London, Middlesex, England [10] Launceston Tasmania [7] Hobart Tasmania [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Northcote Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Armidale New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cork [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Armadale Victoria [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Brasted, Kent [2] Bristol England [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Caulfield Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Chatswood New South Wales [2] Dalveen Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Goole [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] NSW New South Wales [2] Nottingham [2] Peckham, London [2] Petersburg South Australia [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] South Walsham, Norfolk [2] Taroom Queensland [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Wexford [2] Aghada, Cork [1]

Rank

Private [772] Second Lieutenant [117] Captain [115] Lieutenant [115] Corporal [96] Gunner [85] Major [67] Serjeant [52] Driver [45] Sapper [41] Lieutenant Colonel [29] Lance Corporal [23] Acting Serjeant [20] Colonel [12] Bombardier [11] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [10] Rifleman [10] Temporary Captain [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Corporal [7] Commander [7] Lieutenant Acting Captain [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [6] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Major [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Pioneer [5] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Worker [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Brigadier General [4] Chaplain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Brevet Major [3] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [3] Nursing Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Major [3]

Unit

Army Service Corps [120] Royal Field Artillery [120] Royal Army Medical Corps [96] Royal Engineers [89] Labour Corps [74] London Regiment [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] Norfolk Regiment [50] Royal Army Service Corps [34] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Fusiliers [31] Essex Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [29] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [28] Rifle Brigade [27] Royal Irish Rifles [27] Royal Irish Regiment [25] Liverpool Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [20] Suffolk Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19] Royal Air Force [18] Royal Irish Fusiliers [18] Staff [18] Royal Munster Fusiliers [17] The Queen's Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [15] Irish Guards [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Connaught Rangers [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Coldstream Guards [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Indian Defence Force [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Army Medical Service [9] Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1579] Australian Imperial Force [252] Royal Navy [172] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] Canadian Expeditionary Force [147] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [69] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [4]

Last name first letter

B [2410] C [14] G [14] M [9] W [9] S [5] H [3] O [3] I [2] P [2] D [1] E [1] J [1] L [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2395] Merchant Navy [60] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Ireland [3] Barbados [1] Jersey [1]

William Browne

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300450

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James Henry Browne

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188912

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John Francis Theodore Browne

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138068

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Richard Browne

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92780

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William Percival Browne

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203253

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Robert Browne

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98023

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Richard Cyril Browne

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88435

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Ernest Browne

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50486

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Claude Browne

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53662

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Augustus Warwick Browne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28581

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Victor Craig Browne

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307066

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Frank Browne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248667

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Ralph Edwin Browne

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10/528 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10/528 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Bn.

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Ernest Frederick Browne

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2142 Suffolk Regiment

British Army 43399 Corporal Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Samuel Browne

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17315 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 17315 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 18th Battalion

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Hedley Goldsmith Browne

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 28090 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Motor Cyclist Despatch Rider Royal Engineers

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Ernest Robert Browne

Born 1884

Died 1919

Royal Navy WSA 2007 Skipper Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter, "Cromoma"

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Charles Eric Wyndham Browne

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Henry Browne

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy PO/6049 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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John Stanton Browne

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263399

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