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Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

London England [5]

Armidale New South Wales [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Lismore New South Wales [4]

Barking, Essex [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bramdean, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glastonbury, Somerset [2]

Gloucester [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

90 Hotham Place, Stoke, Devonport [1]

Accrington [1]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Altringham, Cheshire [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Angmering, Sussex, England [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Ashford, London [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Barking, Essex, England [1]

Barnstaple [1]

Barton Hill, Bristol [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucester [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford England [1]

Beechamwell Norfolk [1]

Berkley, Somerset, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [615]

Gunner [93]

Driver [61]

Serjeant [44]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [42]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Captain [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Lieutenant [27]

Major [15]

Pioneer [14]

Bombardier [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Gunner [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Orderly [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Saddler [2]

Sick Berth Steward [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Royal Engineers [93]

Army Service Corps [70]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

London Regiment [50]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

Royal Fusiliers [33]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Service

British Army [1052]

Royal Navy [150]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [4]

British Indian Army [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1461]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1424]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] London England [5] Armidale New South Wales [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Lismore New South Wales [4] Barking, Essex [3] Camberwell, London [3] Eastleigh, Hampshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Bramdean, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glastonbury, Somerset [2] Gloucester [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Marylebone, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] 90 Hotham Place, Stoke, Devonport [1] Accrington [1] Acton, Middlesex [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Altringham, Cheshire [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire [1] Angmering, Sussex, England [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Ashford, London [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Barking, Essex, England [1] Barnstaple [1] Barton Hill, Bristol [1] Barton Regis, Gloucester [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford England [1] Beechamwell Norfolk [1] Berkley, Somerset, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [615] Gunner [93] Driver [61] Serjeant [44] Corporal [43] Sapper [42] Second Lieutenant [42] Captain [29] Lance Corporal [28] Lieutenant [27] Major [15] Pioneer [14] Bombardier [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Trooper [5] Acting Gunner [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Captain [3] Orderly [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sister [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Saddler [2] Sick Berth Steward [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [106] Royal Engineers [93] Army Service Corps [70] Labour Corps [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] London Regiment [50] Devonshire Regiment [38] Royal Fusiliers [33] Machine Gun Corps [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Welsh Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Essex Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Service

British Army [1052] Royal Navy [150] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [4] British Indian Army [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1461] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1424] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36] France [1] Ireland [1]

James Alexander Browning

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Dragoon Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoon Guards 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Montague Browning

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Ernest George Browning

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 7093 Corporal London Regiment 10th city of lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish) (Territorial Force)

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Reginald Thomas Browning

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 709 Private 36th Battalion

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Claud Alwyn Browning

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2657 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division 1st Battalion

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Charles Hunter Browning

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artilllery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 28th Brigade

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Francis Henry Browning

Born 1868

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Sub-Commandant Irish Volunteer Training Corps 1st Dublin Battalion

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Richard Josias Browning

Born 1883

Died 1963

Australian Imperial Force 10889

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Thomas Browning

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 9698 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 9698 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Leicester Benjamin William Walter E H Browning

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 29819 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Royal Horse Artillery 31st Bde. H.Q.

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George Browning

Born 1859

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Frederick William Browning

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army SD/4200 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army SD/4200 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Stanley Robert Browning

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 814

Australian Imperial Force 814 Private 25 Battalion "D" Company

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Henry A C Browning

Born 1894

Died 1978

British Army 77175 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Browning

Born 1887

Died 1953

British Army 23754 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 27135 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 27135 Private

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Samuel Louie Browning

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4877 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532186 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532186 Private London Regiment Posted 2/6th London Regiment

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Guy Arnott Browning

Born 1876

Died 1916

Royal Navy Chaplain HMS Vanguard

Royal Navy Chaplain and Naval Instructor HMS Indefatigable

Royal Navy Chaplain and Naval Instructor HMS Exmouth

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Harold Osborne Browning

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 222 Trooper Australian Light Horse 4th Battlion

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Hubert Emanuel Browning

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army M2/077158 Private Army Service Corps M.T.

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Arthur Browning

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131507

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