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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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Place of birth

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]

William Browning

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 298889 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Caroline Grimshaw

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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