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Bristol, Gloucestershire [23]

Sydney New South Wales [18]

Melbourne Victoria [16]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [11]

London England [10]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Farnham, Surrey [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Saint Ives, Cornwall [5]

Ashford New South Wales [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Sussex England [4]

Tamworth New South Wales [4]

Bletchingley,Godstone,Surrey. [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [3]

Camborne, Cornwall [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Cowra New South Wales [3]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

Port Lincoln South Australia [3]

Yarraville Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Ballina New South Wales [2]

Bath England [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Bedford [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Broadwater New South Wales [2]

Delamere South Australia [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Godstone, Surrey [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Kent England [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Lingfield, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1484]

Gunner [163]

Corporal [144]

Driver [142]

Serjeant [125]

Sapper [118]

Lance Corporal [65]

Second Lieutenant [61]

Acting Corporal [28]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Serjeant [25]

Captain [24]

Bombardier [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Major [13]

Rifleman [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Worker [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Sergeant Major [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Conductor [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Boatswain [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [214]

Army Service Corps [209]

Royal Field Artillery [192]

Labour Corps [180]

London Regiment [116]

Royal Garrison Artillery [93]

Gloucestershire Regiment [75]

Machine Gun Corps [67]

Royal Army Medical Corps [65]

Middlesex Regiment [63]

Devonshire Regiment [53]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Somerset Light Infantry [53]

Hampshire Regiment [48]

The Queen's Regiment [48]

Royal Sussex Regiment [46]

Welsh Regiment [41]

Essex Regiment [40]

Rifle Brigade [39]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [34]

Bedfordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [33]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [31]

Suffolk Regiment [31]

Worcestershire Regiment [30]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

Wiltshire Regiment [28]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Army Veterinary Corps [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Royal Horse Artillery [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2396]

Royal Navy [280]

Australian Imperial Force [220]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [197]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [3]

British Indian Army [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3363]

L [1]

S [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3294]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [23] Sydney New South Wales [18] Melbourne Victoria [16] Portsmouth, Hampshire [11] London England [10] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] London, Middlesex, England [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Bendigo Victoria [6] Battersea, London [5] Farnham, Surrey [5] London, Middlesex [5] Saint Ives, Cornwall [5] Ashford New South Wales [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Paddington, London [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Sussex England [4] Tamworth New South Wales [4] Bletchingley,Godstone,Surrey. [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Burgess Hill, Sussex [3] Camborne, Cornwall [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Cowra New South Wales [3] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3] Islington, London [3] Port Lincoln South Australia [3] Yarraville Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Ballina New South Wales [2] Bath England [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Bedford [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bristol [2] Bristol England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Broadwater New South Wales [2] Delamere South Australia [2] Deptford, London [2] Godstone, Surrey [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Kent England [2] Lewisham, London [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Lingfield, Surrey [2]

Rank

Private [1484] Gunner [163] Corporal [144] Driver [142] Serjeant [125] Sapper [118] Lance Corporal [65] Second Lieutenant [61] Acting Corporal [28] Pioneer [28] Acting Serjeant [25] Captain [24] Bombardier [23] Lieutenant [20] Major [13] Rifleman [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Staff Serjeant [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Worker [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Sergeant Major [5] Deck Hand [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Petty Officer [4] Serjeant Major [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Conductor [3] Leading Stoker [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Boatswain [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [214] Army Service Corps [209] Royal Field Artillery [192] Labour Corps [180] London Regiment [116] Royal Garrison Artillery [93] Gloucestershire Regiment [75] Machine Gun Corps [67] Royal Army Medical Corps [65] Middlesex Regiment [63] Devonshire Regiment [53] Royal Fusiliers [53] Somerset Light Infantry [53] Hampshire Regiment [48] The Queen's Regiment [48] Royal Sussex Regiment [46] Welsh Regiment [41] Essex Regiment [40] Rifle Brigade [39] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [34] Bedfordshire Regiment [33] Royal Berkshire Regiment [33] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [31] Suffolk Regiment [31] Worcestershire Regiment [30] Durham Light Infantry [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] Wiltshire Regiment [28] Royal Naval Division [26] Army Veterinary Corps [25] Army Ordnance Corps [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [22] East Kent Regiment [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Royal Horse Artillery [18] Manchester Regiment [17] South Wales Borderers [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [12] Grenadier Guards [12] Liverpool Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2396] Royal Navy [280] Australian Imperial Force [220] Canadian Expeditionary Force [197] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [170] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [45] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [3] British Indian Army [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [3363] L [1] S [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3294] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Canada [1] United States [1]

George Ernest Bryant

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43511

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Ernest Davey Bryant

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266835

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William John Bryant

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 14998 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/14998 Lance Corporal HMS Goliath Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Albert Bryant

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286744

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Thomas Bryant

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61247

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Henry James Bryant

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114636

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Robert Taylor Bryant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302381

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Hubert Bryant

Born 1894

Died 1952

Royal Navy M6762

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Frank Albert Bryant

Born 1885

British Army TR/10/37105 Private Training Reserve training reserve 98th Battalion

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William Bryant

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58029

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Arthur Charles Bryant

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167261

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William Edward Bryant

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291168

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Thomas George Bryant

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 45015 Private Royal Defence Corps

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William John Bryant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62364

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Charlie Bryant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109015

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William Franklin Bryant

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193112

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Richard William Bryant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64677

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Harry Watts Bryant

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141752

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Ernest Bryant

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279604

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Percy Bryant

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46467

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