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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

St Kilda Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Howlong New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Belper, Derbyshire [2]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cripplegate, London [2]

Cripplegate, London, Middlesex [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Esk Queensland [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport Victoria [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Richmond, Tasmania [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [864]

Gunner [94]

Driver [78]

Serjeant [71]

Sapper [68]

Corporal [53]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Corporal [29]

Captain [24]

Pioneer [23]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Major [17]

Bombardier [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Brevet Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [136]

Army Service Corps [109]

Labour Corps [102]

Royal Field Artillery [102]

London Regiment [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [56]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Grenadier Guards [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1422]

Royal Navy [179]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124]

Australian Imperial Force [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [110]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2000]

L [13]

B [4]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1970]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Exeter, Devon [4] St Kilda Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Howlong New South Wales [3] London England [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Belper, Derbyshire [2] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cripplegate, London [2] Cripplegate, London, Middlesex [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Esk Queensland [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gloucester [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport Victoria [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Richmond, Tasmania [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [864] Gunner [94] Driver [78] Serjeant [71] Sapper [68] Corporal [53] Second Lieutenant [34] Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Corporal [29] Captain [24] Pioneer [23] Acting Serjeant [18] Major [17] Bombardier [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Brevet Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [136] Army Service Corps [109] Labour Corps [102] Royal Field Artillery [102] London Regiment [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [56] Devonshire Regiment [47] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] Royal Fusiliers [36] Hampshire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [26] Rifle Brigade [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Royal Army Service Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Grenadier Guards [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1422] Royal Navy [179] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124] Australian Imperial Force [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [110] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [3] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2000] L [13] B [4] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1970] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Germany [1]

Dorothy Lilian Muir Brakspear

Born 1882

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Ew Drew-Brook

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3036862

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Thomas Bernard Drew O.b.e.

Born 1887

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

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George Victor Drew-Brook

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109316

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Thomas Geoffrey Drew Brook

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Joshua Le Drew

Born 1879

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Joshua Le Drew

Born 1879

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R B Le Drew

British Army 2094 Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment attached Infantry Brigade Headquarters

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Frederick Wilson-Drew

British Army 11032 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Le Drew

British Army 4185 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Herbert Le Drew

British Army 2633 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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George Le Drew

British Army 4413 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Ralph B Le Drew

British Army 2094 Corporal Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Sterling Le Drew

British Army 5240 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Le Drew

British Army 1936 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Ew Drew-Brook

Born 1894

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Bertram Le Drew

British Army 1837 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Greaves Drew-Brook

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 78471

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F Bickerstaffe-Drew

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