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Brown, CA

(1890 - 1918)

Captain

Royal Engineers

Clive was born in Lanark, Scotland, on June 26th 1890, the son of George Brown, who was originally from Hull, but at that point working…

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Brown, KA

(1896 - 1918)

Captain

1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

Keith was born on 3rd May 1896 in Dulwich, the second son of George Brown and his wife Alice, and followed in the footsteps of…

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Brown, PGM

(1896 - 1915)

Rifleman

5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

Born 15th October 1896, Philip was the only son of solicitor Frederick Brown and his wife Emily, and grew up in Sydenham. Despite being an…

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Browning, GA

(1876 - 1916)

Chaplain Naval Instructor

Royal Navy

Guy was born on December 15th 1876, the third son of Royal Navy Captain George Browning and his wife Mary. He came to Dulwich from…

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Buckingham, JD

(1894 - 1917)

Lance Corporal

19th (Public Schools) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

Born on September 10th 1894, John was the sixth and youngest child of milliner Henry Buckingham and his wife Annie, he was however the only…

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Burmester, CM

(1875 - 1918)

Captain

South Wales Borderers

Charles was born on October 23rd 1875, the son of Walter & Florence Burmester; he very much came from a military family - with his…

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Burnett, EFD

(1886 - 1916)

Sergeant

29th (Vancouver) Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Born on October 27th 1886, Eric was the second child of banker Frederick Burnett and his wife Ellen. After spending six years at the College…

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Burton, AHW

(1892 - 1916)

Captain

7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment

Alfred was born on August 20th 1892, the third son, and sixth child, of Lincolnshire landowner William Burton and his wife Georgiana. During his time…

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Bussey, F

(1891 - 1917)

Captain

Royal Engineers

Frank was born in Queensland, Australia, on 7th September 1891, the eldest child of English couple Sidney and Ethel Bussey. Within five years the family…

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Cable, JS

(1884 - 1918)

Lieutenant

Royal Garrison Artillery

Born on June 5th 1884, James was the eldest son of architect James McCurrey Cable and his wife Anna, and preceded both his younger brothers…

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