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Penrith, Cumberland [145]

Penrith, Cumberland, England [18]

Penrith Cumberland [6]

Penrith,Cumberland [2]

Blue Bell Lane, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Calthwaite, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Cumberland Penrith [1]

Cumberland Penrith Westmorland. [1]

Friar Street, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Hunsonby, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Penrith, Cumberland, [1]

Penrith,Cumberland. [1]

Penruddock, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Stainton, Dacre, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Commander Retired [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Serjeant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

V.A.D Nurse [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

HMS Chester [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [75]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

British Army [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24]

B [23]

H [17]

T [14]

D [13]

P [12]

R [12]

W [11]

A [10]

M [9]

C [6]

J [5]

L [5]

G [4]

N [4]

E [3]

K [3]

F [2]

O [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160]

Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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People [181] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penrith, Cumberland [145] Penrith, Cumberland, England [18] Penrith Cumberland [6] Penrith,Cumberland [2] Blue Bell Lane, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Calthwaite, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Cumberland Penrith [1] Cumberland Penrith Westmorland. [1] Friar Street, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Hunsonby, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Penrith, Cumberland, [1] Penrith,Cumberland. [1] Penruddock, Penrith, Cumberland [1] Stainton, Dacre, Penrith, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [21] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Commander Retired [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Serjeant [1] Trumpeter [1] V.A.D Nurse [1]

Unit

Border Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Coldstream Guards [1] HMS Chester [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] No 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

Royal Navy [75] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] British Army [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [24] B [23] H [17] T [14] D [13] P [12] R [12] W [11] A [10] M [9] C [6] J [5] L [5] G [4] N [4] E [3] K [3] F [2] O [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [160] Merchant Navy [18]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Alfred Edward Pearson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247879

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Donald Godrid Campbell Thomson

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd battalion

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John Sinkinson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 26467 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Garnett Lee

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3086 Private London Regiment

British Army 470766 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Sarah Jane Armstrong

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force V.A.D Nurse British Red Cross Cairo

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James Sisson

Born 1879

British Army 112 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 112 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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Thomas Thompson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303742

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Thomas Robinson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404293

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James Atkinson

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311140

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William Parmley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 200928 Private Border Regiment

British Army 2271 Private Border Regiment 2/4 Battalion (attached to Oxford & Bucks LI)

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Arthur Toppin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107200

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Stanley Kidd

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181651

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Arthur Smith

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30733

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Phillip Rogerson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140899

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Charles Wilkinson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206607

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Thomas William Thirlwall

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209430

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Frank Savage

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237034

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Frederick Marrs

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250989

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Robert Askins

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264446

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Stanley John Lynn

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306616

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