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Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Folkestone, Kent [5]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Mundulla South Australia [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Crediton, Devon [3]

London England [3]

New Brompton, Kent [3]

Rainham, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Catcott, Somerset [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Ospringe, Kent [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Barton Regis [1]

Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Broadoak, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Clapham, Wandsworth, London [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Dromana Victoria [1]

Dudbridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

East Battersea, London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Elliston South Australia [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fishponds, Bristol [1]

Frampton Gloucestershire [1]

Goolwa South Australia [1]

Goolwa Western Australia [1]

Halesowen, Worcestershire, England [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

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Private [305]

Gunner [48]

Driver [44]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [27]

Lance Corporal [20]

Sapper [20]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Squadron Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Sergeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Admiral [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [42]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

London Regiment [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [538]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [730]

Contribution

Military Service [722]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Folkestone, Kent [5] Hobart Tasmania [5] Mundulla South Australia [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Crediton, Devon [3] London England [3] New Brompton, Kent [3] Rainham, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Catcott, Somerset [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Ospringe, Kent [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Barton Regis [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol England [1] Broadoak, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Clapham, Wandsworth, London [1] Deal, Kent [1] Dromana Victoria [1] Dudbridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] East Battersea, London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Elliston South Australia [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fishponds, Bristol [1] Frampton Gloucestershire [1] Goolwa South Australia [1] Goolwa Western Australia [1] Halesowen, Worcestershire, England [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [305] Gunner [48] Driver [44] Serjeant [33] Corporal [27] Lance Corporal [20] Sapper [20] Acting Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Squadron Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Sergeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Admiral [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy II [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [51] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [42] Labour Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] London Regiment [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Machine Gun Corps [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [538] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [730]

Contribution

Military Service [722] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [1] Canada [1]

George Henry Packer

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687536

Canadian Expeditionary Force 687536 Private Canadian Infantry British Columbia Regiment 72nd Battalion

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Cecil Packer

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12179 Private Coldstream Guards

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Percy Frederick Packer

Born 1890

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 1358 Private 5th Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1358 Private 5th Light Horse Regiment

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Herbert Packer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 18367 Private Coldstream Guards 5th Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Packer

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army G/555 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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William Stanley Ford Packer

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 33089 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33089 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Metcalf Packer

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 8187 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 63648 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 70th Battery

British Army 63648 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 156 Brigade

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William Packer

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1479 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/1479/S Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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Henry Ernest Packer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122188

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James Langridge Packer

Born 1902

Died 1982

Royal Navy J88141 Boy 2nd Class H.M.S. Ganges

Royal Navy J88141 H.M.S. Constance

Royal Navy J88141 Signal Boy H.M.S. Conqueror

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Edward James Packer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194148

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Charles Percival Packer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161929

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Charles Henry Packer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24883 Private Grenadier Guards

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Frederick John Packer

Born 1894

British Army 11154 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 11154 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Hubert Henry Packer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122750

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Francis George Packer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87277

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Jasper Packer

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 3171 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Leonard Packer

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 163739 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Packer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114108

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Maurice Edwin John Packer

Born 1896

Died 1993

British Army 2012 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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