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Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Northwich, Cheshire [3]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2]

Bath [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Hannibal, Missouri [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Alma Plains South Australia [1]

Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Audley, Staffordshire [1]

Basingstoke England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckland St Mary, Somerset [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chedworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chorlton, Manchester [1]

Cirencester England [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Congleton, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Copeland New South Wales [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [452]

Gunner [56]

Driver [45]

Corporal [32]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

ERA 1c [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl. [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Major) [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Dorset Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [677]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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Contribution

Military Service [883]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Germany [3]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] London England [3] Northwich, Cheshire [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [2] Bath [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Hannibal, Missouri [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Peckham, London [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Stockton on Tees, Durham, England [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Willesden, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Alma Plains South Australia [1] Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire [1] Audley, Staffordshire [1] Basingstoke England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Buckland St Mary, Somerset [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chedworth, Gloucestershire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chorlton, Manchester [1] Cirencester England [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Congleton, Crewe, Cheshire [1] Copeland New South Wales [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [452] Gunner [56] Driver [45] Corporal [32] Serjeant [27] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] ERA 1c [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl. [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Acting Major) [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [62] Royal Field Artillery [56] Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] London Regiment [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Hampshire Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Grenadier Guards [12] Manchester Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Dorset Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Service

British Army [677] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [883] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Germany [3] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Albert William Painter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54883

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Ernest Edward Painter

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9658 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9658 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Painter

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104535

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Herbert F Painter

Born 1883

Died 1956

British Army DM2/190685 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick Painter

Born 1874

Royal Navy 270166

Royal Navy 270166 ERA 1c HMS Birkenhead

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Frederick Barnes Painter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94644

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Frank Aubrey Painter

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133079

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Charles G Painter

Died 1918

British Army 108698 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 108698 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Painter

Died 1916

British Army 306040 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Painter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300254

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Herbert Andrew Painter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313201

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Ernest Hart Painter

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army 30670 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 30670 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Ambrose Painter

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211141

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Robert Painter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401272

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William Alfred Paynter

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 27120 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 27120 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 6th battalion

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Ernest W. Painter

Died 1915

British Army 8680 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 8680 Acting Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 8680 Lance Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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John Painter

Died 1916

British Army 22663 Private Grenadier Guards

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Albert Ernest Painter

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 171 Tunnelling Company

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William Robert Painter

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 50166 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Edward Painter

Died 1916

British Army 86470 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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