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Sydney New South Wales [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Shipley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Shipley, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Skipton, Yorkshire [1]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Southborough, Kent [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Driver [10]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Sapper [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade/ Staff [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Graduate Battalion [1]

Headquarters Staff [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Unattached List [1]

Infantry Brigade Headquarters [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Labour Corps ex Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [140]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

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P [170]

Contribution

Military Service [169]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [2] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Crofton, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Shipley, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Shipley, Yorkshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Skipton, Yorkshire [1] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Southborough, Kent [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [88] Driver [10] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Sapper [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Captain [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Durham Light Infantry [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade/ Staff [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Graduate Battalion [1] Headquarters Staff [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Unattached List [1] Infantry Brigade Headquarters [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps ex Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Labour Corps ex Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [140] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [170]

Contribution

Military Service [169]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Edward Paley

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy J56902

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Harry Lofthouse Paley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 5429 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7636 Private London Regiment 13th (County of London) Battalion (Princess Louise's Kensington)

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Percy Paley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13/773 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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John Robert Paley

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5432 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas William Paley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205987

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Lawrence Paley

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 17/237 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17/237 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Paley

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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Walter Paley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 205927 Private Labour Corps 477th Agricultural Coy

British Army 71369 Private Training Reserve 87th

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John James Paley

Died 1917

British Army 970 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 780082 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 780082 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Paley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 53610 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert Paley

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 12462 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 12462 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Paley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army R/15934 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/15934 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas A Paley

Died 1916

British Army 81547 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Gilmour Paley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182882

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William Paley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19859

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William Paley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260918

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James Paley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275803

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Francis Paley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 90458 Driver Royal Engineers

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Fred Paley

Died 1917

British Army 9542 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 41440 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Benjamin J Paley

Died 1915

British Army 2088 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2088 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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