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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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Contribution

Military Service [169]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [170] Stories Communities

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]

Ellis Paley

British Army 201953 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 616285 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Paley

British Army 1951 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Stanley Paley

British Army 1136 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 459165 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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George Paley

British Army 30770 Private Border Regiment

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George B Paley

British Army 202589 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 142999 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alan Thomas Paley

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Colonel Rifle Brigade

British Army Brigadier General Rifle Brigade

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Katherine Helena Paley

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] Royaumont, France

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A T Paley

British Army Major Rifle Brigade/ General Headquarters Staff

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A T Paley

British Army Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

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A T Paley

British Army Major Staff

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