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Crewe, Cheshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hedington. Oxfordshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire [1]

Lingfield, Surrey [1]

Linton, Herefordshire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Satara, [1]

Shavington cum Gresty, Cheshire [1]

Southport [1]

St. Helens, Lancashire [1]

Stoke On Tern Shropshire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Woodgreen, London [1]

Rank

Private [122]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Matron [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major General [2]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

79th Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

1/129th Baluchis [1]

1/129th Baluchistan [1]

1/43rd Erinpura Regiment [1]

14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1]

4/10th Baluch. Regiment [1]

48th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [192]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Indian Army [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [237]

Contribution

Military Service [235]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Crewe, Cheshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Gloucester [1] Hedington. Oxfordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kidsgrove, Staffordshire [1] Lingfield, Surrey [1] Linton, Herefordshire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Satara, [1] Shavington cum Gresty, Cheshire [1] Southport [1] St. Helens, Lancashire [1] Stoke On Tern Shropshire [1] Surrey England [1] Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Woodgreen, London [1]

Rank

Private [122] Corporal [11] Gunner [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [3] Matron [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Major General [2] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Cheshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [19] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] 79th Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 1/129th Baluchis [1] 1/129th Baluchistan [1] 1/43rd Erinpura Regiment [1] 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [1] 4/10th Baluch. Regiment [1] 48th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [192] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Indian Army [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [237]

Contribution

Military Service [235] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

James Hough Palin

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 23978 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6846 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Stephen Palin

Born 1874

Died 1952

British Army 17752 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 528057 Private Labour Corps

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George Thomas Palin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 26477 Private The Manchester Regiment 18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City)

British Army 26477 Private The Manchester Regiment 18th (Service) Battalion (3rd City)

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William Anthony Palin

Born 1874

Died 1943

British Army 2375 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Craven Palin

Born 1899

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83436

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Reuben Palin

British Army 63185 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 63185 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry Palin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109443

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Milbert John Palin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292610

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Albert Palin

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 31662 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Oscar Ernest Palin

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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George Palin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146479

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Samuel Palin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101443

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Charlton Walter Palin

Born 1894

Died 1960

Indian Army Second Lieutenant 1/129th Baluchis

Indian Army Second Lieutenant

Indian Army Captain 4/10th Baluch. Regiment

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Frederick Palin

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285289

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Frederick Noel Palin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269084

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Thomas Palin

Died 1916

British Army A/917 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/917 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Henry Palin

Died 1915

British Army 16659 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Fred Palin

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 200794 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Palin

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9814 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 9814 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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George Palin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 46594 Private Manchester Regiment

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