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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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People [237] Stories Communities

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]

Philip Charles Palin

Born 1864

Died 1937

British Army Major General Indian Army

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel, Brevet Colonel, Temporary Brigadier General 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs

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Elizabeth Palin

Royal Navy G1395

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James Palin

Born 1872

British Army 30657 Private Manchester Regiment

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Cyril Otto Palin

Born 1892

Royal Navy J53416

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John Palin

Born 1897

Royal Navy R/ 1768 Royal Naval Division

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Edwin Ellison Palin

Born 1884

Royal Navy 205572

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Joseph Palin

Born 1898

Royal Navy K36792

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John Palin

Born 1883

Royal Navy M10091

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Bertram John Palin

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 183102

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A H Palin

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104485

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George Craven Palin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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George Palin

Born 1870

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Helen Grace Palin

Born 1871

British Army Matron Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Alfred Graham Palin

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Harry Palin

Born 1892

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William Joseph Henry Palin

Born 1877

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73221

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Joseph Palin

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 243065

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Francis J Palin

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 25754

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Cecil G Palin

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 74096

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Samuel Palin

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 216335

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