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Sydney New South Wales [31]

London England [25]

London, Middlesex, England [24]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [23]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [20]

London, Middlesex [17]

Plymouth, Devon [13]

Geelong Victoria [12]

Norwich, Norfolk [11]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Bath, Somerset [9]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Bundaberg Queensland [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Islington, London [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Bridgwater, Somerset [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6]

Hackney, London [6]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Bermondsey, London [5]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Nottingham [5]

Plymouth, Devon, England [5]

Alton, Hampshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Birmingham [4]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [4]

Colby, Norfolk [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Dubbo New South Wales [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Rockhampton Queensland [4]

Woolwich, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4261]

Gunner [478]

Corporal [376]

Driver [342]

Serjeant [334]

Sapper [256]

Lance Corporal [182]

Second Lieutenant [174]

Lieutenant [150]

Captain [132]

Acting Corporal [79]

Pioneer [73]

Acting Serjeant [52]

Bombardier [50]

Major [44]

Lieutenant Colonel [30]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [29]

Lance Serjeant [27]

Staff Serjeant [26]

Rifleman [21]

Acting Bombardier [20]

Able Seaman [16]

Worker [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Temporary Captain [12]

Trooper [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Shoeing Smith [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [8]

Sergeant [8]

Temporary Lieutenant [8]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Leading Seaman [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Commander [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [4]

Drummer [4]

Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [554]

Royal Field Artillery [532]

Labour Corps [501]

Army Service Corps [472]

London Regiment [326]

Royal Garrison Artillery [300]

Royal Army Medical Corps [222]

Machine Gun Corps [187]

Royal Fusiliers [176]

Middlesex Regiment [148]

Devonshire Regiment [122]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [119]

Norfolk Regiment [113]

Hampshire Regiment [108]

Gloucestershire Regiment [107]

Northumberland Fusiliers [101]

Essex Regiment [100]

The Queen's Regiment [100]

Leicestershire Regiment [97]

Rifle Brigade [97]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [95]

Northamptonshire Regiment [92]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [92]

Suffolk Regiment [91]

Somerset Light Infantry [89]

Welsh Regiment [84]

Durham Light Infantry [83]

Royal West Kent Regiment [81]

Worcestershire Regiment [81]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [80]

Royal Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Defence Corps [73]

Manchester Regiment [69]

Bedfordshire Regiment [67]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [64]

East Surrey Regiment [64]

Liverpool Regiment [63]

Royal Naval Division [63]

East Kent Regiment [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Lincolnshire Regiment [60]

Yorkshire Regiment [60]

Wiltshire Regiment [58]

Royal Sussex Regiment [56]

Lancashire Fusiliers [52]

Army Ordnance Corps [51]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [51]

West Yorkshire Regiment [47]

Canadian Infantry [46]

Service

British Army [6706]

Royal Navy [775]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [569]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [502]

Australian Imperial Force [383]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

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O [7]

F [4]

S [3]

D [2]

L [2]

A [1]

C [1]

G [1]

K [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9046]

Merchant Navy [162]

Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [206]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

China [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [31] London England [25] London, Middlesex, England [24] Portsmouth, Hampshire [23] Birmingham, Warwickshire [20] London, Middlesex [17] Plymouth, Devon [13] Geelong Victoria [12] Norwich, Norfolk [11] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Bath, Somerset [9] West Ham, Essex [9] Bundaberg Queensland [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Devonport, Devon [7] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Islington, London [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Bridgwater, Somerset [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [6] Hackney, London [6] Hull, Yorkshire, England [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Bermondsey, London [5] Bristol, Somerset [5] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [5] Dover, Kent [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Nottingham [5] Plymouth, Devon, England [5] Alton, Hampshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [4] Battersea, London [4] Birmingham [4] Cardiff, Glamorgan [4] Colby, Norfolk [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Deptford, London [4] Dubbo New South Wales [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Rockhampton Queensland [4] Woolwich, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Bishop Auckland, Durham [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4261] Gunner [478] Corporal [376] Driver [342] Serjeant [334] Sapper [256] Lance Corporal [182] Second Lieutenant [174] Lieutenant [150] Captain [132] Acting Corporal [79] Pioneer [73] Acting Serjeant [52] Bombardier [50] Major [44] Lieutenant Colonel [30] Warrant Officer Class 2 [29] Lance Serjeant [27] Staff Serjeant [26] Rifleman [21] Acting Bombardier [20] Able Seaman [16] Worker [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Stoker 1st Class [12] Temporary Captain [12] Trooper [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11] Colour Serjeant [11] Shoeing Smith [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [8] Sergeant [8] Temporary Lieutenant [8] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [6] Leading Seaman [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Commander [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Corporal Acting Serjeant [4] Drummer [4] Guardsman [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [554] Royal Field Artillery [532] Labour Corps [501] Army Service Corps [472] London Regiment [326] Royal Garrison Artillery [300] Royal Army Medical Corps [222] Machine Gun Corps [187] Royal Fusiliers [176] Middlesex Regiment [148] Devonshire Regiment [122] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [119] Norfolk Regiment [113] Hampshire Regiment [108] Gloucestershire Regiment [107] Northumberland Fusiliers [101] Essex Regiment [100] The Queen's Regiment [100] Leicestershire Regiment [97] Rifle Brigade [97] King's Royal Rifle Corps [95] Northamptonshire Regiment [92] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [92] Suffolk Regiment [91] Somerset Light Infantry [89] Welsh Regiment [84] Durham Light Infantry [83] Royal West Kent Regiment [81] Worcestershire Regiment [81] Royal Berkshire Regiment [80] Royal Army Service Corps [79] Royal Defence Corps [73] Manchester Regiment [69] Bedfordshire Regiment [67] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [64] East Surrey Regiment [64] Liverpool Regiment [63] Royal Naval Division [63] East Kent Regiment [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Lincolnshire Regiment [60] Yorkshire Regiment [60] Wiltshire Regiment [58] Royal Sussex Regiment [56] Lancashire Fusiliers [52] Army Ordnance Corps [51] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [51] West Yorkshire Regiment [47] Canadian Infantry [46]

Service

British Army [6706] Royal Navy [775] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [569] Canadian Expeditionary Force [502] Australian Imperial Force [383] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [132] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [3] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [9253] O [7] F [4] S [3] D [2] L [2] A [1] C [1] G [1] K [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9046] Merchant Navy [162] Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [206] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] China [1] New Zealand [1]

A G Palmer

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 014231 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 014231 Private Army Vetinary Corp

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John Arthur Stuart Palmer

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 343rd Siege Battery

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Walter William Palmer

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 18942 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 18942 Private Grenadier Guards 3rd Coy. 4th Bn.

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Arthur Palmer

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 34032 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 1575 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 1548 Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Cecil Dundas Palmer

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 351842 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport.

British Army M/351842 Private Army Service Corps

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Ambrose Henry Palmer

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army Surgeon Captain Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Surgeon Major Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Samuel Francis Palmer

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 31890 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 30707 Private Devonshire Regiment 8 Batt

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David Palmer

Born 1869

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145252

British Army 2603 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145252

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Robert Henry Palmer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8983 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 8983 Sergeant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Palmer

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 21797 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn.

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Ernest Palmer

Born 1876

Died 1954

British Army T4/038346 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/038346 Driver Army Service Corps

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John Willis Palmer

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 67553 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67553 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Gilbert Gladstone Palmer

Born 1883

Died 1969

British Army 1142 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Hampshire Regiment

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Harry Howard Palmer

Born 1883

Died 1926

British Army EMT 44712 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army EMT/44712 Private RASC

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289549

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George Palmer

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 6280 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Edward Palmer

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 14403 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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James William Palmer

Born 1889

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22281 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Vernon Palmer

Born 1871

Died 1940

British Army 58391 Private Essex Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 58391 Private Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Herbert Henry Palmer

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654201

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654201 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47th Westminster B.C. Regiment

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Wilfrid Osborn Palmer

Born 1892

Died 1942

British Army 19486 Sejeant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army Acting Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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