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Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Deptford, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Radstock, Somerset [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [2]

Surrey England [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire [1]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Abram, Lincs [1]

Alford, Somerset [1]

Amport, Andover, Hampshire [1]

Avonmouth, Gloucestershire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barry, Glamorganshire [1]

Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brooke, Norfolk [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camerton, Somerset [1]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1]

Corsley, Wiltshire [1]

Cross Key, Monmouthshire [1]

Foxley, Norfolk [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Haggerston, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hellington, Norfolk [1]

Hertfordshire, England [1]

Huntingdon England [1]

Keswick Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [277]

Gunner [30]

Sapper [29]

Corporal [27]

Driver [27]

Lance Corporal [16]

Serjeant [14]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Alias Driver [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Ship's Cook [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [55]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Army Service Corps [23]

London Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [12]

Monmouthshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [441]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [592]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [578]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

New Zealand [2]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Croydon, Surrey [4] Deptford, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Andover, Hampshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Radstock, Somerset [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [2] Surrey England [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire [1] Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Abram, Lincs [1] Alford, Somerset [1] Amport, Andover, Hampshire [1] Avonmouth, Gloucestershire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barry, Glamorganshire [1] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea [1] Battersea Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brooke, Norfolk [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camerton, Somerset [1] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [1] Corsley, Wiltshire [1] Cross Key, Monmouthshire [1] Foxley, Norfolk [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Haggerston, Middlesex [1] Hampshire [1] Hellington, Norfolk [1] Hertfordshire, England [1] Huntingdon England [1] Keswick Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [277] Gunner [30] Sapper [29] Corporal [27] Driver [27] Lance Corporal [16] Serjeant [14] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Alias Driver [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Ship's Cook [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [55] Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Army Service Corps [23] London Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Welsh Regiment [15] Wiltshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [12] Monmouthshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Essex Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Tank Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hussars [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [441] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [592] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [578] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] New Zealand [2]

John Edward Parfitt

Died 1915

British Army G/1080 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1080 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Edward John Parfitt

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 136327 Sapper Royal Engineers 184 Tunnelling Company

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Leonard Roland Parfitt

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 49069 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Fred Parfitt

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 64876 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry T Parfitt

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 18282 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Mark Parfitt

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 5753 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albert Leslie Parfitt

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 25642 Private Grenadier Guards

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James H Parfitt

Died 1915

British Army 2759 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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Percival Clement Parfitt

Died 1918

British Army 40299 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Parfitt

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army L/8641 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George Parfitt

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 15231 Acting Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 15231 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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John Herbert Parfitt

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army T1906 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 552407 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Parfitt

Died 1918

British Army 97556 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 97556 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William George Parfitt

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 314 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 314 Private Rifle Brigade

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James William Parfitt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39920

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Walter Albert Parfitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155517

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Edward Clarence Parfitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163521

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Alfred James Parfitt

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196194

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Bertram Nowill Parfitt

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6164 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 6164 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Cyril Hector Roy Parfitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317547

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