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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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Place of birth

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]

Frank Ernest Parfitt

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50018 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Herbert Henry Parfitt

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G-9203 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 252369 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 252369 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Frederick Parfitt

Died 1916

British Army S2352 Private Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion

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Frank Parfitt

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 94881 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Parfitt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2765 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 476788 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Parfitt

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 5287 Private London Regiment

British Army 7521 Private London Regiment

British Army 684300 Private London Regiment

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Cornelius Parfitt

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434515

Canadian Expeditionary Force 434515 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas William Parfitt

Born 1890

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 454390

Canadian Expeditionary Force 454390 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Parfitt

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 328950

Canadian Expeditionary Force 328950 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Herbert Parfitt

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859483

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859483 Private Canadian Infantry

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David George Parfitt

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602 Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry

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Walter William Parfitt

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 219222 Able Seaman HMS BULWARK

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Robert William Purdue Parfitt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29999

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Walter Parfitt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231772

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David Parfitt

Born 1888

British Army 52881 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 173276 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Parfitt

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405457

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Harold Poole Parfitt

Born 1876

Died 1920

Royal Navy 157857 Chief Petty Officer H.M.S. "Excellent"

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Alfred Edward Parfitt

Born 1886

Died 1918

Royal Navy 5131/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

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S Elsie Parfitt

Born 1902

Died 1989

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions - Barnbow

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Arthur Harold Parfitt

Australian Imperial Force 1599

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