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Gloucester New South Wales [4]

Launceston, Cornwall [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Warracknabeal Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Georgetown Tasmania [2]

Harlow, Essex [2]

Homerton, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lincoln [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sussex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Ashton, Birmingham [1]

Bagborough, Somerset [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barton, Lancashire [1]

Belchford Lincolnshire [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bordesley, Birmingham [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

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Clacton On Sea, Essex [1]

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Colebrook England [1]

Condamine Queensland [1]

Crewe England [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Edlington, Lincolnshire [1]

Epping Essex [1]

Everton, Northants [1]

Exeter [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, sub district of St Paul's, Deptford [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Rank

Private [419]

Gunner [48]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [34]

Driver [32]

Serjeant [28]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet/Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Naval Instructor [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Corporal/Lance Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver/Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver/Saddler [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Inspector of Army Schools [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Lingere [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Member [1]

P.O.M. (Armoured Cars) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [49]

Labour Corps [49]

London Regiment [49]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Essex Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [653]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [854]

Contribution

Military Service [839]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Gloucester New South Wales [4] Launceston, Cornwall [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Warracknabeal Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Georgetown Tasmania [2] Harlow, Essex [2] Homerton, London [2] Islington, London [2] Lincoln [2] London, Middlesex [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sussex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Ashton, Birmingham [1] Bagborough, Somerset [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barton, Lancashire [1] Belchford Lincolnshire [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bordesley, Birmingham [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] City of London [1] Clacton On Sea, Essex [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Colebrook England [1] Condamine Queensland [1] Crewe England [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] Eastbourne [1] Edlington, Lincolnshire [1] Epping Essex [1] Everton, Northants [1] Exeter [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Glamorganshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, sub district of St Paul's, Deptford [1] Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Rank

Private [419] Gunner [48] Corporal [34] Sapper [34] Driver [32] Serjeant [28] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [10] Captain [8] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet/Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Naval Instructor [1] Clerk [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Corporal/Lance Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver/Acting Bombardier [1] Driver/Saddler [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Inspector of Army Schools [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Lingere [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Member [1] P.O.M. (Armoured Cars) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [49] Labour Corps [49] London Regiment [49] Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Essex Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Middlesex Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Army Cyclist Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Scottish Rifles [6] South Wales Borderers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [653] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [854]

Contribution

Military Service [839] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Geoffrey Frederick Parish

Born 1870

Died 1956

British Army 46 Sergeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370009 Company Quarter Master Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Parish

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 2619 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 149983 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 149983 Private 3/1 Linc Yeo

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John Turley Parish

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/54369 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 5245 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 40027 Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward William Parish

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army 9222 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

British Army 9222 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 9222 Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

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Eric James Parish

Born 1895

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 P.O.M. (Armoured Cars) Navy Squad 15

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 Corporal Mechanic

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202917 Sergeant Mechanic

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James H Parish

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army L/38128 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Ernest Parish

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 830 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Eric Parish

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6250 Private London Regiment

British Army 392599 Private London Regiment

British Army 392599 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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William Parish

Died 1916

British Army 5265 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Harry Parish

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34236

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Wilfred Parish

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123613

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Albert John Parish

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37063

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Edgar Harry Parish

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11130

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Leonard Joseph Parish

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24766

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Arthur Leonard Parish

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22882

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Bertie Arthur Parish

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101093

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Herbert Parish

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299009

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James Henry Parish

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97767

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Thomas Hewens Parish

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64300

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Frank Parish

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57577

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