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Sydney New South Wales [19]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Birmingham [6]

Dudley, Worcestershire [5]

Bexley New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Canterbury New South Wales [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Richmond, Surrey [3]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Hanley England [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Short Heath, Staffordshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Tipton, Staffordshire [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Amby Queensland [1]

Anstey, Warwickshire [1]

Aston [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Worcestershire [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [894]

Gunner [117]

Driver [74]

Serjeant [67]

Corporal [61]

Sapper [50]

Lance Corporal [46]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lieutenant [21]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Nurse [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Serjeant Private [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant. [1]

2nd Lieutenant. [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128]

Royal Engineers [106]

Labour Corps [95]

Army Service Corps [92]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [90]

Worcestershire Regiment [86]

South Staffordshire Regiment [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Machine Gun Corps [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

North Staffordshire Regiment [32]

London Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30]

Durham Light Infantry [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1388]

Royal Navy [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100]

Australian Imperial Force [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [1801]

A [3]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1773]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Birmingham [6] Dudley, Worcestershire [5] Bexley New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Canterbury New South Wales [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Richmond, Surrey [3] Bombala New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Colac Victoria [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deptford, London [2] Hanley England [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Short Heath, Staffordshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Tipton, Staffordshire [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Amby Queensland [1] Anstey, Warwickshire [1] Aston [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Worcestershire [1] Blackheath, London [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [894] Gunner [117] Driver [74] Serjeant [67] Corporal [61] Sapper [50] Lance Corporal [46] Second Lieutenant [44] Lieutenant [21] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [7] Major [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Nurse [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Serjeant Private [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant. [1] 2nd Lieutenant. [1] ALIAS Private [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128] Royal Engineers [106] Labour Corps [95] Army Service Corps [92] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [90] Worcestershire Regiment [86] South Staffordshire Regiment [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Machine Gun Corps [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] North Staffordshire Regiment [32] London Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [30] Durham Light Infantry [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Liverpool Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Middlesex Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Coldstream Guards [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1388] Royal Navy [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100] Australian Imperial Force [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [1801] A [3] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1773] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Canada [1]

Charles Leonard Parkes

Died 1914

British Army 9746 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Arthur Parkes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 202694 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 205934 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred Parkes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 252050 Private Manchester Regiment

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Fred Parkes

Died 1917

British Army 13850 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13850 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13850 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick Parkes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4618 Private London Regiment

British Army 532002 Private London Regiment

British Army 532002 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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John Parkes

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9578 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Samuel Parkes

Born 1884

British Army 8392 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186644 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 8392 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Henry Parkes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71339

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Charles Frederick Parkes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army R/12839 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Allan Cecil Parkes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42785

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John Charles Parkes

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279625

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Edward Parkes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49201

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Alfred Edward Parkes

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 178724 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 158th Siege Battery

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Howard Roderick Parkes

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur George Parkes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40392

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Robert Parkes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261848

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Charles Albert Parkes

Died 1915

British Army 8720 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Frederick L Parkes

Died 1916

British Army 914 Private Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 914 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Parkes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army GS/3806 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/3806 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Frank Parkes

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 27413 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27413 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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