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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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Place of birth

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]

Douglas John Amery-Parkes

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment

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Sam Silvester

Born 1871

Died 1944

Royal Navy 12020 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEW ZEALAND

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Maurice John Parkes-Buchanan

Born 1897

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Guy Beresford Amery-Parkes

Born 1898

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant HMS Superb

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Lily Parkes

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Laura Parkes (mrs Milbank)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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