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Sheffield, Yorkshire [10]

Bingara New South Wales [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Oldham, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield England [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Barnard Castle, Durham [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Combe Martin, Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Hull England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Loftus, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield [2]

Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire, England [1]

Antwerp [1]

Appleby England [1]

Appleby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Arksey, Yorkshire [1]

Averley, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beighton Derbyshire [1]

Bideford, Devon, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blythe, Northumberland [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bombay, India [1]

Rank

Private [907]

Gunner [113]

Driver [92]

Corporal [63]

Serjeant [63]

Sapper [56]

Lance Corporal [31]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [18]

Captain [11]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Conductor [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplian [1]

Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Filter [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [145]

Royal Engineers [114]

Labour Corps [109]

Army Service Corps [81]

York and Lancaster Regiment [75]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Northumberland Fusiliers [62]

Durham Light Infantry [61]

West Yorkshire Regiment [57]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

West Riding Regiment [39]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [36]

Lincolnshire Regiment [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [32]

London Regiment [29]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Service

British Army [1397]

Royal Navy [125]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1738]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1702]

Merchant Navy [26]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

India [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [10] Bingara New South Wales [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Oldham, Lancashire [3] Sheffield England [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Barnard Castle, Durham [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Chelsea, London [2] Combe Martin, Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Hull England [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Loftus, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Sheffield [2] Sutton, Croydon, Surrey [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Yorkshire [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire, England [1] Antwerp [1] Appleby England [1] Appleby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Arksey, Yorkshire [1] Averley, Croydon, Surrey [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Beighton Derbyshire [1] Bideford, Devon, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blythe, Northumberland [1] Bolton England [1] Bombay, India [1]

Rank

Private [907] Gunner [113] Driver [92] Corporal [63] Serjeant [63] Sapper [56] Lance Corporal [31] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [18] Captain [11] Bombardier [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Pioneer [7] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Conductor [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplian [1] Colour Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Filter [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [145] Royal Engineers [114] Labour Corps [109] Army Service Corps [81] York and Lancaster Regiment [75] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Northumberland Fusiliers [62] Durham Light Infantry [61] West Yorkshire Regiment [57] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Machine Gun Corps [41] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] West Riding Regiment [39] Yorkshire Light Infantry [36] Lincolnshire Regiment [35] Yorkshire Regiment [32] London Regiment [29] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [22] Liverpool Regiment [20] Border Regiment [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Coldstream Guards [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Tank Corps [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7]

Service

British Army [1397] Royal Navy [125] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Australian Imperial Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [1738] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1702] Merchant Navy [26] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [37] India [1]

Hugh Tallyn Parkin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22223

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William Parkin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245743

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Edward Parkin

Died 1917

British Army 18210 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 7246 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242892 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Parkin

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T/289950 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/289950 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Parkin

Died 1917

British Army 7151 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Parkin

Died 1914

British Army 10905 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Gregory Parkin

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harold George Parkin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132776

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Charles Alma Parkin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24940

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L Stanley Parkin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138464

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Frank Parkin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56589

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Samuel Parkin

Died 1916

British Army 7382 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 7382 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Albert Parkin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202700 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Parkin

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 28175 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 28175 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Simpson T Parkin

Died 1918

British Army 214033 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Barran Parkin

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51563 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph George Parkin

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3/2372 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Arthur Parkin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 17/844 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Parkin

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 17444 Private Border Regiment

British Army 190635 Private Royal Engineers

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Launcelot Parkin

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2570 Private Durham Light Infantry

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