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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Preston, Lancashire [8]

Wigan, Lancashire [7]

Bolton, Lancashire [6]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Blackburn, Lancashire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Warrnambool Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Burnley, Lancashire [4]

Accrington, Lancashire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Kyabram Victoria [3]

Lancashire England [3]

Salford, Lancashire [3]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Greendale Victoria [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Kingston South Australia [2]

Lancashire [2]

Lancaster, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Antwerp, Belgium [1]

Appley Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1619]

Gunner [161]

Driver [135]

Corporal [120]

Sapper [97]

Serjeant [97]

Lance Corporal [61]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Lieutenant [36]

Captain [27]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Pioneer [20]

Bombardier [19]

Acting Corporal [18]

Major [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Rifleman [10]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Assistant Surgeon [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major and Quarter Master [2]

Nurse [2]

Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

private [2]

2 Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [240]

Royal Field Artillery [214]

Royal Engineers [193]

Army Service Corps [138]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [126]

Liverpool Regiment [111]

Lancashire Fusiliers [87]

Royal Army Medical Corps [85]

East Lancashire Regiment [84]

Manchester Regiment [82]

Machine Gun Corps [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [74]

West Yorkshire Regiment [62]

Northumberland Fusiliers [52]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Durham Light Infantry [46]

Lincolnshire Regiment [46]

London Regiment [44]

South Lancashire Regiment [43]

Border Regiment [41]

Royal Fusiliers [41]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41]

West Riding Regiment [38]

York and Lancaster Regiment [37]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Royal Defence Corps [23]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16]

Welsh Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Army Cyclist Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2431]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [158]

Royal Navy [157]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [137]

Australian Imperial Force [122]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

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A [1]

S [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3050]

Merchant Navy [49]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Australia [2]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Sydney New South Wales [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Preston, Lancashire [8] Wigan, Lancashire [7] Bolton, Lancashire [6] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Blackburn, Lancashire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Warrnambool Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Burnley, Lancashire [4] Accrington, Lancashire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Edinburgh [3] Kyabram Victoria [3] Lancashire England [3] Salford, Lancashire [3] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Greendale Victoria [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Kingston South Australia [2] Lancashire [2] Lancaster, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Nhill Victoria [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1] Antwerp, Belgium [1] Appley Bridge, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [1619] Gunner [161] Driver [135] Corporal [120] Sapper [97] Serjeant [97] Lance Corporal [61] Second Lieutenant [38] Lieutenant [36] Captain [27] Acting Serjeant [23] Pioneer [20] Bombardier [19] Acting Corporal [18] Major [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Rifleman [10] Staff Serjeant [8] Colour Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Farrier Staff Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Assistant Surgeon [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major and Quarter Master [2] Nurse [2] Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] private [2] 2 Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [240] Royal Field Artillery [214] Royal Engineers [193] Army Service Corps [138] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [126] Liverpool Regiment [111] Lancashire Fusiliers [87] Royal Army Medical Corps [85] East Lancashire Regiment [84] Manchester Regiment [82] Machine Gun Corps [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Royal Lancaster Regiment [74] West Yorkshire Regiment [62] Northumberland Fusiliers [52] Cheshire Regiment [48] Durham Light Infantry [46] Lincolnshire Regiment [46] London Regiment [44] South Lancashire Regiment [43] Border Regiment [41] Royal Fusiliers [41] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [41] West Riding Regiment [38] York and Lancaster Regiment [37] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] Yorkshire Regiment [26] Royal Defence Corps [23] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Hampshire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [16] Welsh Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] South Wales Borderers [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Tank Corps [12] Army Cyclist Corps [11]

Service

British Army [2431] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [158] Royal Navy [157] Canadian Expeditionary Force [137] Australian Imperial Force [122] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [3108] A [1] S [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3050] Merchant Navy [49] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Australia [2] India [2] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Cyril John Fairfax Parkinson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73862

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Albert Parkinson

Died 1921

British Army 268021 Private Labour Corps Western Command

British Army 2401 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment

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William Parkinson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42424

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William Gerald Parkinson

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army S935 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Dick Parkinson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115595

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Richard Turner Parkinson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190571

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William Beck Parkinson

Born 1873

British Army 13/1264 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13/1264, private

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Thomas William Parkinson

Born 1880

British Army Captain York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Major York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Parkinson

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102019

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John Mercer Parkinson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20464

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Richard William Parkinson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133302

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George Parkinson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77678

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Charles Parkinson

Died 1916

British Army 17347 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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George Parkinson

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 39802 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Herring Parkinson

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3698 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Harry Parkinson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15179 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 15179 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Joseph Parkinson

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army 7714 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20330 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 108860 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Fred Parkinson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15296 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Harry Parkinson

Died 1918

British Army 12823 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Norman Parkinson

Died 1918

British Army 204212 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 34494 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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