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Hailsham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Ticehurst, Sussex [3]

Tonbridge, Kent [3]

Ulcombe, Kent [3]

Battersea, London, England [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Broadstairs, Kent [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Headcorn, Kent [2]

Ramsay Victoria [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnstaple, Devon, England [1]

Battle [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bellville [1]

Boothby, Lincolnshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brighton [1]

Captains Flat New South Wales [1]

Cheriton, Kent [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cumberland [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Exeter South Australia [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Herstmonceux [1]

Homerton, Middlesex [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Jhansi [1]

Kilburn, Middx. [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [263]

Gunner [36]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [19]

Corporal [17]

Driver [17]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Capatin [1]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Miss [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

London Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [408]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [130]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [654]

B [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [635]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Canada [2]

South Africa [1]

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Hailsham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Ticehurst, Sussex [3] Tonbridge, Kent [3] Ulcombe, Kent [3] Battersea, London, England [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Broadstairs, Kent [2] Burra South Australia [2] Headcorn, Kent [2] Ramsay Victoria [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnstaple, Devon, England [1] Battle [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bellville [1] Boothby, Lincolnshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brighton [1] Captains Flat New South Wales [1] Cheriton, Kent [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberland [1] Dover, Kent [1] Elham, Kent [1] Exeter South Australia [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Herstmonceux [1] Homerton, Middlesex [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Jhansi [1] Kilburn, Middx. [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [263] Gunner [36] Serjeant [24] Sapper [19] Corporal [17] Driver [17] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Capatin [1] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Miss [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] London Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Rifle Brigade [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] British West Indies Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [408] Canadian Expeditionary Force [130] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [654] B [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [635] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Canada [2] South Africa [1]

Cecil Nicholas Parks

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18399

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Alexander Parks

Born 1895

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3057879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3057879 Sapper Canadian Railway Troops

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William Parks

Died 1915

British Army 12693 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 12693 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 12693 Lance Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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John Parks

Born 1885

British Army 43301 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 43301 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Lewis Richard Parks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174983

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Albert Ernest Parks

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 191st (Night) Training Sqdn.

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Thomas David Parks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298214

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Matthew Parks

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 291753

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Stephen Henry Parks

Australian Imperial Force 19776

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Walter Parks

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army S/4428 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/4428 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion.

British Army 4428 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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F E Parks

Died 1918

British Army 122494 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 42759 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Ernest Andrew Parks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181471

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Joseph Parks

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14599 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Harry Parks

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 12025 Private Grenadier Guards

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Robert Parks

Died 1914

British Army 9990 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Charles Edward Parks

Died 1918

British Army 3838 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/41457 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Charles George Parks

Australian Imperial Force 3530

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John Harvey Parks

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 214206 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 26831 Pioneer King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 26669 Pioneer Northamptonshire Regiment

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Herbert George Parks

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army M/333396 Private Army Service Corps

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Ross Charles L'anninie Parks

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9362 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 9362 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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