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Paignton, Devon [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bridgerule, Devon [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brockenhurst, Hampshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Suffolk England [2]

Walcha New South Wales [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1]

Armadale New South Wales [1]

Ashburton, Devon [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Boulder Western Australia [1]

Brancaster Norfolk [1]

Bristol [1]

Broadstairs, Kent, England [1]

Brotherhouse, Lincolnshire [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Camborne, Tuckingmill, Cornwall [1]

Cambourne, Cornwall [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chepstow [1]

Clonmel, Tipperary [1]

Cornwall [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Curlewis New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

East Walton, Norfolk [1]

Eastbridge, Suffolk [1]

Ellacombe, Devon [1]

Emu Plains New South Wales [1]

Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Gunner [34]

Serjeant [30]

Driver [25]

Corporal [24]

Sapper [17]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Worker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sister [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Seaman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander Emergency [1]

P [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Second Hand [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Labour Corps [35]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

London Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [505]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [713]

Contribution

Military Service [700]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Paignton, Devon [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bridgerule, Devon [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brockenhurst, Hampshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Kew Victoria [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Suffolk England [2] Walcha New South Wales [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1] Armadale New South Wales [1] Ashburton, Devon [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Boulder Western Australia [1] Brancaster Norfolk [1] Bristol [1] Broadstairs, Kent, England [1] Brotherhouse, Lincolnshire [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Camborne, Tuckingmill, Cornwall [1] Cambourne, Cornwall [1] Camden Town, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chepstow [1] Clonmel, Tipperary [1] Cornwall [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Curlewis New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] East Walton, Norfolk [1] Eastbridge, Suffolk [1] Ellacombe, Devon [1] Emu Plains New South Wales [1] Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Forest Hill, London [1]

Rank

Private [330] Gunner [34] Serjeant [30] Driver [25] Corporal [24] Sapper [17] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [8] Captain [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [4] Worker [4] Able Seaman [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Sister [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Petty Officer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Seaman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander Emergency [1] P [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Second Hand [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Labour Corps [35] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Engineers [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Devonshire Regiment [21] London Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Leinster Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Service

British Army [505] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [713]

Contribution

Military Service [700] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

George William Parnell

Born 1874

Died 1965

British Army 22254 Private Essex Regiment

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Richard Slee Parnell

Born 1889

Died 1979

Australian Imperial Force 3258 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Louisa Sarah Parnell

Born 1882

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service 1st Auxiliary General Hospital

Australian Imperial Force Sister Australian Army Nursing Service 1st Auxiliary General Hospital

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Harry Hurrell Parnell

Born 1875

Died 1964

Royal Navy B 895 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 2815 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy C 2815 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Mary Teresa Aka Molly Parnell

Born 1886

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force Sister Australian Army Nursing Corps

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John James Parnell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 26622 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 26622 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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James 'jimmy' Arthur Parnell

Born 1899

British Army 59503 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Frederick George Parnell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186563

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Frederick Arthur Parnell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41348

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Archibald Frederick Parnell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84794

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John Parnell

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 220534 Private Devonshire Yeomanry 1st Battalion

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Loftus Samuel John Parnell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50272 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Harold Alfred Parnell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249114

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Cyril Edward Parnell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43349

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William Parnell

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy K5042 Acting Stoker Petty Officer Hm Submarine L55

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James Caleb Henry Parnell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234718

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Wesley George Parnell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 8849 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Herbert Parnell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129056

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William Henry Parnell

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 21326 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 21326 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4522 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Elsie Parnell

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 36840 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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