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Exeter, Devon [4]

Islington, London [3]

Gerringong New South Wales [2]

Kiama New South Wales [2]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [2]

Wanstead, Essex [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chadwell Heath, Ilford, Essex [1]

Chirk, Denbighshire [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1]

Ebbervale Wales [1]

Essex [1]

Fordcombe, Kent [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Illawarra New South Wales [1]

Jamberoo New South Wales [1]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Leyton, Essex, England [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mitchell ON [1]

Monmouthshire Wales [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Romford England [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Saltfleet, Lincolnshire [1]

Standon, Hertfordshire [1]

Stockwell, London [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Thorpe Abbotts Norfolk [1]

Uraidla South Australia [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [243]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [22]

Gunner [21]

Driver [20]

Serjeant [20]

Pioneer [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

M. Operator [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [26]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [378]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [466]

Contribution

Military Service [459]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [466] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [4] Islington, London [3] Gerringong New South Wales [2] Kiama New South Wales [2] Stamford, Lincolnshire [2] Wanstead, Essex [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chadwell Heath, Ilford, Essex [1] Chirk, Denbighshire [1] Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] Ebbervale Wales [1] Essex [1] Fordcombe, Kent [1] Harlesden, Middlesex [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Illawarra New South Wales [1] Jamberoo New South Wales [1] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Leyton, Essex, England [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1] Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mitchell ON [1] Monmouthshire Wales [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Romford England [1] Romford, Essex [1] Saltfleet, Lincolnshire [1] Standon, Hertfordshire [1] Stockwell, London [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Thorpe Abbotts Norfolk [1] Uraidla South Australia [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Wellington New South Wales [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [243] Corporal [23] Sapper [22] Gunner [21] Driver [20] Serjeant [20] Pioneer [12] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Horse Keeper [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] M. Operator [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pilot Officer [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [26] London Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Welsh Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [378] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [459] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Ernest Roger Parrish

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 65540 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 253712 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Albert E Parrish

Born 1893

Died 1989

British Army 2515 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 65767 Private Labour Corps

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James Holme Parrish

Born 1897

Died 1968

Other Empire Force M. Operator Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

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George Samuel Thompson Parrish

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192618

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Walter Thomas Parrish

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53131

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George Frederick Parrish

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288880

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James Parrish

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41362

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James William Parrish

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81510

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Henry Parrish

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49400

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Lewis Parrish

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263789

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Frederick John Parrish

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126143

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Herbert Thomas Parrish

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221197

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George Herbert Parrish

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62131

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Edward James Parrish

Australian Imperial Force 3224

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Alfred Parrish

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 36390 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur William Parrish

Died 1915

British Army 15229 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Harold Parrish

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 39651 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Parrish

Died 1917

British Army L/9582 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/9582 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Parrish

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 34424 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 28883 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John E Parrish

Died 1916

British Army 5321 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 27155 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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