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Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

St Kilda Victoria [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Yarram Yarram Victoria [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashburnham [1]

Aylesbury Bucks England [1]

BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bicester [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canterbury, New South Wales [1]

Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chipping Norton England [1]

Clanfield, Oxfordshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cowes, Hampshire, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Dublin [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Gloucester [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Holy Trinity, Dorset [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [410]

Gunner [46]

Driver [36]

Serjeant [32]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman Driver [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Forewoman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Engineers [45]

Army Service Corps [44]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [622]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [812]

Contribution

Military Service [793]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] St Kilda Victoria [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Yarram Yarram Victoria [3] Battersea, London [2] Bicester, Oxfordshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Fulham, London [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashburnham [1] Aylesbury Bucks England [1] BROMLEY, KENT [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bedford [1] Bedford England [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bicester [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canterbury, New South Wales [1] Carlton, Nottinghamshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chipping Norton England [1] Clanfield, Oxfordshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cowes, Hampshire, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Dublin [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gloucester [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Holy Trinity, Dorset [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [410] Gunner [46] Driver [36] Serjeant [32] Corporal [30] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [7] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman Driver [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Regiment Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Captain [1] Forewoman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [54] Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Engineers [45] Army Service Corps [44] London Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Machine Gun Corps [27] Middlesex Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Military Foot Police [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Tank Corps [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4]

Service

British Army [622] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [812]

Contribution

Military Service [793] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1]

Samuel E Parrott

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5408 Private Gordon Highlanders 5th Bttn

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Harold Parrott

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 12978 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army 12978 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Grenadier Guards

British Army 12978 Company Quarter Master Sergeant Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Arthur Parrott

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 33014 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Bn.

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Lionel Eric Parrott

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 288 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ernest Parrott

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4830 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Arthur John William Parrott

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5672 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 14203 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Parrott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14906 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Parrott

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 7877 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 7877 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Thomas Parrott

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300836

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George William Parrott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57581

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Edward Constance Parrott

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66019

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Henry Edward Parrott

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116813

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George Parrott

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159623

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Frederick Parrott

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103497

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Amy Maud Augusta Parrott

Born 1881

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Sister Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Thomas Towers Parrott

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 131 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Edmund James Parrott

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57701

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George Osborne Parrott

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42007

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John Parrott

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131223

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George Mayes Parrott

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135535

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