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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [29]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [22]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [11]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [10]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [7]

Liverpool [7]

Moree New South Wales [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6]

Anglesey, Wales [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Salford, Lancashire [5]

Bangor, Carnarvonshire [4]

Lancashire [4]

Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Carlisle, Cumberland [3]

Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire [3]

Glamorganshire [3]

Holywell, Flintshire [3]

Llangefni, Anglesey [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Amlwch, Anglesey [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Caerwys, Flintshire [2]

Carnarvon [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2]

Flint, Flintshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Holyhead, Anglesey [2]

Llanddeusant, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Llangollen, Denbighshire [2]

London England [2]

Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [2]

Molong New South Wales [2]

Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2240]

Gunner [205]

Driver [182]

Sapper [162]

Serjeant [151]

Corporal [135]

Lance Corporal [85]

Second Lieutenant [84]

Lieutenant [68]

Captain [44]

Acting Corporal [31]

Bombardier [25]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Major [20]

Staff Serjeant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Rifleman [7]

Worker [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Reverend [4]

Sister [4]

Chaplain [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Nurse [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Admiral [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Chaplain 3rd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [533]

Royal Field Artillery [282]

Royal Engineers [267]

Labour Corps [262]

Army Service Corps [207]

Liverpool Regiment [170]

Royal Army Medical Corps [142]

Welsh Regiment [136]

South Wales Borderers [122]

Royal Garrison Artillery [117]

Machine Gun Corps [103]

London Regiment [89]

Manchester Regiment [78]

Cheshire Regiment [77]

South Lancashire Regiment [62]

Lancashire Fusiliers [55]

Royal Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Monmouthshire Regiment [49]

Worcestershire Regiment [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Royal Defence Corps [28]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Shropshire Light Infantry [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

North Staffordshire Regiment [25]

East Lancashire Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [19]

Welsh Guards [19]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Training Reserve Battalion [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [3373]

Royal Navy [259]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [119]

Australian Imperial Force [116]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [4254]

G [7]

J [5]

K [2]

W [2]

A [1]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4062]

Merchant Navy [187]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [83]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [29] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [22] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [11] Wrexham, Denbighshire [10] Sydney New South Wales [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [7] Liverpool [7] Moree New South Wales [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [6] Anglesey, Wales [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Salford, Lancashire [5] Bangor, Carnarvonshire [4] Lancashire [4] Llanberis, Carnarvonshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Nevin, Caernarvonshire, Wales [4] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Carlisle, Cumberland [3] Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire [3] Glamorganshire [3] Holywell, Flintshire [3] Llangefni, Anglesey [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Amlwch, Anglesey [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Birmingham [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Caerwys, Flintshire [2] Carnarvon [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Criccieth, Caernarvonshire, Wales [2] Flint, Flintshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Holyhead, Anglesey [2] Llanddeusant, Anglesey, Wales [2] Llangollen, Denbighshire [2] London England [2] Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales [2] Molong New South Wales [2] Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2240] Gunner [205] Driver [182] Sapper [162] Serjeant [151] Corporal [135] Lance Corporal [85] Second Lieutenant [84] Lieutenant [68] Captain [44] Acting Corporal [31] Bombardier [25] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Major [20] Staff Serjeant [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Acting Bombardier [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Able Seaman [8] Temporary Captain [8] Rifleman [7] Worker [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Reverend [4] Sister [4] Chaplain [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Nurse [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Admiral [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Chaplain 3rd Class [2] Drummer [2] Engineer Captain [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [533] Royal Field Artillery [282] Royal Engineers [267] Labour Corps [262] Army Service Corps [207] Liverpool Regiment [170] Royal Army Medical Corps [142] Welsh Regiment [136] South Wales Borderers [122] Royal Garrison Artillery [117] Machine Gun Corps [103] London Regiment [89] Manchester Regiment [78] Cheshire Regiment [77] South Lancashire Regiment [62] Lancashire Fusiliers [55] Royal Army Service Corps [52] Royal Fusiliers [51] Monmouthshire Regiment [49] Worcestershire Regiment [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [28] Royal Defence Corps [28] Royal Naval Division [28] Shropshire Light Infantry [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] North Staffordshire Regiment [25] East Lancashire Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [23] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Border Regiment [19] Welsh Guards [19] Army Ordnance Corps [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Training Reserve Battalion [17] Essex Regiment [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Flying Corps [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Devonshire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Service

British Army [3373] Royal Navy [259] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [186] Canadian Expeditionary Force [119] Australian Imperial Force [116] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [4254] G [7] J [5] K [2] W [2] A [1] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4062] Merchant Navy [187] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [83] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Percy Edward Langworthy Parry

Born 1869

Died 1930

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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Daniel Parry

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 14514 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 14514 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st. Battalion

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Lewis John Parry

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 20498 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1 Battalion

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John Parry

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219055 Sergeant Royal Air Force Squadron 14

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Walter Thomas Parry

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 374671 Private London Regiment

British Army 374671 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Robert Henry Parry

Born 1884

Died 1955

British Army 8244 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Louisa Parry

Born 1896

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Leinster" (Dublin)

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David Thomas Parry

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment Attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion attached 5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Parry

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army T1/1989 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 42549 Private "1st. Bn." South Wales Borderers 1st. Battalion

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Thomas Parry

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 12893 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd. Battalion

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Richard Richard Parry

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1282 Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 265342 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion

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Robert Parry

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3245 Private Welsh Regiment

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Alfred Henry Parry

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 41997 Private Royal Army Medical Corps *mistake in CWGC records

British Army 41977 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Ernest Parry

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2130 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 200435 Private Liverpool Regiment 5th Battalion

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Frederick Parry

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 320 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion

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George Parry

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 7767 South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

British Army 7767 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frank Parry

British Army 28323 Private South Lancashire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 31155 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 21st (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 28323 Private South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Parry

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 39181 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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William Henry Parry

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 58764 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 58764 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 2/7th Battalion

British Army 68020 Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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Frederick George Parry

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy 350119 Master at Arms HMS Clan Mcnaughton

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