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Poole, Dorset [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Albrighton, Shropshire [1]

Bengal, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Boulton, Warwickshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridgeworth England [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Kings Heath, Worcs [1]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Kinsale, Cork [1]

Madeley England [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

New Lambton, Durham [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rugeley, Staffordshire [1]

Ryton, Shropshire, England [1]

Stafford England [1]

Staffordshire England [1]

Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worfield, Shropshire [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

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Private [241]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [15]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Major [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Labour Corps [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [333]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [393]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [389]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [394] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Poole, Dorset [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Albrighton, Shropshire [1] Bengal, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Birkenhead, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Boulton, Warwickshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridgeworth England [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Kings Heath, Worcs [1] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1] Kinsale, Cork [1] Madeley England [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] New Lambton, Durham [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rugeley, Staffordshire [1] Ryton, Shropshire, England [1] Stafford England [1] Staffordshire England [1] Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walworth, Surrey [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worfield, Shropshire [1] Worthing, Sussex [1] Wribbenhall, Bewdley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [241] Gunner [34] Corporal [17] Sapper [15] Driver [12] Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Major [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [26] Labour Corps [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] Machine Gun Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Tank Corps [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2]

Service

British Army [333] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [393] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [389] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Alfred George Parton

Born 1870

Died 1921

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Company

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Company

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney Parton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 79837 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stephen Thomas Parton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8673 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Parton

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 65159 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 20153 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 157398 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frank Lloyd Parton

Born 1893

Died 1918

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John Parton

Died 1915

British Army 9441 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Edward Parton

Died 1917

British Army 242102 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Parton

Died 1916

British Army S/194 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/194 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Parton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21746

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Percy Frank Parton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11395

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Matthew Parton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159809

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William Parton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68136

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John Cecil Parton

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790870

Canadian Expeditionary Force 790870 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Parton

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 701258

Canadian Expeditionary Force 701258 Private Canadian Infantry

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Charles Edward Parton

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 377332 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Parton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 9784 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 9784 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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James A Parton

Died 1917

British Army 16885 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert P Parton

Died 1917

British Army 85183 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Parton

Died 1918

British Army 35703 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Parton

Died 1918

British Army 281929 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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