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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]

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]

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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]

Fred Parton

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 11266 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Peter William Parton

Died 1918

British Army 41478 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur David Parton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4658 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 20613 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 27872 Private Border Regiment

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Harry F. Parton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army M2/098610 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward Parton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50483 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert H Parton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 110795 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Johnathan Parton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 22266 Private South Wales Borderers

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Watson Harold Parton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 267734 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 148244 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William G Parton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 282460 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Parton

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 45401 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Samuel William Parton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21599 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Parton

Died 1916

British Army 3849 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 27597 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank William Parton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317398

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John Parton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179409

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Albert Edward Parton

Died 1915

British Army 32700 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 32700 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Benjamin Parton

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Parton

Australian Imperial Force 1382

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Thomas James Parton

Australian Imperial Force 1403

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Thomas William Parton

Australian Imperial Force 57883

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James Parton

Australian Imperial Force 4586

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