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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Greenwich, Kent [4]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [4]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Attleborough, Norfolk [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Essex [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Horndean, Hampshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Ross, Herefordshire [2]

Anstruther, Fifeshire [1]

Argyllshire [1]

Armatree New South Wales [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Ballyvaughan, Clare [1]

Barrhead Scotland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Cairo [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clare, Suffolk [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

County Galway [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [670]

Gunner [81]

Serjeant [71]

Driver [58]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [25]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [18]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Worker [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Major [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Army Service Corps [76]

Royal Engineers [76]

Labour Corps [74]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

London Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [24]

Highland Light Infantry [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Horse Artillery [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Scottish Rifles [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Highlanders [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1076]

Royal Navy [95]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [7]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

P [1406]

F [6]

G [2]

R [2]

C [1]

E [1]

K [1]

L [1]

N [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1382]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

South Africa [2]

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Place of birth

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Greenwich, Kent [4] Kettering, Northamptonshire [4] Glasgow Scotland [3] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Attleborough, Norfolk [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Essex [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Horndean, Hampshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Moonee Ponds Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Ross, Herefordshire [2] Anstruther, Fifeshire [1] Argyllshire [1] Armatree New South Wales [1] Ayrshire [1] Ballyvaughan, Clare [1] Barrhead Scotland [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire, England [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Cairo [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clare, Suffolk [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Colac Victoria [1] County Galway [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [670] Gunner [81] Serjeant [71] Driver [58] Corporal [43] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [26] Lieutenant [25] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [18] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Worker [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Able Seaman [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sister [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Bandmaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Major [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain Major [1] Civilian [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [87] Army Service Corps [76] Royal Engineers [76] Labour Corps [74] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] London Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [24] Highland Light Infantry [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Horse Artillery [14] Essex Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Scots [13] Scottish Rifles [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Highlanders [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Manchester Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Cameron Highlanders [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1076] Royal Navy [95] Canadian Expeditionary Force [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [7] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

P [1406] F [6] G [2] R [2] C [1] E [1] K [1] L [1] N [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1382] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27] South Africa [2]

Tom Patrick

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 35788 Private Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 35788 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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John William Patrick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 51557 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 51557 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Henry Amos Patrick

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army G/5366 Private East Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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Lilian Pretoria Patrick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46891 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps Clerical Staff

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Joseph Patrick

Died 1915

British Army 1048 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Joseph Fitz-Herbert Patrick

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 15146 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 15146 Private British West Indies Regiment 12th Battalion

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W J C Kennedy Cochran Patrick

Born 1896

Died 1933

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Royal Air Force

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Alexander Stephenson Patrick

Born 1895

Died 1942

British Army 24093 Corporal Grenadier Guards

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William Patrick

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37419

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Charles Allen Patrick

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297015

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James Patrick

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188620

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John Patrick

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army 25923 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 104712 Private Labour Corps

British Army 59117 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John William Patrick

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282797

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John Patrick

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279721

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Joseph Patrick

Born 1900

Died 1917

British Army 11516 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Patrick

Died 1915

British Army 1781 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

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John Wilkie Patrick

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 44068 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Patrick

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 1621 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

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James Owen Patrick

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17398 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Samuel Patrick

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G/8129 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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