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Nyngan New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Donald Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bude, Devon [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Chelmsford Essex [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Fingal Tasmania [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gerang Victoria [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Inglewood Victoria [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

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London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Rochester Victoria [1]

Saint Ive, Cornwall [1]

Sandbach, Cheshire [1]

Seaham, Durham, England [1]

Southsea [1]

Southsea, Hampshire [1]

St Ewe, Megavissey, Cornwall [1]

St Ive, Cornwall, [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Surrey England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tynemouth, Northumberland [1]

Watchem Victoria [1]

Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [107]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Major [7]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Air Commodore [1]

Acting Flight Commander [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Group Captain [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sister [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Engineers [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Scots Guards/ Staff [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Ammunition Park [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Regiment [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [200]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

P [303]

C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [296]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Nyngan New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Donald Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brockley, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bude, Devon [1] Canning Town, London [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [1] Chelmsford Essex [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester [1] East Ham, London [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Fingal Tasmania [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gerang Victoria [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Inglewood Victoria [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] North Hill, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Rochester Victoria [1] Saint Ive, Cornwall [1] Sandbach, Cheshire [1] Seaham, Durham, England [1] Southsea [1] Southsea, Hampshire [1] St Ewe, Megavissey, Cornwall [1] St Ive, Cornwall, [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Surrey England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tynemouth, Northumberland [1] Watchem Victoria [1] Waterford [1]

Rank

Private [107] Gunner [22] Corporal [16] Serjeant [12] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Major [7] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Air Commodore [1] Acting Flight Commander [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Matron [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Officer [1] Group Captain [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nursing Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sister [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Engineers [12] Labour Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Scots Guards/ Staff [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Ammunition Park [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Regiment [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [200] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

P [303] C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [296] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Francis Pendarvis Paynter

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 4th (Northumberland) Howitzer Brigade

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Samuel Paynter

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 14925 Serjeant Royal Irish Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army 16008 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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William Paynter

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 549 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Eric Edward Paynter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64110

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Charles Theodore Paynter

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Conqueror

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant HMS Conqueror

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Charles Paynter

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army 11180 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Sidney Wilkins Paynter

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65195

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Joseph Paynter

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306460

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John De Camborne Paynter

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Flight Commander RNAS 213 Squadron

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Alfred Frank Paynter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214548

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William Alfred Paynter

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 27120 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 27120 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 6th battalion

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Frederick William Paynter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172387

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Harold Barnard Paynter

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190489

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Henry John Paynter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5508

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Oliver Webb Paynter

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410377

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410377 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Paynter

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 30077 Lance Corporal Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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John S Paynter

Died 1918

British Army 20778 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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David Earnest Paynter

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 62883 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 62883 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Louis Paynter

Born 1897

Died 1914

British Army 9123 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John Paynter

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 174 Tunnelling Company

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