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Bathurst New South Wales [5]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [4]

Footscray Victoria [4]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Huntingdon [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [3]

South Shields, Durham, England [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Buangor Victoria [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Germanton New South Wales [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Morpeth New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Walgett New South Wales [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wandiligong Victoria [2]

Wellington New South Wales [2]

14 Leslie Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aigburth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1201]

Gunner [162]

Driver [113]

Serjeant [96]

Corporal [95]

Sapper [86]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Lieutenant [40]

Lance Corporal [33]

Acting Corporal [24]

Bombardier [21]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Captain [20]

Pioneer [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [176]

Royal Field Artillery [153]

Army Service Corps [136]

Labour Corps [135]

Royal Garrison Artillery [105]

London Regiment [68]

Machine Gun Corps [68]

Durham Light Infantry [59]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

Yorkshire Regiment [55]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

West Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Middlesex Regiment [37]

Bedfordshire Regiment [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Suffolk Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [30]

Gloucestershire Regiment [28]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

West Riding Regiment [28]

Lincolnshire Regiment [27]

Royal Sussex Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

East Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Scots [21]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry [18]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Seaforth Highlanders [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Tank Corps [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1892]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165]

Royal Navy [149]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [124]

Australian Imperial Force [98]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [2483]

W [2]

B [1]

G [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2449]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Bathurst New South Wales [5] Bedford, Bedfordshire [4] Footscray Victoria [4] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [4] South Shields, Durham [4] Darlington, Durham [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Huntingdon [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Northallerton, Yorkshire [3] South Shields, Durham, England [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Buangor Victoria [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dover, Kent [2] Germanton New South Wales [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [2] Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Morpeth New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Romford, Essex [2] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Walgett New South Wales [2] Walworth, London [2] Wandiligong Victoria [2] Wellington New South Wales [2] 14 Leslie Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1] Aberdeen [1] Aigburth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1201] Gunner [162] Driver [113] Serjeant [96] Corporal [95] Sapper [86] Second Lieutenant [50] Lieutenant [40] Lance Corporal [33] Acting Corporal [24] Bombardier [21] Acting Serjeant [20] Captain [20] Pioneer [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Acting Bombardier [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Sister [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [176] Royal Field Artillery [153] Army Service Corps [136] Labour Corps [135] Royal Garrison Artillery [105] London Regiment [68] Machine Gun Corps [68] Durham Light Infantry [59] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] Yorkshire Regiment [55] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] West Yorkshire Regiment [49] Royal Fusiliers [39] Middlesex Regiment [37] Bedfordshire Regiment [34] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Suffolk Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [30] Gloucestershire Regiment [28] The Queen's Regiment [28] West Riding Regiment [28] Lincolnshire Regiment [27] Royal Sussex Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [26] East Yorkshire Regiment [25] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Royal Scots [21] Highland Light Infantry [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry [18] East Surrey Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Cheshire Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Seaforth Highlanders [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Tank Corps [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1892] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165] Royal Navy [149] Canadian Expeditionary Force [124] Australian Imperial Force [98] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [2483] W [2] B [1] G [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2449] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] India [1]

Ralph Wilson Peacock

Born 1886

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1813 Lance Corporal 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Alexander David Peacock

Born 1886

Died 1976

British Army 1595 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Peacock

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 17156 Private Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2403 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers 7th (Service) Battalion

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Richard Pratt Peacock

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2423 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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Richard John Wilson Peacock

Born 1888

Died 1973

Australian Imperial Force 5968 Corporal 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Robert Peacock

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 26539 Private/Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 26539 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Leonard Flanders Peacock

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 10242 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Harry Peacock

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 978 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Francis Grenville Peacock

Born 1900

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309119

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Norman Stewart Peacock

Born 1891

Died 1960

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS ST VINCENT

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 3rd Class HMS LEVIATHAN

Royal Navy M6172 Electrical Artificer 4th Class HMS ST VINCENT

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Arthur Edward Peacock

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165439

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Edmund Peacock

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304939

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George Barrett Peacock

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309778

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Harry Edmund How Peacock

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80862

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George E L Peacock

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53856

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Samuel James Peacock

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16524

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Harold Stephenson Peacock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212031

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Cephas Peacock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57559

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Benjamin Allen Peacock

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280553

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Montagu Peacock

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54177

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