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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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Place of birth

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]

Ernest V Peacock

British Army 1176 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470666 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470666 Sapper 1/3rd Coy Durham Fortress Engineers later 528th Fd Coy RE

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L Peacock

British Army Lieutenant 1/72nd Punjabis

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G S Peacock

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Aircraft Park

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Air Force

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E M Peacock

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Dennis Max Cornelius Woodruffe-Peacock

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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W G Peacock-Dyson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Mary Florence Violet George

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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D M C Woodruffe-Peacock

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Freda Shingleton Now Mrs Peacock

British Army Trained Nurse Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India

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