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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Mount Barker South Australia [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Ilfracombe, Devon [2]

Northam Western Australia [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Suffolk [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Ashtead [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brentford,Middlesex. [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton New South Wales [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Clandown, Somerset [1]

Cockburn South Australia [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corwen, Merioneth [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Denny Stirlingshire Scotland [1]

Denton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Fillongley [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Greenwich [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Horsell, Surrey [1]

Hurstville New South Wales [1]

Hythe, Kent [1]

Johannesburg, South Africa [1]

Kilcommon, Mayo [1]

Kings Lynn [1]

Lara Lake Victoria [1]

Litherland, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Rank

Private [279]

Driver [35]

Serjeant [35]

Corporal [32]

Gunner [31]

Sapper [26]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Honorable Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1]

Armament Temporary Staff Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Surgeon [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl. [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Army Service Corps [37]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Service

British Army [528]

Royal Navy [42]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

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Contribution

Military Service [671]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Mount Barker South Australia [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Ilfracombe, Devon [2] Northam Western Australia [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Suffolk [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Ashtead [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brentford,Middlesex. [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton New South Wales [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Clandown, Somerset [1] Cockburn South Australia [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corwen, Merioneth [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Denny Stirlingshire Scotland [1] Denton, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Deptford, London [1] Fillongley [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Greenwich [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Horsell, Surrey [1] Hurstville New South Wales [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Johannesburg, South Africa [1] Kilcommon, Mayo [1] Kings Lynn [1] Lara Lake Victoria [1] Litherland, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Macclesfield [1]

Rank

Private [279] Driver [35] Serjeant [35] Corporal [32] Gunner [31] Sapper [26] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Honorable Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Armament Serjeant Major [1] Armament Temporary Staff Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Surgeon [1] Colonel [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl. [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [53] Royal Field Artillery [41] Army Service Corps [37] Labour Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] London Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Welsh Regiment [8] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Yeomanry [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Border Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [3]

Service

British Army [528] Royal Navy [42] Australian Imperial Force [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

P [686]

Contribution

Military Service [671] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Ireland [1]

Hugh Peake

Born 1874

Died 1926

British Army 2004 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 200444 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5631 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 3rd. Battalion

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William Edward Peake

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 3210 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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William Peake

Born 1883

Died 1943

British Army 706 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 706 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army L/Cpl. South Lancashire Regiment 1/5th. Battalion

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Fred Peake

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 57184 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 24608 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Rupert Hancock Bertie Peake

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 5150 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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John Thelwal Peake

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1765 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter James Peake

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 12189 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 12189 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Robert Peake

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 252043 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Harry Peake

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2697

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Joseph James Peake

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292402

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Joseph Henry Peake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133662

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William Henry Peake

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126163

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Walter Peake

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3136 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49287 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 49287 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Colin Peake

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Yeomanry

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Susan Jane Peake

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 47444 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert Edward Peake

Born 1886

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

Royal Navy WS/407 Sapper Royal Naval Division Deal engineers

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Charles James Peake

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289857

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Stanley Peake

Born 1891

Died 1971

Royal Navy M8045 Painter 2c HMS Warspite

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Thomas James Peake

Born 1871

Died 1916

British Army 6617 Private Royal Welsh Fusileers 13th Service Battalion

British Army 31946 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 20th Reserve Battalion

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William Peake

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195151

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