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Cullompton, Devon [2]

Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Buckingham [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Lyne Regis, Dorset [1]

Nately Scures near Newnham Hampshire [1]

New Wortley Yorkshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Portwood Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Rockbourne, Hampshire [1]

Rockbourne, Southampton [1]

Saint Johns, Newfoundland [1]

Salisbury, Hampshire [1]

Somerset [1]

Southampton [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Wellington [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [80]

Driver [11]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

84th Punjabis [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devon Yeomanry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment attached Punjabis [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Cullompton, Devon [2] Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Buckingham [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Lyne Regis, Dorset [1] Nately Scures near Newnham Hampshire [1] New Wortley Yorkshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Portwood Southampton, Hampshire [1] Rockbourne, Hampshire [1] Rockbourne, Southampton [1] Saint Johns, Newfoundland [1] Salisbury, Hampshire [1] Somerset [1] Southampton [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Wellington [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [80] Driver [11] Corporal [9] Gunner [9] Serjeant [7] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Hampshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 84th Punjabis [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devon Yeomanry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment attached Punjabis [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [130] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [2]

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United Kingdom [2]

Edward John Rance Pearcey

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 18932 Lance Serjeant Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion.

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James Pearcey

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 3438 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Henry John Pearcey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90948

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William James Pearcey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101646

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Arthur William Pearcey

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7322 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Pearcey

Died 1916

British Army 66249 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Pearcey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 28861 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Btn

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Albert Taylor Pearcey

Born 1894

Died 1971

Royal Navy 16249 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Henry Arthur Pearcey

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8119 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Ernest John Pearcey

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45486

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Jacob Pearcey

Born 1898

Died 1916

Canadian Navy 2065X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Thomas James Pearcey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13789 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert T. Pearcey

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1813 Private London Regiment

British Army 1813 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Ernest Alfred Pearcey

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 241703 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 203954 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George Pearcey

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 5229 Private London Regiment

British Army G/63383 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 202274 Private London Regiment

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Frank William Pearcey

Died 1918

British Army 19417 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Victor Pearcey

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11896 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Henry James Pearcey

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2067 Private London Regiment

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Walter James Pearcey

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10960 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Reginald Edward Pearcey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168778

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