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Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Milton New South Wales [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Walthamstow, London [2]

Willesden, Middlesex [2]

Wood Green, London [2]

Ashdon, Essex [1]

Basingstoke England [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chatham England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Epsom England [1]

Essex, England [1]

Glemsford, Suffolk [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hartley Wespall, Hampshire [1]

Hatcham, London [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Herne, Kent [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington, Suffolk [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kings Cross [1]

Kingston On Thames England [1]

Lavenham, Suffolk [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, North West London [1]

Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rosewater South Australia [1]

Rowhedge, Essex [1]

Rowhedge, Essex, England [1]

Sherfield England [1]

Sherfield On Loddon, Hampshire [1]

Sherfield on Loddon [1]

Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [174]

Gunner [32]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Staff Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Private [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Conductor /Acting Conductor [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Rifle Brigade [11]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancers [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Nigeria Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [273]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [343]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Milton New South Wales [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Walthamstow, London [2] Willesden, Middlesex [2] Wood Green, London [2] Ashdon, Essex [1] Basingstoke England [1] Bethnal Green [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chatham England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Epsom England [1] Essex, England [1] Glemsford, Suffolk [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hartley Wespall, Hampshire [1] Hatcham, London [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Herne, Kent [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington, Suffolk [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kings Cross [1] Kingston On Thames England [1] Lavenham, Suffolk [1] Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, North West London [1] Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester, Dorset [1] New Cross, London [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Rosewater South Australia [1] Rowhedge, Essex [1] Rowhedge, Essex, England [1] Sherfield England [1] Sherfield On Loddon, Hampshire [1] Sherfield on Loddon [1] Stevenage, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [174] Gunner [32] Driver [18] Serjeant [13] Corporal [11] Sapper [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Shoeing Smith [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Sub Conductor [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Staff Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Private [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Conductor /Acting Conductor [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [18] London Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Rifle Brigade [11] The Queen's Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Essex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancers [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Tank Corps [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Nigeria Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Scottish Rifles [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Bermuda Contingent Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [273] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [354]

Contribution

Military Service [343] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Ernest Edward Pearman

Born 1885

Died 1943

British Army 278423 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 278423 Sapper Royal Engineers Lancashire Fortress

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Edward Henry Thomas Pearman

Born 1888

Died 1954

Royal Navy M1924

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Edward Percy Pearman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 26563 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 44634 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 44634 Private Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 8th Battalion

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William James Pearman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 20819 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 20819 Private The Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Edward Pearman

Died 1917

British Army 373827 Private London Regiment

British Army 373827 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6976 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Pearman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189991

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William Pearman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5377

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Harry Lionel Pearman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 44431 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army G/44679 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/44679 Private The Middlesex Regiment Posted to 19th Battalion London Regiment

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Stanley Ernest Pearman

Born 1900

Died 1989

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181636 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Henry Alfred Pearman

Died 1916

British Army S/496 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Francis Rupert Pearman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235198

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Albert Edward Pearman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16567 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles William Pearman

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 48773 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Reserve Garrison Battalion

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William Pearman

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 40933 Driver Royal Field Artillery 189th Bde.

British Army L/40933 Driver Royal Field Artillery 189th Brigade

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Albert Edward Pearman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262211

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George Alfred Pearman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L/9542 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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George William Pearman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 83047 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter Robert Pearman

Died 1917

British Army 32409 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 56030 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edward Henry Pearman

Died 1914

British Army 6899 Private Coldstream Guards

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Dyson Pearman

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 25353 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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