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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]

Bert Harold Pearman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8293 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry John Pearman

Died 1916

British Army 43084 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Henry Pearman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10100 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thomas Pearman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 473092 Private London Regiment

British Army 473092 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Charles H Pearman

Died 1918

British Army 6730 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202389 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Francis Llewelyn Pearman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182800

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Jesse Pearman

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57249

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Thomas Albert Pearman

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy K12947 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Indefatigable

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Herbert Carl Pearman

Died 1918

British Army 768847 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Bn.

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Thomas Hammon Pearman

Australian Imperial Force 1304

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Charles Pearman

Australian Imperial Force 3443

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Walter Pearman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108967

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Hector Pearman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149755

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Thomas Webb Pearman

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645459

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645459 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alan Pearman

Born 1900

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5091

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Gerald Vokins Pearman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 401 Lance Corporal Private London Regiment

British Army 401 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Arthur W Pearman

Died 1916

British Army 2991 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Pearman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1566 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 240354 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Charles Pearman

Died 1917

British Army 5470 Private London Regiment

British Army 232440 Private London Regiment

British Army 232440 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Charles Pearman

Died 1918

British Army 41268 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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