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Northampton England [2]

Preston Victoria [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Ashtead, Surrey [1]

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Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

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Southwick, Sunderland, Durham [1]

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Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

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Private [136]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [11]

Driver [7]

Captain [5]

Serjeant [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Commander [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer's Crew 1st Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Police Officer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Honorary Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

??? [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service corps [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [215]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [278]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [279] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Northampton England [2] Preston Victoria [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Ashtead, Surrey [1] BETHNAL GREEN [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Durham [1] Fermoy [1] Harrington, Cumberland, England [1] Horton, Epsom, Surrey [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Norwood, London [1] Nottingham [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Penrith England [1] Penrith, Cumberland [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Southwick, Sunderland, Durham [1] Stoke, Devonport [1] Sunderland [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Surrey [1] Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [136] Gunner [19] Corporal [11] Sapper [11] Driver [7] Captain [5] Serjeant [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Commander [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Admiral [1] Armourer's Crew 1st Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Police Officer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Honorary Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Border Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] ??? [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service corps [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [215] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [278] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Pears

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3326 Private London Regiment

British Army 321185 Private London Regiment

British Army 321185 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Walter George Pears

Born 1889

British Army 87944 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 10098 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10098 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Pears

Born 1868

Died 1920

British Army 598 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 205829 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 205829 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Richard Pears

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194366

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Albert Edward Pears

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279340

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Arthur Alfred George Pears

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285055

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John Thomas Pears

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 71451 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Hugh John Chevallier Peirs

Born 1886

Died 1943

British Army Major Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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Herbert Woolley Pears

Died 1918

British Army 205636 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Pears

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 9497 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36611 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Herbert Pears

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7721 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Ernest Pears

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31079

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Thomas George Pears

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184467

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Fred Pears

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192058

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Charles William Pears

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198844

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Frederick Pears

Born 1869

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18713

Canadian Expeditionary Force 18713 Private Canadian Infantry

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M L Pears

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Reserve of Officers/ Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Fusiliers

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Stuart Pears

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 974 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 974 Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 974 Serjeant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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William H Pears

Died 1916

British Army 2050 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22489 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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James Pears

Died 1917

British Army 241335 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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