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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Minehead, Somerset, England [3]

Plympton, Devon [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Donald Victoria [2]

Exeter, Devon, England [2]

Henley, Oxfordshire [2]

Kingsbridge, Devon [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Anerley, London S.E. [1]

Anerley, Surrey [1]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Avonmouth, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Devon [1]

Dimboola Victoria [1]

Dounton, Wiltshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Godwell Street, London [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [211]

Gunner [28]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [22]

Captain [20]

Serjeant [20]

Corporal [17]

Driver [11]

Major [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet General [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal /Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Orderly [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [24]

Devonshire Regiment [23]

London Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Pay Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

2/6th Gurkha Rifles [2]

4th Cavalry [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Church Army [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [388]

Royal Navy [72]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [588]

R [6]

S [2]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [572]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Exeter, Devon [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Devonport, Devon [3] Minehead, Somerset, England [3] Plympton, Devon [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Donald Victoria [2] Exeter, Devon, England [2] Henley, Oxfordshire [2] Kingsbridge, Devon [2] London [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Anerley, London S.E. [1] Anerley, Surrey [1] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Avonmouth, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Burra South Australia [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Devon [1] Dimboola Victoria [1] Dounton, Wiltshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Godwell Street, London [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [211] Gunner [28] Second Lieutenant [26] Lieutenant [22] Sapper [22] Captain [20] Serjeant [20] Corporal [17] Driver [11] Major [11] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet General [1] Captain Major [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal /Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Orderly [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [46] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [24] Devonshire Regiment [23] London Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Pay Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 2/6th Gurkha Rifles [2] 4th Cavalry [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Church Army [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS TIGER [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [388] Royal Navy [72] Australian Imperial Force [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [588] R [6] S [2] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [572] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [1]

Alfred Charles Pearse

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81120

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Alister Cullen Pearse

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Henry Charles Pearse

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3060 Private London Regiment

British Army 3060 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Albert James Pearse

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216325

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Frederick John Pearse

Died 1915

British Army 3010 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Harold Pearse

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230592

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Robert William Pearse

Died 1916

British Army 7746 Lance Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 7746 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Harry Pearse

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 434 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Hezekiah John Pearse

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293277

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Herbert Charles Pearse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143050

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Sidney John Pearse

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240933

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George Henry Taylor Pearse

Born 1882

Died 1917

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John Francis Brice Pearse

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Stanley Pearse

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45582

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Charles John Pearse

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21751

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Charles Work Pearse

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151408

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Frank Pearse

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138499

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Samuel Pearse

Died 1915

British Army 9007 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Samuel Pearse

Died 1917

British Army 6140 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202489 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202489 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Albert Pearse

Died 1917

British Army 203229 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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