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Sydney New South Wales [17]

Liverpool, Lancashire [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15]

London England [15]

Leeds, Yorkshire [14]

Maidstone, Kent [12]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

Melbourne Victoria [11]

Manchester, Lancashire [10]

Hackney, London [9]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Gateshead, Durham [6]

Islington, London [6]

Lambeth, London [6]

Newcastle, Northumberland [6]

York [6]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Chatham, Kent [5]

Preston, Lancashire [5]

Armidale New South Wales [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Penrith, Cumberland [4]

York, Yorkshire [4]

Albany Western Australia [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Castleford, Yorkshire [3]

Chart Sutton, Kent [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Dartford, Kent [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Hornsey, London [3]

Hove, Sussex [3]

Hyde, Cheshire [3]

North Melbourne Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [3906]

Gunner [433]

Driver [346]

Corporal [300]

Serjeant [300]

Sapper [232]

Second Lieutenant [135]

Lieutenant [120]

Lance Corporal [119]

Captain [86]

Acting Corporal [72]

Pioneer [63]

Acting Serjeant [50]

Bombardier [33]

Major [25]

Staff Serjeant [25]

Rifleman [24]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [22]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Acting Bombardier [15]

Trooper [15]

Company Serjeant Major [13]

Corporal 2nd [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Worker [11]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Ordinary Seaman [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Acting Corporal 2nd [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Temporary Captain [7]

Commander [6]

Private Lance Corporal [6]

Sister [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Reverend [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant and Captain [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [525]

Royal Engineers [476]

Labour Corps [459]

Army Service Corps [423]

Royal Garrison Artillery [262]

Royal Army Medical Corps [223]

Northumberland Fusiliers [203]

Durham Light Infantry [188]

Machine Gun Corps [176]

West Yorkshire Regiment [166]

London Regiment [155]

Manchester Regiment [134]

Lancashire Fusiliers [121]

Yorkshire Regiment [116]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [113]

West Riding Regiment [104]

Lincolnshire Regiment [103]

Cheshire Regiment [97]

Royal Fusiliers [97]

East Yorkshire Regiment [96]

Liverpool Regiment [96]

York and Lancaster Regiment [82]

Border Regiment [77]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [77]

Worcestershire Regiment [75]

Royal Army Service Corps [69]

Suffolk Regiment [66]

East Lancashire Regiment [62]

South Staffordshire Regiment [61]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [60]

Rifle Brigade [59]

Royal Naval Division [58]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58]

Royal West Kent Regiment [56]

Army Ordnance Corps [54]

Essex Regiment [54]

Highland Light Infantry [54]

Middlesex Regiment [54]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [49]

Royal Scots [48]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

The Queen's Regiment [45]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [44]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Royal Defence Corps [43]

Norfolk Regiment [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Tank Corps [39]

Service

British Army [6052]

Royal Navy [565]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [429]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [423]

Australian Imperial Force [255]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51]

Other Empire Force [9]

South African Services [3]

British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [7915]

M [4]

H [1]

L [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7757]

Merchant Navy [109]

Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [168]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [17] Liverpool, Lancashire [15] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15] London England [15] Leeds, Yorkshire [14] Maidstone, Kent [12] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] Melbourne Victoria [11] Manchester, Lancashire [10] Hackney, London [9] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [9] London, Middlesex, England [8] Hull, Yorkshire [7] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Gateshead, Durham [6] Islington, London [6] Lambeth, London [6] Newcastle, Northumberland [6] York [6] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Chatham, Kent [5] Preston, Lancashire [5] Armidale New South Wales [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] London, Middlesex [4] Penrith, Cumberland [4] York, Yorkshire [4] Albany Western Australia [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Benalla Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Castleford, Yorkshire [3] Chart Sutton, Kent [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Dartford, Kent [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Hornsey, London [3] Hove, Sussex [3] Hyde, Cheshire [3] North Melbourne Victoria [3]

Rank

Private [3906] Gunner [433] Driver [346] Corporal [300] Serjeant [300] Sapper [232] Second Lieutenant [135] Lieutenant [120] Lance Corporal [119] Captain [86] Acting Corporal [72] Pioneer [63] Acting Serjeant [50] Bombardier [33] Major [25] Staff Serjeant [25] Rifleman [24] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [22] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Acting Bombardier [15] Trooper [15] Company Serjeant Major [13] Corporal 2nd [12] Able Seaman [11] Worker [11] Colour Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Ordinary Seaman [9] Acting Captain [8] Acting Corporal 2nd [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Staff Nurse [7] Temporary Captain [7] Commander [6] Private Lance Corporal [6] Sister [6] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Reverend [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Guardsman [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Lieutenant and Captain [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [525] Royal Engineers [476] Labour Corps [459] Army Service Corps [423] Royal Garrison Artillery [262] Royal Army Medical Corps [223] Northumberland Fusiliers [203] Durham Light Infantry [188] Machine Gun Corps [176] West Yorkshire Regiment [166] London Regiment [155] Manchester Regiment [134] Lancashire Fusiliers [121] Yorkshire Regiment [116] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [113] West Riding Regiment [104] Lincolnshire Regiment [103] Cheshire Regiment [97] Royal Fusiliers [97] East Yorkshire Regiment [96] Liverpool Regiment [96] York and Lancaster Regiment [82] Border Regiment [77] King's Royal Rifle Corps [77] Worcestershire Regiment [75] Royal Army Service Corps [69] Suffolk Regiment [66] East Lancashire Regiment [62] South Staffordshire Regiment [61] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [60] Rifle Brigade [59] Royal Naval Division [58] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58] Royal West Kent Regiment [56] Army Ordnance Corps [54] Essex Regiment [54] Highland Light Infantry [54] Middlesex Regiment [54] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [51] Royal Lancaster Regiment [49] Royal Scots [48] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] The Queen's Regiment [45] King's Own Scottish Borderers [44] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Royal Defence Corps [43] Norfolk Regiment [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Tank Corps [39]

Service

British Army [6052] Royal Navy [565] Canadian Expeditionary Force [429] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [423] Australian Imperial Force [255] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [51] Other Empire Force [9] South African Services [3] British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [7915] M [4] H [1] L [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7757] Merchant Navy [109] Conscientious Objector [26]

Country

United Kingdom [168] Canada [3] India [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] Egypt [1] Germany [1] Greece [1] South Africa [1]

Robert Pearson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 15867 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 11th Service Battalion

British Army 16309 Private Lincolnshire Regiment Depot

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Lester Bowles Pearson

Born 1897

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Air Force Canada

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps training Attached from C.E.F.

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1059 Private C.A.M.C. No. 4 Canadian General Hospital

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Samuel Pearson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5171 Private South Lancashire Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 5171 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Kenneth Pearson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15833 Private The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 17th Battalion

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Arthur Edward Pearson

Born 1897

British Army 351769 Private Royal Scots

British Army 351769 Private Royal Scots Depot

British Army 4949 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 9th Reserve Battalion Highlanders

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Martin Guy Pearson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 200171 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 4th Territorial battalion

British Army 1738 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 200171 Lance Corporal Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Arnold Pearson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 351087 Private Manchester Regiment 1st/9th Battalion

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William Pearson

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 3442 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Fred Pearson

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army C/516 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th (Service) Battalion (CLB)

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Charles Hall Pearson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 51648 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 18712 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion

British Army 18712 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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John Hesketh Pearson

Born 1886

Died 1966

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment)

British Army Temporary Major Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment) 12th (Pioneers) Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbyshire Regiment) 12th (Pioneers) Battalion

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Francis Gilbert Pearson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas William Pearson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 201433 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool) Regiment 5th Battalion

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Mabel Caroline Pearson

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy G4229

Royal Navy G/4229. Steward Women's Royal Naval Sce

Royal Navy G/4229 Steward Women's Royal Naval Service London Division Wrns

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Francis John Pearson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 372499 Private London Regiment

British Army 372499 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5145 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Fred Pearson

Born 1871

British Army S/11277 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army S/11277 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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Herbert Pearson

Born 1892

Died 1970

Royal Navy J7927

Royal Navy H.M.S Avon in South China Sea

Royal Navy H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea

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Alfred Raymond Pearson

Born 1884

British Army 17807 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 306571 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 4786 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Bertie Pearson

Died 1918

British Army 323762 Private London Regiment

British Army 323762 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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