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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 1893

Died 1917

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps 363 Mechanical Transport Coy,.

British Army T4/198422 Private Army Service Corps

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William Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1964

British Army 48107 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 48107 Army Service Corps Forage Department

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John James Pearson

Born 1883

British Army 21283 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6976 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6976 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Harold Waldram Pearson

Born 1888

Died 1926

Royal Navy F21397

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Cyprian Thomas Pearson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 774 Private King Edward's Horse B Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery.

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Allen Pearson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 43214 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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Hughes Henry Pearson

Born 1881

Died 1948

British Army 18627 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 18627 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Samuel Pearson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13274 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 13274 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Clarence Ernest Pearson

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1764 Private London Regiment

British Army 1764 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Ernest James Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 33226 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Henry James Pearson

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 11659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 11656 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Pearson

Died 1916

British Army 75750 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Pearson

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2621938 Private Canadian Infantry 31st. Battalion

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Albert John Pearson

Born 1871

Died 1935

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210708 Private 98th Battalion

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Edgar Allen Pearson

Born 1875

Died 1917

Royal Navy Chief Engineer Mercantile Marine

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Arthur John Pearson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 16862 Private 18th The King's (Liverpool) Regiment) 18th Battalion, 2nd Liverpool Pals

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Henry John Pearson

Born 1876

Died 1937

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

Royal Navy AA/655 Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Frederick Pearson

Born 1884

British Army 9294 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9294 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Henry Pearson

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army 27299 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Albert Edward Pearson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104544

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