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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

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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]

Alfred Pearson

British Army 220472 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Pearson

British Army 24055 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Donald Pearson

British Army 11239 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Cyril E Pearson

British Army M2/264491 Private Army Service Corps

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Clarence W I Pearson

British Army M2/074287 Private Army Service Corps

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Francis Pearson

British Army 1392 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick Pearson

British Army R/8704 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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C L Pearson

British Army L/2068 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/2068 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Eric H Pearson

British Army 15857 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 15857 Corporal Liverpool Regiment

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Charles James Pearson

British Army 013536 Lance Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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Dennis Pearson

British Army 239350 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles A Pearson

British Army A/360420 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles W Pearson

British Army 19501 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 42115 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick Pearson

British Army C/12397 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frank Pearson

British Army 60028 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Clarence H Pearson

British Army 7413 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7067 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 67711 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Frank Pearson

British Army 81694 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Frank J Pearson

British Army 33369 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick James Pearson

British Army TR10571 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment Training Reserve Battalion

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Christopher Pearson

British Army 23320 Acting Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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