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Balaklava South Australia [3]

East Hartlepool, Durham [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Ravenswood Queensland [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Surrey [2]

Auckland [1]

Balaclava Western Australia [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England [1]

Cork [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Holloway [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Marham, Norfolk [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

North Unley South Australia [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plympton, Devon [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

South Yarra Victoria [1]

St Mary's, Kent, England [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Tipton Saint Johns, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Driver [12]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Canteener [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services Sanitation [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Yeoman Signaller [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [14]

London Regiment [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry attached Staff [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Examination Services [1]

Service

British Army [153]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [216]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [217] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Balaklava South Australia [3] East Hartlepool, Durham [2] Greenwich, London [2] Ravenswood Queensland [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Surrey [2] Auckland [1] Balaclava Western Australia [1] Battersea, London [1] Bow, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England [1] Cork [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Holloway [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Marham, Norfolk [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] North Unley South Australia [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plympton, Devon [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Poplar, London [1] Richmond Victoria [1] South Yarra Victoria [1] St Mary's, Kent, England [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Tipton Saint Johns, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex, England [1] Warwick Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [91] Driver [12] Gunner [12] Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Canteener [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deputy Assistant Director Medical Services Sanitation [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Probationary 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Yeoman Signaller [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [14] London Regiment [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Yeomanry attached Staff [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Examination Services [1]

Service

British Army [153] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [216] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [205] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Charles Peek

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16923 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16923 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/5th Battalion

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Roger Grenville Peek

Born 1888

Died 1921

British Army Captain Lancers 9th Battalion (Queen's Royal)

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Albert Edward Peek

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 230972

Royal Navy Yeoman Signaller HMS Anemone

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John Peek

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88365

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Leonard Emmanuel Peek

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy ES 4040 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy ES/4040 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Girl Gracie."

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Herbert Thain Peek

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 187 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Edgar Peek

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 26751 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Btn

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Richard Leslie Peek

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1987 Private Australian Infantry 21st Battalion

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Archibald Philip Peek

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211645

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William James Peek

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2953 New Zealand Field Artillery

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Richard Alfred Peek

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919546

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919546 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick J Peek

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 373563 Private London Regiment

British Army 485009 Private London Regiment

British Army 368060 Private London Regiment

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Donald Jones Peek

Died 1917

British Army 4067 Private London Regiment

British Army 251553 Private London Regiment

British Army 251553 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William H Peek

Died 1917

British Army TF-2788 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 201244 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William H Peek

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army 3084 Private Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Arthur Edward Peek

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264319

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William Christopher Peek

Australian Imperial Force 4105

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Gwendolen Peek

Born 1890

Died 1974

Other Empire Force Canteener French Red Cross

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Alfred Taylor Peek

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2098 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Peek

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 18280 Private Essex Regiment

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