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Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Drysdale Victoria [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Wallsend New South Wales [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

London [3]

Yeadon, Yorkshire [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Charlton Victoria [2]

Chiltern Victoria [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Lancashire England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmorland [1]

Antrim [1]

Armagh [1]

Ash, Kent [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

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Blackwell, Derbyshire [1]

Bradford, West Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broadford Victoria [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Castleforce, Yorkshire [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clevedon Queensland [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

County Durham [1]

Crawshawbooth Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [535]

Gunner [49]

Driver [46]

Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [34]

Sapper [31]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Captain [27]

Corporal [25]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [14]

Major [10]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Bombardier [7]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Conductor/ Conductor [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Chauffeuse [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Hostel Forewoman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chaplain (Reverend) [1]

Chaplain /Acting [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [63]

Royal Engineers [58]

Army Service Corps [54]

West Yorkshire Regiment [43]

Northumberland Fusiliers [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

London Regiment [22]

West Riding Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Army Pay Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [870]

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [1125]

B [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1111]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Drysdale Victoria [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Wallsend New South Wales [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] London [3] Yeadon, Yorkshire [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Charlton Victoria [2] Chiltern Victoria [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Lancashire England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ambleside, Westmorland [1] Antrim [1] Armagh [1] Ash, Kent [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackwell, Derbyshire [1] Bradford, West Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broadford Victoria [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cambridge [1] Carmarthen [1] Castleforce, Yorkshire [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapham, London [1] Clevedon Queensland [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] County Durham [1] Crawshawbooth Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [535] Gunner [49] Driver [46] Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [34] Sapper [31] Second Lieutenant [30] Captain [27] Corporal [25] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [14] Major [10] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Bombardier [7] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Conductor/ Conductor [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Chauffeuse [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Hostel Forewoman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Chaplain (Reverend) [1] Chaplain /Acting [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [63] Royal Engineers [58] Army Service Corps [54] West Yorkshire Regiment [43] Northumberland Fusiliers [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Durham Light Infantry [29] Liverpool Regiment [22] London Regiment [22] West Riding Regiment [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Manchester Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Border Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] South Lancashire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Scots [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Army Pay Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5]

Service

British Army [870] Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] Australian Imperial Force [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [1125] B [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1111] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] South Africa [1]

Geoffrey Peel

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 788 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John William Peel

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 11078 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 11078 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Tom Peel

Died 1916

British Army B/23113 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 23113 Private Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 23113 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Benjamin Peel

Died 1914

British Army 3355 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3355 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Peel

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 20486 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Edward Peel

Born 1891

Died 1931

British Army 240411 Warrant Officer Class 2 Border Regiment

British Army 240411 RQMS Border Regiment 5th Battalion

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Edmund Speak Peel

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241666

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Cyril Peel

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124241

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John Alfred Peel

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34954

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William Charles Peel

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80789

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Ann Elizabeth Peel

Born 1870

Died 1930

British Army 6572 Hospital Assistant British Red Cross Society/Imperial Service Troops

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Simeon Peel

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/3365 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Able Seaman Nelson Battalion

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William Frederick Peel

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209509

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Robert James Peel

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236347

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Charles George Peel

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20292

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John Frederick Peel

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21430

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Henry George Peel

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20642 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John Peel

Died 1919

British Army 14285 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edward Peel

Died 1915

British Army 305461 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Frederick Peel

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 29735 Private Norfolk Regiment

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