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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]

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Ballarat Victoria [1]

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Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

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Burnley, Lancashire [1]

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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]

Maurice Berkeley Peel

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Army Chaplains' Department

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Home Peel

Born 1885

Died 1918

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

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

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Helen M Peel

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army

British Army Chauffeuse Voluntary Aid Detachment BERKS/4 VAD

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Helen Maud Peel

Born 1895

Died 1917

Other Empire Force V.A.D. Voluntary Aid Detachment, B.R.C.S. & St John

Other Empire Force Chauffeuse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Alan Ralph Peel

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

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Robert Lloyd Peel

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery A/58 Brigade

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Clarence Eastwood Peel

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army C/7044 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th (Service) Battalion

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Lawrence Peel

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment Commanding 7th Div. Cyclist Coy

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John E M Peel

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 4962 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 203201 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 6250 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion TF

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Mabel Dymond Peel

Born 1879

Died 1938

British Army Intelligence Officer Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Reginald Robert Peel

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 40636 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 40636 Acting Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 40636 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 66th Field Coy

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Albert Peel

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 51920 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Peel

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112679

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Walter Sydney Peel

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Ernest Harry Peel

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38975

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John William Peel

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42193

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Roland Peel

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271038

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Frederick Peel

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263444

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John Leonard Peel

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280298

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Thomas Frederick Peel

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169641

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