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Brighton, Sussex [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Steyning, Sussex [3]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Hailsham [2]

Liscard, Cheshire [2]

Roma Queensland [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clarendon South Australia [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Gilesgate, Durham [1]

Hailsham England [1]

Hasting, Sussex [1]

Hastings England [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hellingly, Sussex [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hughenden Queensland [1]

Hurstmonceux, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Marylebone,London. [1]

Oxford [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queensland, Australia [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sussex [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [103]

Gunner [16]

Sapper [13]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Sussex Yeomanry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Catholic Church [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Field Artillery [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [170]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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P [233]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [233] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Steyning, Sussex [3] Bromley, Kent [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Hailsham [2] Liscard, Cheshire [2] Roma Queensland [2] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clarendon South Australia [1] Croydon, London [1] Erith, Kent [1] Gilesgate, Durham [1] Hailsham England [1] Hasting, Sussex [1] Hastings England [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hellingly, Sussex [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hughenden Queensland [1] Hurstmonceux, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Marylebone,London. [1] Oxford [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queensland, Australia [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sussex [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [103] Gunner [16] Sapper [13] Driver [8] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Field Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Chaplain's Department [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Sussex Yeomanry [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Catholic Church [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Field Artillery [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [170] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [233]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Stewart Breeze Pelling

Born 1886

Died 1935

British Army Chaplain Chaplain to the Forces

British Army Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

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Lennard Pelling

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 78325 Private Tank Corps

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Percival Thomas Pelling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42902

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Charles Pelling

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 10081 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/10081 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William A Pelling

Died 1917

British Army 28463 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold Edwin Pelling

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232421

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George Pelling

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213626

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George Pelling

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226560

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Ernest Alfred Pelling

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7327 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army L/7327 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Bn.

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Frank Pelling

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45108

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Aaron Pelling

Born 1878

British Army 38832 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th Battalion

British Army 177744 Private Labour Corps 330th (Home Service) Works Company

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Reginald Allen Pelling

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10649

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Gordon Edward Pelling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17337

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Ernest Henry Pelling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13266

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William Pelling

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34932

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William Stanley Pelling

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73037

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73037 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Harry Pelling

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256319

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256319 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Ernest Pelling

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 22125 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur George John Pelling

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 11547 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11547 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11547 Lance Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Pelling

Died 1916

British Army 14836 Private Cheshire Regiment

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