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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Wallasey, Cheshire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Gosford New South Wales [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Liscard, Cheshire, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Mangrove Creek New South Wales [2]

Ruabon, Denbighshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Whetstone, Middlesex [2]

Willesden, London [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Audenshaw, Lancashire [1]

Ballsover, Derbyshire [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beachworth Victoria [1]

Bidston, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bonnie Doon Victoria [1]

Byron Bay New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Farrington, Lancashire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gilling East, Yorkshire [1]

Glossop [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Handsworth, Staffs [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington London [1]

Kensington South Australia [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

Kingsland, London, Middlesex [1]

Knutsford [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales [1]

London [1]

Rank

Private [477]

Gunner [53]

Driver [47]

Lieutenant [38]

Corporal [29]

Serjeant [29]

Captain [27]

Sapper [24]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lance Corporal [18]

Major [14]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Captain /Temporary Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Conductor [3]

Orderly [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Corporal/ Second Lieutenant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Air Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Labour Corps [57]

Royal Engineers [51]

Army Service Corps [48]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

London Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [766]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [916]

L [4]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [909]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Wallasey, Cheshire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Gosford New South Wales [2] Kensington, London [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Liscard, Cheshire, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Mangrove Creek New South Wales [2] Ruabon, Denbighshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Whetstone, Middlesex [2] Willesden, London [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Audenshaw, Lancashire [1] Ballsover, Derbyshire [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Beachworth Victoria [1] Bidston, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bonnie Doon Victoria [1] Byron Bay New South Wales [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cheshire, England [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cork [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Derbyshire [1] Dublin [1] Farrington, Lancashire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gilling East, Yorkshire [1] Glossop [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Handsworth, Staffs [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kensington London [1] Kensington South Australia [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kingsland, London [1] Kingsland, London, Middlesex [1] Knutsford [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales [1] London [1]

Rank

Private [477] Gunner [53] Driver [47] Lieutenant [38] Corporal [29] Serjeant [29] Captain [27] Sapper [24] Second Lieutenant [24] Lance Corporal [18] Major [14] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [5] Captain /Temporary Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Conductor [3] Orderly [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Cadet [1] Corporal/ Second Lieutenant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Air Mechanic [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [74] Labour Corps [57] Royal Engineers [51] Army Service Corps [48] Cheshire Regiment [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Liverpool Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] London Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Royal Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] East Lancashire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Border Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [766] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

P [916] L [4] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [909] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] New Zealand [1]

Benjamin Pemberton

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army L/18137 Driver Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery, 170th Brigade

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Francis Percy Campbell Pemberton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 2nd Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Life Guards

British Army Captain 2nd Life Guards "C" Sqdn.

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William Thomas Pemberton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 45971 Private Cheshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Jesse Edwin Pemberton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 33704 Corporal Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Horace Pemberton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 32957 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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William Pemberton

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1203 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1203 Serjeant East Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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David Autumn Pemberton

Born 1897

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 32893 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ryland Talbot Pemberton

Born 1888

Died 1947

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps

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Henry Pemberton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 16391 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 16391 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Bn.

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Charles Pemberton

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267051

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Ernest Pemberton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301515

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James Frederick Pemberton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58859

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Robert Pemberton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24746

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William Pemberton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145404

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William Charles Pulford Pemberton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269185

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Joseph Pemberton

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275994

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Warren Colclough Pemberton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Pioneers

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William Pemberton

Died 1916

British Army 15971 Acting Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 7735 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7735 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Lewis Pemberton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132694

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William Pemberton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96372

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