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London, Middlesex, England [7]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cawsand, Cornwall [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mclaren Vale South Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Abersychaw, Monmouthshire [1]

Aberuthven, Perthshire [1]

Anfield, Lancashire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire, England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Carbonear NF [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Chelsea , London [1]

Clutton, Somerset [1]

Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Eastney, Hampshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Embleton, Northumberland [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Holbeach [1]

Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1]

Holyrood,Harbour Main NF [1]

Inverness, Invernesshire [1]

Rank

Private [261]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [19]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

AC II [1]

AM II [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Adjutant & Acting Captain [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Pilot 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [19]

London Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Service

British Army [389]

Royal Navy [63]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [591]

C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [564]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [7] Adelaide South Australia [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cawsand, Cornwall [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mclaren Vale South Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Abersychaw, Monmouthshire [1] Aberuthven, Perthshire [1] Anfield, Lancashire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire, England [1] Bow, London [1] Burra South Australia [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Carbonear NF [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chelsea , London [1] Clutton, Somerset [1] Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Eastney, Hampshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Embleton, Northumberland [1] Essex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Glasgow [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Holbeach [1] Holbeach, Lincolnshire [1] Holyrood,Harbour Main NF [1] Inverness, Invernesshire [1]

Rank

Private [261] Gunner [28] Corporal [19] Driver [18] Serjeant [15] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [4] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] AC II [1] AM II [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Adjutant & Acting Captain [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Pilot 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [33] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [23] Hampshire Regiment [21] Labour Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [19] London Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Middlesex Regiment [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Dragoon Guards [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Service

British Army [389] Royal Navy [63] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [591] C [2]

Contribution

Military Service [564] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Josiah H. Penney

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 665 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Herbert Augustus Penney

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248321

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Albert Charles Penney

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 301137 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army 301137 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 301137 Private 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Sidney Gilbert Penney

Born 1894

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS117075

Royal Navy J/15013

Royal Navy SS/117075 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke

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William Albert Penney

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30218

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Bertram Penney

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231188

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Walter Penney

Died 1916

British Army 23112 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Arthur Penney

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2814 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Augustus Penney

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1399 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Henry Penney

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38383

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Arthur James Penney

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126606

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Edward Penney

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41404

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Richard Senior Penney

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144096

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Allan Penney

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174239

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Bertram Robert Penney

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182296

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Christopher Randolph Penney

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195971

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Sidney Stephen Penney

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1030467

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1030467 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Murray Penney

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470075

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470075 Private Canadian Infantry

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Herbert Scott Penney

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477714

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477714 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Roland Penney

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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