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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]

Frederick George Penney

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4/2866 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200790 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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William John Penney

Died 1914

British Army 10131 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur Penney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2440 Private London Regiment

British Army 2440 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Arthur P. Penney

Died 1917

British Army 7240 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267943 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 267943 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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James Creech Penney

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3451 Private Leinster Regiment

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Percy Ernest Penney

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 3851 Private Essex Regiment

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Bert Penney

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army G/50131 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Penney

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army T1403 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 438087 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Penney

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 40794 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Penney

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 40794 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George James Penney

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy M13203 Cook's Mate HMS Vivid

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Bertram George Penney

Born 1890

Died 1959

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/2276 Auckland Mounted Rifles

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John Robert James Penney

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248956

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Robert Thomas Penney

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270156

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Lionel John Penney

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7265 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 7265 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Alexander Penney

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2696 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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David Cecil Penney

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29821 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Albert Penney

Died 1916

British Army 11240 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Harry Cadwallader Penney

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 203675 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 235084 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Tullo Penney

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17720 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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