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Dawlish, Devon [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Albion Queensland [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Edithburgh South Australia [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mittagong New South Wales [1]

Parkestone, Dorset [1]

Poona [1]

Richmond New South Wales [1]

Singleton New South Wales [1]

Wallington England [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Driver [11]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [4]

Colonel [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major General [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier (temporary) [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

25th Punjabis [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

152nd Infantry [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

66th Punjab Regiment [1]

Ammunition Column Royal Horse Artillery [1]

British General Meerut Hospital [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Retired Pay [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [125]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dawlish, Devon [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Albion Queensland [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Edithburgh South Australia [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mittagong New South Wales [1] Parkestone, Dorset [1] Poona [1] Richmond New South Wales [1] Singleton New South Wales [1] Wallington England [1]

Rank

Private [57] Driver [11] Gunner [9] Corporal [4] Colonel [3] Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major General [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier (temporary) [1] Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant Major/ Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 25th Punjabis [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 152nd Infantry [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 66th Punjab Regiment [1] Ammunition Column Royal Horse Artillery [1] British General Meerut Hospital [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Foot Police [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Retired Pay [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [125] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Merchant Navy [2]

Bertie Cyril Penton

Born 1880

Died 1962

Indian Army Second Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Staff Corps

Indian Army Captain 25th Punjabis

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Arthur Penton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47924

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Albert Charles Penton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235236

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Arthur Herbert Penton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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Algernon James Penton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183889

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James Penton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45137

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Stanley Penton

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 643302

Canadian Expeditionary Force 643302 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Penton

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451283

Canadian Expeditionary Force 451283 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Oliver Penton

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 14913 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Penton

Died 1916

British Army 15298 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Harold James Penton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221176

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George A Penton

Died 1916

British Army 14/980 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Penton

Died 1917

British Army 6168 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 241683 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ignatius Penton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2589 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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William Robert Penton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 24494 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Stanley Edwin Penton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243267

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William Penton

Australian Imperial Force 92

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Stephen Penton

Australian Imperial Force

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Horace Earl Penton

Australian Imperial Force 2668

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Arthur Cecil Penton

Australian Imperial Force 5796

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