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Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Blandford, Dorset [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Burham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

St Georges, Hanover Square, London [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Wellington [2]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bundarra, New South Wales, Australia [1]

Burley in Wharfdale [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Combe St Nicholas England [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Coraki New South Wales [1]

Croydon England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dumfries, Scotland [1]

Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fulham, Greater London, [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gisborne [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Guildford [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kadina South Australia [1]

Kelshall, Hertfordshire [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Lewes [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [34]

Driver [26]

Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [19]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman Driver [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

AM I (E) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Honorary Colonel/ Honorary Colonel [1]

LEADING STOKER [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Labour Corps [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

London Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Scottish Rifles [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [506]

Royal Navy [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [719]

H [2]

B [1]

C [1]

J [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Charters Towers Queensland [4] Blandford, Dorset [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Burham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] St Georges, Hanover Square, London [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Wellington [2] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Bundarra, New South Wales, Australia [1] Burley in Wharfdale [1] Canning Town, London [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charlton, London [1] Combe St Nicholas England [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Coraki New South Wales [1] Croydon England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dumfries, Scotland [1] Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fulham, Greater London, [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gisborne [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Guildford [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Hampshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kadina South Australia [1] Kelshall, Hertfordshire [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Lewes [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [34] Driver [26] Corporal [25] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [20] Sapper [19] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [13] Acting Corporal [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Major [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman Driver [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] AM I (E) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Honorary Colonel/ Honorary Colonel [1] LEADING STOKER [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [41] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Labour Corps [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] London Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Scottish Rifles [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Service

British Army [506] Royal Navy [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [719] H [2] B [1] C [1] J [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Australia [1]

Ernest Bramwell Percy

Born 1897

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 2629

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Manuel Percy

Born 1893

Died 1983

Australian Imperial Force 4492

Australian Imperial Force 4492 Private 26th Battalion

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Harry Edward Percy

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 53196 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Clark Percy

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Scottish Rifles 3rd Battalion att. 2nd Battalion

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David Percy

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1241 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Frederick Gilbert Percy

Born 1884

Died 1956

Royal Navy 207739

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Harry Walter Percy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53943

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Georges Percy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111821

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William George Percy

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3950 Lance Corporal London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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George Frederick Percy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 34891 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Athol Eric Charles Percy

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1495 Gunner Australian Field Artillery

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Albert Rudolph Percy

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 470 Private West Somerset Yeomanry 1st/1st Battalion

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Hubert Kendal Percy Smith

Born 1897

Died 1975

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 40th Pathans

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Henry Edward Percy

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 750 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur James Percy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119957

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Arthur Charles Percy

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101833

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William Richard Percy

Born 1882

Died 1963

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Temporary Major Grenadier Guards

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Claude Robert Percy

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48524

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William Percy

Born 1888

Royal Navy F8593 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F8593 AM I (E) RNAS HMS "Daedalus"

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208593 Royal Air Force

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Albert Henry Percy

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226242

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