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Place of birth

Goa [18]

Goa, India [13]

Rangoon [2]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [2]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Ceylon [1]

Coruna [1]

Cunchelim, Bardez, Goa. [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Georgetown, Demerara [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwood, London [1]

Ottawa, Ontario [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

West Norwood, London [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Captain [5]

Clerk [5]

Driver [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Volunteer [5]

2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Sapper [3]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Fitter [2]

Head Clerk [2]

Major General [2]

Rifleman [2]

1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

1st Grade Clerk [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Advanced Base Post Office [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Clerk/ R.R. Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Havildar [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Marine Engineer [1]

Motor Mechanic [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Retired Pay Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Serjeant Clerk [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Indian Defence Force [41]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Indian Medical Department [5]

London Regiment [5]

Ceylon Sanitary Company [4]

Indian Engineers Telegraph Department [4]

Indo-European Telegraph Department [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards/ Staff [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

2nd Division [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Army Service Corps/ Staff [2]

Auxiliary Indian Battery [2]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2]

Ceylon Garrison Artillery [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Military Accounts Department [2]

Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South African Medical Corps [2]

1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Hospital Corps [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

British Guiana Militia [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

Divisional Train [1]

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

Employment Company [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Medical Department Indian Army [1]

Indian Medical Department attached Cavalry Brigade [1]

Indian Medical Service Department [1]

Indian Merchant Service [1]

Indian Merchant Service - SS Maloja [1]

Indian Subordinate Medical Department [1]

King's African Rifles Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [148]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [210]

S [2]

A [1]

B [1]

G [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Merchant Navy [29]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [216] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Goa [18] Goa, India [13] Rangoon [2] Shoreditch, Middlesex [2] Bowden South Australia [1] Canning Town, London [1] Ceylon [1] Coruna [1] Cunchelim, Bardez, Goa. [1] Dalston, London [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Georgetown, Demerara [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Hendon, London [1] Hong Kong [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kentish Town, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwood, London [1] Ottawa, Ontario [1] Plaistow, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] West Norwood, London [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [57] Gunner [10] Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Captain [5] Clerk [5] Driver [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Volunteer [5] 2nd Class Assistant Surgeon [4] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Sapper [3] Brevet Colonel [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Fitter [2] Head Clerk [2] Major General [2] Rifleman [2] 1st Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 1st Grade Clerk [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Advanced Base Post Office [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Clerk/ R.R. Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Havildar [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Marine Engineer [1] Motor Mechanic [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Retired Pay Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Serjeant Clerk [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Indian Defence Force [41] Royal Field Artillery [6] Indian Medical Department [5] London Regiment [5] Ceylon Sanitary Company [4] Indian Engineers Telegraph Department [4] Indo-European Telegraph Department [4] Royal Engineers [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards/ Staff [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 2nd Division [2] Army Service Corps [2] Army Service Corps/ Staff [2] Auxiliary Indian Battery [2] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2] Ceylon Garrison Artillery [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's African Rifles [2] Labour Corps [2] Military Accounts Department [2] Reserve of Officers/ Staff [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South African Medical Corps [2] 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Hospital Corps [1] Army Pay Department [1] British Guiana Militia [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Commands and Staff [1] Divisional Train [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] Employment Company [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Medical Department Indian Army [1] Indian Medical Department attached Cavalry Brigade [1] Indian Medical Service Department [1] Indian Merchant Service [1] Indian Merchant Service - SS Maloja [1] Indian Subordinate Medical Department [1] King's African Rifles Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [148] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [210] S [2] A [1] B [1] G [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [185] Merchant Navy [29]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Vincent Geoffrey Pereira

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 191 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Thomas Barros

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 9714 Private 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment

British Army 41075 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41075 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur William Pereira

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218642

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Joseph Esebius Pereira

Born 1895

Other Empire Force British Guiana Militia

British Army M2/203356 Private Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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John William Pereira

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8543

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Robert Henry Charles Pereira

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247999

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Thomas Percy James Pereira

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6999 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bernard Haan Pereira

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176113

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Niclau Sebastiao Pereira

Born 1877

Died 1961

British Army Clerk Military Accounts Department

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Eustace Francisco Pereira

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Boy Indian Merchant Service

Other Empire Force Boy Indian Merchant Service - SS Maloja

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George Edward Pereira

Born 1865

British Army Brigadier General Grenadier Guards

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Cecil Edward Pereira

Born 1869

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Grenadier Guards

British Army Major General Grenadier Guards

British Army Major General 2nd Division

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Deogo Antonio Pereira

Born 1875

Royal Navy L1840

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Cecil Edward Pereira

Born 1869

Died 1942

British Army Major General Commands and Staff

British Army Major General 2nd Division

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Guzman Pereira

Australian Imperial Force 2873

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Ernest Pereira

Australian Imperial Force N93166

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Frank Henry Pereira

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 87441 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Barnard De Haan Pereira

Born 1900

Died 1995

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet Royal Air Force

British Army 39692 Major Royal Horse Artillery

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Lender Simpson Pereira

Australian Imperial Force 189

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John Mendes Pereira

Australian Imperial Force 5720

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