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Cheadle, Staffordshire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Little Bardfield, Essex [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moonta South Australia [1]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [1]

Saint Ives, Cornwall [1]

Saltash, Cornwall [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Tavistock England [1]

Tavistock, Devon [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

12th Pioneers [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bombay Pioneers [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [174]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [223]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [229] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cheadle, Staffordshire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] Little Bardfield, Essex [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moonta South Australia [1] Saint Germans, Cornwall [1] Saint Ives, Cornwall [1] Saltash, Cornwall [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Tavistock England [1] Tavistock, Devon [1] Tiverton, Devon [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [104] Gunner [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Labour Corps [12] Army Service Corps [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Cheshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Dragoon Guards [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 12th Pioneers [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bombay Pioneers [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [174] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [229]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Philip Kenneth Perkin

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12/213 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment 12th Battalion

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William John Perkin

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 7215 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Wilfred Perkin

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 31235 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy George Perkin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222320

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George William Perkin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143860

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Edgar John Perkin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30873

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John William Perkin

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210270

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Albert Edward Perkin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199695

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Albert Owen Perkin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6107 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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James Henry Perkin

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 87871 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 44826 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert John Perkin

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Railway and Road Training Establishment (Longmoor)

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James Perkin

British Army 9459 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Harry Stephen Perkin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211497

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Edward Perkin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31004

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Henry Ernest Perkin

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479

Canadian Expeditionary Force 479 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis J Perkin

Died 1916

British Army 5652 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Isaac W Perkin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army T/35519 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/35519 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Perkin

Died 1916

British Army 31386 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Perkin

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 55099 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Perkin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army M2/139291 Private Army Service Corps

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