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Sydney New South Wales [14]

London England [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Glen Innes New South Wales [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Adelong New South Wales [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Toowoomba Queensland [5]

Walsall, Staffordshire [5]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Chingford, Essex [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Rushden England [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Lancashire [3]

Leicester [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Cheshire [2]

Cobden Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Handsworth, Staffs [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Long Melford, Suffolk [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Malta [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Northampton [2]

Rank

Private [1553]

Gunner [191]

Corporal [146]

Driver [128]

Serjeant [127]

Sapper [101]

Lance Corporal [72]

Second Lieutenant [67]

Lieutenant [48]

Captain [37]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Corporal [23]

Bombardier [23]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Rifleman [9]

Worker [9]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Sister [4]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bugler [2]

CERA 2 [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Driver /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Musician [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [218]

Royal Engineers [196]

Army Service Corps [173]

Labour Corps [167]

Royal Garrison Artillery [111]

Royal Army Medical Corps [106]

London Regiment [100]

Royal Fusiliers [80]

Machine Gun Corps [78]

Worcestershire Regiment [68]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [64]

Northamptonshire Regiment [52]

Royal Army Service Corps [47]

Rifle Brigade [46]

Welsh Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38]

Devonshire Regiment [37]

Hampshire Regiment [37]

Bedfordshire Regiment [35]

Essex Regiment [34]

Manchester Regiment [33]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

South Wales Borderers [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Royal Defence Corps [26]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Cheshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

Army Veterinary Corps [22]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Tank Corps [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2531]

Royal Navy [249]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [187]

Australian Imperial Force [184]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [3436]

S [4]

G [1]

H [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3372]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Ireland [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [14] London England [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Glen Innes New South Wales [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Adelong New South Wales [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Lambeth, London [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Toowoomba Queensland [5] Walsall, Staffordshire [5] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Chingford, Essex [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Rushden England [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Lancashire [3] Leicester [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Chelsea, London [2] Cheshire [2] Cobden Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Handsworth, Staffs [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Long Melford, Suffolk [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Malta [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Northampton [2]

Rank

Private [1553] Gunner [191] Corporal [146] Driver [128] Serjeant [127] Sapper [101] Lance Corporal [72] Second Lieutenant [67] Lieutenant [48] Captain [37] Pioneer [28] Acting Corporal [23] Bombardier [23] Acting Serjeant [15] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Acting Bombardier [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Rifleman [9] Worker [9] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [8] Major [7] Able Seaman [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Sister [4] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Brevet Major [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bugler [2] CERA 2 [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Driver /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Engineer Captain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Musician [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [218] Royal Engineers [196] Army Service Corps [173] Labour Corps [167] Royal Garrison Artillery [111] Royal Army Medical Corps [106] London Regiment [100] Royal Fusiliers [80] Machine Gun Corps [78] Worcestershire Regiment [68] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [64] Northamptonshire Regiment [52] Royal Army Service Corps [47] Rifle Brigade [46] Welsh Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38] Devonshire Regiment [37] Hampshire Regiment [37] Bedfordshire Regiment [35] Essex Regiment [34] Manchester Regiment [33] The Queen's Regiment [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] South Wales Borderers [31] Leicestershire Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [26] Royal Defence Corps [26] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] Cheshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Somerset Light Infantry [24] Army Veterinary Corps [22] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] East Surrey Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] Tank Corps [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Service

British Army [2531] Royal Navy [249] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [206] Canadian Expeditionary Force [187] Australian Imperial Force [184] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

P [3436] S [4] G [1] H [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3372] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Ireland [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1]

Frederick Perkins

Born 1890

Died 1923

British Army 968 Private London Regiment

British Army 613421 Private London Regiment

British Army 968/ 613421 Private County of London Regiment 1/19th Battalion.

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Edward Thomas Perkins

Born 1888

Died 1955

British Army 4819 Royal Fusiliers 5th Battalion

British Army P/175 Private Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 16th Service Battalion St Pancras

British Army Private Middlesex Regiment Infantry Works Battalion

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Malcolm Byron Perkins

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 528 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 3rd Battalion

British Army 1497 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1497 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Herbert Harold Perkins

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 5709 Private London Regiment

British Army 5709 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Edward Perkins

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 761535 Private London Regiment

British Army 6940 Private London Regiment 2/28

British Army 761535 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1/28

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Charles Leonard Perkins

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1420 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Thomas Perkins

Born 1854

Died 1915

British Army 10451 Sergeant Royal Berkshire Regiment Depot

British Army 10451 Colour Sergeant Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)

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Joseph William Perkins

Born 1881

British Army 61466 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6617 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

British Army 6617 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thorold Perkins

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 7422 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Flight Commissary Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 41 Squadron

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Robert Ernest Perkins

Born 1878

Died 1917

Royal Navy 175303 Chief Petty Officer HMS Mary Rose

Royal Navy 175303 Acting Chief Petty Officer HMS Mary Rose

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 6195 Warrant Officer Class 1 South Wales Borderers

British Army 6195 Serjeant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Bertie John Perkins

Born 1882

Died 1951

British Army 40945 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Herbert Henry Perkins

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 305396 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 305396 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert George Perkins

Born 1881

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2222 Private Australian Infantry, 45th Bn

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Guy Struthers Perkins

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10026 Private Royal Marines Artillery

Royal Navy 2nd Lieutenant Royal Marines Portsmouth Battalion

Royal Navy 351439 H.M.S, Victory

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Robert Perkins

Born 1873

Died 1941

British Army 1222 Serjeant Leicestershire Yeomanry

British Army 255159 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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Francis Gifford Perkins

Died 1916

British Army B/20259 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battallion

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Frank Arthur Perkins

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1123 Company Quarter Master Serjeant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Wilfrid Harold Perkins

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army Lieutenant Deoli Regiment

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Maurice Stanley Perkins

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 45450 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 78215 Private Durham Light Infantry

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