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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 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22079

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Thomas Edward Perkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187597

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Harold Guy Perkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141003

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Richard Perkins

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54632

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Henry John Perkins

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25752

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John Perkins

Born 1889

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 53520 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 53520 Private Canterbury Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter George Perkins

Died 1916

British Army 7590 Rifleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

British Army 5545 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Perkins

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197161

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Harold Perkins

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19831

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Harry Perkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25629

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Harry Arthur Perkins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80099

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Albert Edward Perkins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214451

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Horace Perkins

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54132

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104009

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George James Perkins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47421

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Harry Carlyle Perkins

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192231

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1883

Died 1914

Royal Navy 203819 Able Seaman HMS Cressy

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Alfred Ambrose Perkins

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245351

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William Henry Perkins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108751

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311389

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