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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]

Wilfred Mathew Perkins

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313208

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Bernard St George Perkins

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 629 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Alfred Perkins

Died 1916

British Army 19894 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Perkins

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 15838 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edward Henry Richard Perkins

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2445 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 2445 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Cecil Charles Perkins

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 2004 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 33655 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward R Perkins

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 10/841 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Frank Perkins

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3000 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars A Squadron

British Army 3000 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry A Squadron

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Morten Perkins

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 18959 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 147837 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 147837 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edward Perkins

Born 1866

Died 1917

Royal Navy 119023 (RFR PO A1145) Petty Officer 1st Class HM Paddle Minesweeper Mercury

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy M10090

Royal Navy M/10090 Senior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve H.M.S. "Actaeon"

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Frederick William Perkins

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233671

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Lewis Perkins

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246558

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Magnus James Perkins

Born 1900

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269440

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Arthur Perkins

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278961

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Richard Stanley Perkins

Born 1898

Died 1982

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Charles Perkins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54913

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Henry Richard Perkins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71712

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James Perkins

British Army 9459 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward Charles Perkins

Born 1894

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 256 Chief Petty Officer Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

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