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Birmingham, Warwickshire [13]

Warwickshire [4]

Wolverhampton [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Bridgewater Victoria [2]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Catford, Kent [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

London England [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Allestre, Derbyshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Aston [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Battlefield, Shropshire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Bromsgrove England [1]

Burrowa New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Clapham, Surrey, England [1]

Conderton, Worcs [1]

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Hackney, Middlesex, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Jackfield, Shropshire [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [1]

Leominster England [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lucknow [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Maude New South Wales [1]

Near Badminton, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [396]

Corporal [42]

Driver [40]

Gunner [39]

Sapper [25]

Serjeant [23]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Pioneer [8]

Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant Major/Acting Temporary Staff Serjeant 1st Class [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [57]

Worcestershire Regiment [53]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Army Service Corps [44]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

London Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Service

British Army [601]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Royal Navy [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [760]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [748]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [13] Warwickshire [4] Wolverhampton [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham England [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Bridgewater Victoria [2] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Catford, Kent [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] London England [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Allestre, Derbyshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Aston [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Battlefield, Shropshire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Bromsgrove England [1] Burrowa New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Clapham, Surrey, England [1] Conderton, Worcs [1] Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Derbyshire [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Hackney, Middlesex, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Jackfield, Shropshire [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [1] Leominster England [1] Limehouse, Middlesex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lucknow [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Maude New South Wales [1] Near Badminton, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [396] Corporal [42] Driver [40] Gunner [39] Sapper [25] Serjeant [23] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [9] Pioneer [8] Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Transport Corporal [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant Major/Acting Temporary Staff Serjeant 1st Class [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [57] Worcestershire Regiment [53] Labour Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [47] Army Service Corps [44] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] London Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Service

British Army [601] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Royal Navy [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [760] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [748] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Walter John Perks

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 17489 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 17487 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 8th battalion gloucest Battalion

British Army 17487 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Richard Thomas Perks

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/19869 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 164th Brigade

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George Henry Perks

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 15615 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 152260 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph Perks

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 305659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

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William Herbert Perks

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 201681 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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James Frederick Perks

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 1682 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Albert Edward Perks

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 2618 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial.

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Albert John Perks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87128

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Charles John Perks

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50739

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William Edward Perks

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 8189 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Henry Perks

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283517

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William Henry Perks

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118311

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Herbert Perks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162306

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Harold Perks

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 350907 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Perks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98524

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William Henry Perks

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295039

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James Walter Perks

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120808

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George Henry Perks

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8894 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fred Perks

Died 1917

British Army 17581 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Richard Edwin George Perks

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 19136 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/125307 Sapper Royal Engineers

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