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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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People [761] Stories Communities

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]

Maud Pearce (now Perks)

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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