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Kingsbridge, Devon [6]

Chardstock England [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Fowey, Cornwall [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Slapton, Devon [2]

South Milton, Devon [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Tottenham, Middlesex [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Blackawton, Devon [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Claggan, Mayo [1]

Cornwall, England [1]

Devonport [1]

Dittisham, Devon [1]

Islington England [1]

London [1]

Nundle New South Wales [1]

Port Rush, Antrim [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Uitenhage [1]

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Private [60]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AB [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

B1C [1]

B2C [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Car Crew [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Leading Car Crew [1]

Leading seaman [1]

Major [1]

PO [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipt II [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

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Royal Engineers [17]

Labour Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Diana [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Excellent [1]

H.M.S. "Tiger." [1]

HMS "Niobe" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS NOTTINGHAM [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hussars [1]

Impregnable [1]

Indefatigable [1]

Lion [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [164]

Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [164] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kingsbridge, Devon [6] Chardstock England [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Fowey, Cornwall [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Slapton, Devon [2] South Milton, Devon [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Tottenham, Middlesex [2] Battersea, London [1] Blackawton, Devon [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Claggan, Mayo [1] Cornwall, England [1] Devonport [1] Dittisham, Devon [1] Islington England [1] London [1] Nundle New South Wales [1] Port Rush, Antrim [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Totnes, Devon [1] Uitenhage [1]

Rank

Private [60] Driver [12] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Leading Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] AB [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] B1C [1] B2C [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Car Crew [1] Chief Stoker [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Leading Car Crew [1] Leading seaman [1] Major [1] PO [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler [1] Seaman [1] Shipt II [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Labour Corps [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Devonshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Diana [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Excellent [1] H.M.S. "Tiger." [1] HMS "Niobe" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS LION [1] HMS NOTTINGHAM [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hussars [1] Impregnable [1] Indefatigable [1] Lion [1]

Service

British Army [104] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [164]

Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Thomas Henry Hearder Perring

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 315279 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Horace Perring

Born 1898

Died 1915

Royal Navy J28208

Royal Navy J/28208 Boy 1st Class H.M.S. "Tiger."

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Harold Thomas Perring

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126312

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Cerdic Harry Perring

Australian Imperial Force 1968

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Norman Thomas Perring

Born 1881

Died 1963

British Army 508301 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 20061 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

British Army T2687 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Joseph Perring

Australian Imperial Force 2421

Australian Imperial Force 390

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Kate Elizabeth Perring

Royal Navy G5243

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Harry Benjamin Perring

Born 1891

Died 1962

Royal Navy M4736 Car Crew HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy M4736 Leading Car Crew HMS "Niobe"

Royal Navy M4736 Shipt II HMS "Sir Thomas Picton"

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John Alexander Perring

Australian Imperial Force 362

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Herbert George Perring

Australian Imperial Force 1928

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Irwin Cameron Perring

Australian Imperial Force 643

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George Charles Perring

Australian Imperial Force 3844

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William Thomas Perring

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K20557 Stoker 1st Class HMS NOTTINGHAM

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Reginald Stanley Perring

Born 1896

Royal Navy 3440 Royal Marine Artillery

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Alfred Perring

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 221202 Leading Seaman HMS Defence

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Alexander Perring

Born 1882

Royal Navy 205457

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Frederick Perring

Born 1890

Royal Navy J76596

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Thomas Henry Perring

Born 1886

Royal Navy M6722

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John William Perring

Born 1894

Royal Navy M11132

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George Perraton Perring

Born 1886

Royal Navy M21621

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