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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]

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Nundle New South Wales [1]

Port Rush, Antrim [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Uitenhage [1]

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Driver [12]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Corporal [4]

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Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

AB [1]

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Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

B1C [1]

B2C [1]

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Car Crew [1]

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PO [1]

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Pioneer [1]

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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]

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Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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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]

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Contribution

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

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Edward T Perring

British Army 13663 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 490982 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred L Perring

British Army 2656 Private Royal Devonshire Yeomanry

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William E Perring

British Army 199503 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur E Perring

British Army 46845 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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F J Perring

British Army 15288 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 93910 Private Royal Air Force

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Harry Charles Perring

British Army Spts 233 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Perring

British Army 13023 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 5968 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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William H Perring

British Army 1412 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 514635 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter T Perring

British Army 200860 Private Labour Corps

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Andrew Reginald Marchant Perring

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers attached General List

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Charles G Perring

British Army 34130 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army 48210 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Nicholas G Perring

British Army 15716 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 304779 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred J Perring

British Army 226432 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 511426 Driver Labour Corps

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James Perring

British Army 21554 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Henry E J Perring

British Army G/95320 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Baxter Perring

British Army Private Transvaal Scottish

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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George Perring

British Army 4550 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 205439 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Percy A Perring

British Army 97399 Saddler Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97399 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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R B Perring

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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George Perring

British Army T2/12905 Driver Army Service Corps

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