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Sydney New South Wales [21]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [20]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15]

London, Middlesex, England [15]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

London, Middlesex [11]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Yeovil, Somerset [10]

Plymouth, Devon [8]

St Arnaud Victoria [8]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Collingwood Victoria [6]

Islington, London [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Walsall, Staffordshire [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

London England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Cork [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Port Fairy Victoria [4]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [4]

Wellington, Somerset [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Grays, Essex, England [3]

London [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Romford, Essex [3]

Seaton, Devon [3]

Somerset [3]

Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Alstonville New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2790]

Gunner [355]

Driver [263]

Corporal [228]

Serjeant [193]

Sapper [151]

Lance Corporal [126]

Second Lieutenant [78]

Lieutenant [73]

Acting Corporal [67]

Pioneer [48]

Captain [46]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Bombardier [43]

Rifleman [20]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Major [12]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Sergeant [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Guardsman [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Drummer [3]

Saddler [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [413]

Labour Corps [353]

Royal Engineers [331]

Army Service Corps [309]

London Regiment [198]

Royal Garrison Artillery [190]

Royal Army Medical Corps [157]

Essex Regiment [101]

Royal Fusiliers [99]

Middlesex Regiment [96]

South Staffordshire Regiment [95]

Machine Gun Corps [94]

Somerset Light Infantry [90]

Rifle Brigade [88]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86]

Gloucestershire Regiment [72]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [72]

Devonshire Regiment [69]

Hampshire Regiment [69]

Worcestershire Regiment [66]

Welsh Regiment [60]

Wiltshire Regiment [56]

Manchester Regiment [52]

Northumberland Fusiliers [50]

Bedfordshire Regiment [48]

Royal Army Service Corps [48]

Liverpool Regiment [47]

Lancashire Fusiliers [46]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [44]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44]

The Queen's Regiment [44]

North Staffordshire Regiment [43]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43]

Leicestershire Regiment [42]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [41]

East Surrey Regiment [39]

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Dorsetshire Regiment [37]

Royal Defence Corps [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Army Ordnance Corps [35]

Coldstream Guards [35]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [35]

Border Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

South Wales Borderers [31]

Northamptonshire Regiment [30]

Canadian Infantry [29]

Service

British Army [4307]

Royal Navy [465]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [446]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319]

Australian Imperial Force [275]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [95]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [6034]

B [2]

C [1]

D [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5903]

Merchant Navy [107]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [89]

Canada [2]

Belgium [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [21] Birmingham, Warwickshire [20] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [15] London, Middlesex, England [15] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] London, Middlesex [11] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Yeovil, Somerset [10] Plymouth, Devon [8] St Arnaud Victoria [8] Devonport, Devon [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Collingwood Victoria [6] Islington, London [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Walsall, Staffordshire [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Exeter, Devon [5] Lambeth, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] London England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Cork [4] Deptford, London [4] Port Fairy Victoria [4] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [4] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [4] Wellington, Somerset [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Grays, Essex, England [3] London [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Romford, Essex [3] Seaton, Devon [3] Somerset [3] Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Staffordshire [3] Alstonville New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2790] Gunner [355] Driver [263] Corporal [228] Serjeant [193] Sapper [151] Lance Corporal [126] Second Lieutenant [78] Lieutenant [73] Acting Corporal [67] Pioneer [48] Captain [46] Acting Serjeant [44] Bombardier [43] Rifleman [20] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Major [12] Colour Serjeant [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Able Seaman [8] Acting Bombardier [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Sergeant [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Deck Hand [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Trooper [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Guardsman [4] Nursing Sister [4] Worker [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Drummer [3] Saddler [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Armourer's Crew [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [413] Labour Corps [353] Royal Engineers [331] Army Service Corps [309] London Regiment [198] Royal Garrison Artillery [190] Royal Army Medical Corps [157] Essex Regiment [101] Royal Fusiliers [99] Middlesex Regiment [96] South Staffordshire Regiment [95] Machine Gun Corps [94] Somerset Light Infantry [90] Rifle Brigade [88] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [86] Gloucestershire Regiment [72] King's Royal Rifle Corps [72] Devonshire Regiment [69] Hampshire Regiment [69] Worcestershire Regiment [66] Welsh Regiment [60] Wiltshire Regiment [56] Manchester Regiment [52] Northumberland Fusiliers [50] Bedfordshire Regiment [48] Royal Army Service Corps [48] Liverpool Regiment [47] Lancashire Fusiliers [46] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [44] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [44] The Queen's Regiment [44] North Staffordshire Regiment [43] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [43] Leicestershire Regiment [42] Royal Berkshire Regiment [41] East Surrey Regiment [39] Suffolk Regiment [38] Dorsetshire Regiment [37] Royal Defence Corps [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Army Ordnance Corps [35] Coldstream Guards [35] Durham Light Infantry [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [35] Border Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] South Wales Borderers [31] Northamptonshire Regiment [30] Canadian Infantry [29]

Service

British Army [4307] Royal Navy [465] Canadian Expeditionary Force [446] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [319] Australian Imperial Force [275] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [95] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [6034] B [2] C [1] D [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5903] Merchant Navy [107] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [89] Canada [2] Belgium [1] Hong Kong [1] Jamaica [1]

Ernest Perry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186207

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Charles Archibald Perry

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266112

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Horace George Perry

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165499

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George Alfred Perry

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251118

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Eleanor Anne Perry

Born 1887

Died 1965

Australian Imperial Force

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Samuel Perry

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80441

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William Frederick Perry

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197380

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Sydney Arthur Perry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185580

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Thomas Perry

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294250

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William Perry

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 13/11389 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 13/11389 Warrant Officer Class 2 Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Clinton Mckesson Perry

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153363

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Leonard Arthur Perry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54594

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Arthur Perry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35864

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Henry Perry

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119864

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Robert Perry

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104542

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John Thomas Perry

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2344 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2344 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Leslie Roy Perry

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3166 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Percy Henry Perry

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1401 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Henry Bernard Perry

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 1179 Corporal London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Alfred James Perry

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 36877 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 139425 Private Labour Corps

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