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Port Macdonnell South Australia [3]

Seaton, Devon [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [2]

Halstead, Essex [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Sidmouth, Devon [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Baldhu, Cornwall [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnet [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire [1]

Braunton, Devon [1]

Brookville, Ontario [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cornwall [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Gilberton South Australia [1]

Guildford [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Heathfield, Bovey Tracey, Devon [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kee Baldue, Cornwall [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mile End Old Town, London [1]

North Melbourne Victoria [1]

Ottery Saint Marys, Devon [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Prittlewell, Essex [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Torquay, Devon, England [1]

West London [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Corporal [15]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

12th Lancers [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [239]

Royal Navy [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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P [327]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Port Macdonnell South Australia [3] Seaton, Devon [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Fleetwood, Lancashire [2] Halstead, Essex [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Sidmouth, Devon [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Baldhu, Cornwall [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnet [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bitterne, Hampshire [1] Braunton, Devon [1] Brookville, Ontario [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cornwall [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gilberton South Australia [1] Guildford [1] Hackney, London [1] Heathfield, Bovey Tracey, Devon [1] Islington, London [1] Kee Baldue, Cornwall [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mile End Old Town, London [1] North Melbourne Victoria [1] Ottery Saint Marys, Devon [1] Paddington, London [1] Prittlewell, Essex [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southend, Essex [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Torquay, Devon, England [1] West London [1]

Rank

Private [161] Corporal [15] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Sapper [14] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Wireman 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [22] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [14] Devonshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] 12th Lancers [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King Edward's Horse [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [239] Royal Navy [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [327]

Contribution

Military Service [321] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Christopher Wood Perryman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 12014 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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George Perryman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99227

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Alfred Edward Perryman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2224 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1/5th Battalion

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John Perryman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191087

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Samuel Edward Henry Perryman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235194

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Charles Sidney Perryman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6721

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Arthur Hougson Perryman

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 28197 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William James Perryman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214684

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John Edward Perryman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242788

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Herbert Routh Perryman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214370

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Henry Perryman

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2285 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 2285 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Arthur Perryman

Died 1916

British Army PS/2424 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Perryman

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 16373 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Herbert Perryman

Died 1915

British Army 7467 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Perryman

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 28647 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Frederick George Perryman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 94251 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 94251 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Perryman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 22202 Private Grenadier Guards

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Francis M Perryman

Died 1918

British Army 16238 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Charles Perryman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 534005 Serjeant Acting Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 534005 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Francis Howard Perryman

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3106394

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3106394 Private Canadian Infantry

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