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Casterton Victoria [2]

Falmer, Sussex [2]

Leiston, Suffolk [2]

Burnham [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

New Brighton England [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Walberton, Arundel, Sussex [1]

Wallesey, Cheshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Weybridge, Surrey [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [7]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Driver [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Drummer [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Engineers [7]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Sussex Yeomanry [1]

The Hampshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [83]

Royal Navy [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [116] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Casterton Victoria [2] Falmer, Sussex [2] Leiston, Suffolk [2] Burnham [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Liscard, Wallasey, Cheshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] New Brighton England [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Walberton, Arundel, Sussex [1] Wallesey, Cheshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Weybridge, Surrey [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [46] Gunner [7] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Driver [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Drummer [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Engineers [7] London Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Sussex Yeomanry [1] The Hampshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [83] Royal Navy [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [116]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Horace Torbit Peskett

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 375560 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 375560 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frank Peskett

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 10926 Drummer South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10926 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles John Peskett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166222

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Henry Peskett

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282864

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Guy Eastcott Harry Peskett

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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Charles Peskett

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 11094 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Timothy Peskett

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army L/10382 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10382 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Robert Peskett

Born 1875

British Army 10510 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Stanley Peskett

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210724

Canadian Expeditionary Force 210724 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Peskett

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430780

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430780 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert John Peskett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22737

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Sidney William Peskett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247527

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George William Peskett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210666

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Frank Oliver Peskett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5538 Private London Regiment

British Army 25836 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 25836 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harold Peskett

Australian Imperial Force 1018

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Charles Edward Peskett

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K4392 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Peter Peskett

Australian Imperial Force 1114

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Ernest George Archibald Peskett

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66451

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Leonard Bertram Peskett

Australian Imperial Force

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Henry Peskett

Born 1888

Royal Navy 311595

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