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Exeter, Devon [4]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Warrington [2]

Abervale, Wales [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Killburn, London [1]

Othery, Somerset [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Saint Aubyn, Devon [1]

Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [28]

Corporal [7]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombadier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Labour Corps Western Command ex Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

R.N.V.R., Royal Naval Division [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment Depot [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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P [76]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [4] Devonport, Devon [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Warrington [2] Abervale, Wales [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Killburn, London [1] Othery, Somerset [1] Paddington, London [1] Saint Aubyn, Devon [1] Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [28] Corporal [7] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombadier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Army Service Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Labour Corps Western Command ex Somerset Light Infantry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] R.N.V.R., Royal Naval Division [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1] Royal West Kent Regiment Depot [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Young Mens Christian Association [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [76]

Contribution

Military Service [76]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Alfred Pester

Born 1894

Died 1969

British Army 91524 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 43195 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 8th Divisional Ammunition Column

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George Edwin Pester

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 12074 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12074 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12074 Acting Bombadier Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery

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Peter Pester

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409846

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Edwin John Ashburn Pester

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191387

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Sydney Pester

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 154815 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Emmanuel Pester

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203539

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Arthur William Pester

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180446

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Gilbert Pester

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54851

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Francis Harold Pester

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy R/105 Able Seaman R.N.V.R., Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

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Samuel Thomas Pester

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208078

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Ernest John Pester

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206946

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Charles Henry Pester

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145398

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Edwin George Pester

Born 1900

Royal Navy 20607 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Arthur George Pester

Born 1895

Died 1964

Royal Navy L4748 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy L4748 Officer’s Steward 3rd Class HMS Ajax

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Augusta Mabel Pester

British Army 30408 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Alfred Dean Pester

Born 1886

Royal Navy 310917

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Samuel Thomas Pester

Born 1891

Royal Navy F8078

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William Henry Pester

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15320

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Albert Emmanuel Pester

Born 1893

Royal Navy F3539

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Larry Pester

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207747 Able Seaman HMS TIGER

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