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Launceston Tasmania [3]

Cobden Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1]

Carmarthen [1]

Doncaster East Victoria [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glagow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Zurich, Switzerland [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bearer [2]

Bugler [2]

Musician [2]

Sepoy [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Burger [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Gun Carrier [1]

Havildar [1]

Interpreter [1]

Langri [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Rifleman [1]

Scout [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Servant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Sister in Charge [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stokes Gun Porter [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Nigeria Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Indian Defence Force [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Carnatic Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Gold Coast Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's African Rifles [2]

Madras Pioneers [2]

Pioneers [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

10/1st Madras Pioneers [1]

15th Hussars [1]

2/1st Madras Pioneers [1]

2nd Madras Pioneers [1]

63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry [1]

64th Pioneers [1]

81st Pioneers [1]

83rd Light Infantry [1]

99th Infantry [1]

Anglo Indian Force [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [147]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [230]

S [15]

T [7]

Contribution

Military Service [225]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [252] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Launceston Tasmania [3] Cobden Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brechin Forfarshire Scotland [1] Carmarthen [1] Doncaster East Victoria [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glagow, Lanarkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Sierra Leone [1] Zurich, Switzerland [1]

Rank

Private [73] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [7] Captain [6] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Bearer [2] Bugler [2] Musician [2] Sepoy [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Burger [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Gun Carrier [1] Havildar [1] Interpreter [1] Langri [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Private Serjeant [1] Quarter Master [1] Rifleman [1] Scout [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Servant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Sister in Charge [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stokes Gun Porter [1] Temporary Captain [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gordon Highlanders [9] Nigeria Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Devonshire Regiment [6] Indian Defence Force [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Carnatic Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Gold Coast Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's African Rifles [2] Madras Pioneers [2] Pioneers [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 10/1st Madras Pioneers [1] 15th Hussars [1] 2/1st Madras Pioneers [1] 2nd Madras Pioneers [1] 63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry [1] 64th Pioneers [1] 81st Pioneers [1] 83rd Light Infantry [1] 99th Infantry [1] Anglo Indian Force [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1]

Service

British Army [147] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [230] S [15] T [7]

Contribution

Military Service [225] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Alexander Peter

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10726 Private Scots Guards

British Army 10726 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

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D Peter

Died 1918

British Army 364 Lance Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army 364 Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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William Peter

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army T4/061603 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Peter

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3767 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 242229 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Herbet Peter

Australian Imperial Force 1517

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Horace Frederick Peter

Australian Imperial Force 21843

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Charles J Peter

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28715

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Robert Peter

Australian Imperial Force 727

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David Peter

Australian Imperial Force 522

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Clifford Carlisle Peter

Australian Imperial Force 1119

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Roy William Peter

Australian Imperial Force 1940

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Campbell Mcdiarmid Peter

Australian Imperial Force 855

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Edgar Allen Peter

Australian Imperial Force 2269

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Norman Robert Archibald Peter

Australian Imperial Force 169

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John Cameron Peter

Born 1891

Royal Navy 1955 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

Royal Navy 2442 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George Peter

Born 1884

Royal Navy 3508 Royal Marine Artillery

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Albert Victor Peter

Born 1884

Royal Navy 342969

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Jacques Peter

Born 1872

Royal Navy 364695

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Kurechey Peter

Born 1878

Royal Navy 366326

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James Peter

Born 1877

Royal Navy F17623

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