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London, Middlesex [3]

Hackney, London [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [2]

Alfriston, Sussex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Beyton, Suffolk [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boxley, Kent [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cork [1]

Denford, Northamptonshire [1]

Detling, Kent [1]

Dublin South Australia [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Finningham, Suffolk [1]

Fordham, Essex [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glemsford, Suffolk [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kent England [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lewes [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Linton, Kent [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marden, Kent [1]

Mayfield [1]

Melton, Suffolk [1]

Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Peckham [1]

Peckham, Camberwell, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Putney [1]

Raunds, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Rayleigh Romford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [350]

Gunner [51]

Corporal [47]

Sapper [29]

Driver [27]

Serjeant [27]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Army Service Corps [45]

Suffolk Regiment [44]

Royal Engineers [43]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Essex Regiment [16]

London Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [559]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Royal Navy [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [667]

Contribution

Military Service [663]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [3] Hackney, London [2] Holborn, London [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Woodbridge, Suffolk [2] Alfriston, Sussex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Beyton, Suffolk [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boxley, Kent [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cork [1] Denford, Northamptonshire [1] Detling, Kent [1] Dublin South Australia [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Finningham, Suffolk [1] Fordham, Essex [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glemsford, Suffolk [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Heathfield, Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] Kent England [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Lancashire [1] Lewes [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Linton, Kent [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marden, Kent [1] Mayfield [1] Melton, Suffolk [1] Milton, Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Peckham [1] Peckham, Camberwell, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Putney [1] Raunds, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Rayleigh Romford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [350] Gunner [51] Corporal [47] Sapper [29] Driver [27] Serjeant [27] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Army Service Corps [45] Suffolk Regiment [44] Royal Engineers [43] Labour Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Fusiliers [23] Middlesex Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Essex Regiment [16] London Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [559] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Royal Navy [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [667]

Contribution

Military Service [663]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Walter Pettitt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 131984 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 131984 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Wilfred Charles Pettitt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13606 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Pettitt

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 8308 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265948 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 265948 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Walter Pettitt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2438 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240564 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240564 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Pettitt

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 16096 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Pettitt

Died 1917

British Army 7013 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 7013 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Pettitt

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 10428 Private Coldstream Guards

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George Pettitt

Died 1916

British Army 17963 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Pettitt

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7283 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ernest Pettitt

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14028 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur James Pettitt

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6203 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 5541 Private Border Regiment

British Army 27624 Private Border Regiment

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Alfred Edward Pettitt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 114784 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 114784 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Samuel Pettitt

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 3462 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 130233 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 130233 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert Pettitt

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14579 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Francis Pettitt

Died 1917

British Army 5285 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 139421 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John William Pettitt

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/683 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Pettitt

Died 1918

British Army G/42894 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Pettitt

Died 1916

British Army 17982 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 17982 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Pettitt

Died 1918

British Army 3888 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 200870 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Pettitt

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 40288 Private Essex Regiment

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