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Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Hackney, Middlesex [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Morwell Victoria [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bolton-on-Dearne, Yorkshire [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brislington, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Calverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Doncaster Victoria [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fisherton de la Mere, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Freemantle, Hampshire, England [1]

Frogmore New South Wales [1]

Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hay Township - Huron County [1]

Hove England [1]

London [1]

Maesleg, Glamorgan [1]

Milton New South Wales [1]

Molescroft, Yorkshire, England [1]

Monmouthshire [1]

Nettlestone Isle of Wight [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queensbury, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Martins, London [1]

Rank

Private [295]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [34]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [23]

Driver [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trumpeter [1]

ra [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Labour Corps [36]

Army Service Corps [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

West Riding Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

London Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [455]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [583]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Bahamas [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Hackney, Middlesex [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Colne, Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Morwell Victoria [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Bethnal Green, [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bolton-on-Dearne, Yorkshire [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bradford England [1] Brislington, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Calverton, Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Colne, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Doncaster Victoria [1] Dover, Kent [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fisherton de la Mere, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Freemantle, Hampshire, England [1] Frogmore New South Wales [1] Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hay Township - Huron County [1] Hove England [1] London [1] Maesleg, Glamorgan [1] Milton New South Wales [1] Molescroft, Yorkshire, England [1] Monmouthshire [1] Nettlestone Isle of Wight [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight [1] Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queensbury, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Saint Martins, London [1]

Rank

Private [295] Gunner [37] Corporal [34] Serjeant [30] Sapper [23] Driver [20] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/ Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trumpeter [1] ra [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] Royal Field Artillery [40] Labour Corps [36] Army Service Corps [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] West Riding Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] London Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [455] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [583] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [573] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Bahamas [1] Canada [1]

John William Petty

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51429

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John Petty

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402445

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Frederick Irving Petty

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150310

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Alan Petty

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317216

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Victor William Charles Petty

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319478

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John Petty

Born 1884

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/565 New Zealand Machine Gun Corps

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Norman Henry Petty

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467095

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467095 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Petty

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 17774 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Charles Frank Petty

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3346 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur Petty

Died 1915

British Army 2755 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Arthur Petty

Died 1919

British Army 2371 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 97883 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Petty

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 57292 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57292 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Petty

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9138 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 9138 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Fred Petty

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46423 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Eric Bateman Petty

Died 1918

British Army 2381 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 5th (Earl of Chester's) Battalion (Territorial)

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George Charles Petty

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army T4/236740 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Petty

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225115

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Albert Edward Petty

Australian Imperial Force 2183

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John Leslie Petty

Australian Imperial Force 3909

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Thomas Henry Petty

Australian Imperial Force 35906

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