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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]

Fred Petty

Australian Imperial Force 7520

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Charles Henry Petty

Died 1917

British Army 21393 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 21393 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Archibald Dyke Petty

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9900 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur W Petty

Died 1917

British Army 56526 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56526 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Petty

Died 1916

British Army 5697 Private London Regiment

British Army 652559 Private London Regiment

British Army 652559 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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George Henry Petty

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 5278 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242020 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242020 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick Charles Petty

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 8556 Lance Corporal Scots Guards

British Army 8556 Private Scots Guards

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John Petty

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 28326 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 28326 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Petty

Died 1918

British Army 152339 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Petty

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 9792 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John S Petty

Died 1915

British Army 11518 Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick Alfred Petty

Died 1917

British Army 4180 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 275718 Private Essex Regiment

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James Petty

Died 1917

British Army 10557 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43360 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43360 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Petty

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 4154 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200565 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Edward Petty

Died 1917

British Army 3891 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241331 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241331 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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J S Petty

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 44875 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert Petty

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 266518 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 266518 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Daniel Petty

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 78349 Private Tank Corps

British Army 78349 Gunner Tank Corps

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Frederick George Petty

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13425 Private Essex Regiment

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Harry Arthur Petty

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8042 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 8042 Corporal London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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