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Brisbane Queensland [5]

London, Middlesex [4]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [2]

Chipstead, Surrey [2]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Isleworth, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Middlesex [2]

Richmond New South Wales [2]

Sussex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wardell New South Wales [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Banbury [1]

Bauami [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Blaby, Leicestershire [1]

Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1]

Blaina England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brentford England [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brondesbury, London [1]

Brondesbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Calcutta, [1]

Castleford [1]

Caterham, Godstone, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [548]

Gunner [63]

Serjeant [52]

Driver [50]

Corporal [32]

Sapper [31]

Lieutenant [25]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [18]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Pioneer [12]

Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Commander [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain /Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Canteener [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71]

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Army Service Corps [59]

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

London Regiment [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [37]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Gloucestershire Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [885]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [39]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1137]

Contribution

Military Service [1121]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Brisbane Queensland [5] London, Middlesex [4] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chippenham, Wiltshire [2] Chipstead, Surrey [2] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Holborn, London [2] Isleworth, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] London [2] London England [2] Middlesex [2] Richmond New South Wales [2] Sussex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wardell New South Wales [2] Witney, Oxfordshire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Aston Clinton [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Banbury [1] Bauami [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Blaby, Leicestershire [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Blaina England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brentford England [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brondesbury, London [1] Brondesbury, London, Middlesex [1] Calcutta, [1] Castleford [1] Caterham, Godstone, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [548] Gunner [63] Serjeant [52] Driver [50] Corporal [32] Sapper [31] Lieutenant [25] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [18] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Pioneer [12] Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Commander [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain /Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Canteener [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Saddler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [71] Royal Field Artillery [71] Army Service Corps [59] Labour Corps [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] London Regiment [38] Worcestershire Regiment [37] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [33] Machine Gun Corps [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Gloucestershire Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [19] Middlesex Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [885] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [39] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1137]

Contribution

Military Service [1121] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Charles Phipps

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army 7597 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army SR/7597 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 7597 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Thomas Phipps

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 18973 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 9th (Service) Battalion

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John James Phipps

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 372477 Private London Regiment

British Army 5121 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372477 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Fred Phipps

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 58149 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 58149 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Lionel Phipps

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15385 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Sidney Phipps

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 103544 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Hare Phipps

Born 1871

Died 1936

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Army Medical Corps

British Army Commander Commonwealth Military Forces

British Army Australian Infantry 5th Field Ambulance

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Frederick Phipps

Born 1878

British Army SR3479 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sidney George Phipps

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 15422 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Phipps

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78387

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James Richard Phipps

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208204

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John Thomas Phipps

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131813

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Constantine James Phipps

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Acting Major King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Major 1st Battalion King's Liverpool Regt

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Walter James Phipps

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286711

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Frederick Reginald Phipps

Born 1875

Died 1927

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Walter Phipps

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5929

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Alfred Phipps

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58937

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Leonard Phipps

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139259

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Edwin Charles Phipps

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119490

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George Owen Phipps

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305442

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