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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Cowbridge, Glamorgan [2]

Keyworth, Nottinghamshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Blackpool England [1]

Bradford [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burwood Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Crawley, Sussex [1]

Devonshire England [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

East Grenstead England [1]

Essex [1]

Georgeham, Braunton, Devon [1]

Gloucester [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Great Torrington, Devon [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Greystoke Cumbria [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hereford [1]

Islington England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kasauli, Punjab [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Private [430]

Driver [47]

Gunner [45]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [28]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Captain/ Acting Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Mechanician [1]

Musician [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62]

West Yorkshire Regiment [59]

Royal Engineers [54]

Labour Corps [53]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

West Riding Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [711]

Royal Navy [64]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [910]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bega New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Cowbridge, Glamorgan [2] Keyworth, Nottinghamshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Yorkshire [2] Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Blackpool England [1] Bradford [1] Bradford England [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Burwood Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Crawley, Sussex [1] Devonshire England [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] East Grenstead England [1] Essex [1] Georgeham, Braunton, Devon [1] Gloucester [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Great Torrington, Devon [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Greystoke Cumbria [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hereford [1] Islington England [1] Islington, London [1] Kasauli, Punjab [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London [1]

Rank

Private [430] Driver [47] Gunner [45] Corporal [37] Serjeant [30] Sapper [28] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [13] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Trooper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Captain/ Acting Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Mechanician [1] Musician [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62] West Yorkshire Regiment [59] Royal Engineers [54] Labour Corps [53] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] London Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Durham Light Infantry [21] Machine Gun Corps [21] Yorkshire Regiment [20] West Riding Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Devonshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [11] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Scots [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [711] Royal Navy [64] Canadian Expeditionary Force [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] Australian Imperial Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [923]

Contribution

Military Service [910] Conscientious Objector [6] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Nelson Thomas Pickard

Born 1895

Died 1965

British Army 9404 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 9404 Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion then 2nd Battalion

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Lawrence Pickard

Born 1885

Died 1937

British Army Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 240010 Company Serjeant Major West Yorkshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 150 Company Quarter Master Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Edward Howard Pickard

Born 1872

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 10083 Gunner Field Artillery Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Private Field Ambulance 4th

Australian Imperial Force 10083 Private Australian Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Pickard

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234035 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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S Rubie Pickard

Born 1849

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Volunteer Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Thomas Pickard

Died 1914

British Army 9134 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Charles Pickard

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43022

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John Southall Vallereau Pickard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210631

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Sidney Herbert Pickard

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88101

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Horace Pickard

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127724

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Harry Pickard

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162249

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Arthur George Pickard

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5738 Warrant Officer Class 2 Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 5738 Company Sergeant Major Yorkshire Regiment

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George William Pickard

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23718

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Wilfred Thomas Pickard

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162107

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Arthur Pickard

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294049

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Samuel Pickard

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7055

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James Pickard

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281952

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Frederick Walter Pickard

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292468

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Alfred Sidney Pickard

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313212

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William Edgar Pickard

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54107

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