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Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Tunbridge Wells [5]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Campbelltown Tasmania [3]

Fern Tree Gully Victoria [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Araluen New South Wales [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

9 Post Boys Row, Egham, Surrey [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beverley Western Australia [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chobham, Surrey [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Ewell, Surrey [1]

Ferntree Gully Victoria [1]

Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Greenhill Swansea [1]

Hackney, Middlesex, England [1]

Handcross, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [345]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [27]

Driver [25]

Sapper [25]

Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [4]

Pioneer [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Despatch Rider [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Engineers [39]

Army Service Corps [34]

London Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lancers [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [512]

Royal Navy [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [714]

L [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704]

Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

France [2]

Germany [1]

Greece [1]

Ireland [1]

Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Tunbridge Wells [5] Bath, Somerset [3] Campbelltown Tasmania [3] Fern Tree Gully Victoria [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Araluen New South Wales [2] Barking, Essex [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] 9 Post Boys Row, Egham, Surrey [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beverley Western Australia [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chobham, Surrey [1] Clapham, London [1] Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Ewell, Surrey [1] Ferntree Gully Victoria [1] Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glamorganshire [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Greenhill Swansea [1] Hackney, Middlesex, England [1] Handcross, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [345] Gunner [41] Serjeant [27] Driver [25] Sapper [25] Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [4] Pioneer [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Gunner [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Despatch Rider [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] Labour Corps [40] Royal Engineers [39] Army Service Corps [34] London Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Fusiliers [20] Hampshire Regiment [17] Wiltshire Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Scots [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lancers [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [512] Royal Navy [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [714] L [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [704] Merchant Navy [12]

Country

United Kingdom [20] France [2] Germany [1] Greece [1] Ireland [1] Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

Charles Henry Pickett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10615 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas William Pickett

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 373392 Private London Regiment

British Army 373392 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6465 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Edward Pickett

Born 1876

British Army M/296028 Private Army Service Corps

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Gerald Molyneaux Pickett

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2374 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2374 Private London Regiment 15th Battalion (Prince of Wales Own Civil Service Rifles)

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William Edward Pickett

Born 1868

Died 1915

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William Edward Pickett

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 577

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D'arcy Vivian Pickett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231180

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Alfred Percy Pickett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57088

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William Arthur Pickett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212194

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Henry Charles Pickett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285671

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Gordon Pickett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31278

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Albert Edward Pickett

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 452022 Private Canadian Infantry 58th Battalion

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Hayward Joseph Pickett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30839

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William Henry Pickett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102231

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John Pickett

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118820

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Harold William Pickett

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 78980 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3266 Lance Sergeant Sussex Yeomanry

British Army 78980 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Albert Edward Pickett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48706

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Cecil Edgar Francis Pickett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35865

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Percy William Pickett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245017

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Arthur Sidney Pickett

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 35959 Sapper Royal Engineers

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