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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]

Frank Pickett

Died 1917

British Army 59191 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Fred Pickett

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 87608 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Pickett

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army GS/7226 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Joseph Millens Pickett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 3/8860 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3/8860 Lance Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Herbert Stanley Pickett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32265

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George Pickett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50033

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Herbert Pickett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166513

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Walker James Pickett

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267390

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William Pickett

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 265981 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Pickett

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187841

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Edwin George Pickett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50502

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Maurice Henry Pickett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 131986 Lance Corporal Despatch Rider Royal Engineers 21st Company

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Henry Horton Pickett

Born 1896

Died 1948

British Army Private London Regiment, Queens Westminster Rifles 16th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 5th Battalion

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Harry Benjamin Pickett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2574

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Arch J C Pickett

British Army 375158 Private London Regiment

British Army 64207 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas Pickett

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185451

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Lewis Sherwood Pickett

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 910772

Canadian Expeditionary Force 910772 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Orville Pickett

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300661

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300661 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward Henry Pickett

Born 1892

Died 1921

Royal Navy K12218

Royal Navy K/12218 Leading Stoker

Royal Navy K/12218 Leading Stoker HMS Hibiscus

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James Edward Cyril Pickett

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240390

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