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Brighton, Sussex [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Coonamble New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [2]

Thornton, Pembrokeshire [2]

Treherbert, Glamorgan [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bebington, Wirral [1]

Burley, Hertfordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

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Fulham, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

High Wycombe, Bucks [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Islington, London [1]

Laleston, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Narribri New South Wales [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

West Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Private [112]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [15]

Sapper [12]

Serjeant [10]

Captain [9]

Driver [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Welsh Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

23rd Division [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Dental Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force/ Australian Light Horse [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

British Red Cross Society - Serbian Relief Fund [1]

Service

British Army [202]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [252]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [257] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Coonamble New South Wales [2] London England [2] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [2] Thornton, Pembrokeshire [2] Treherbert, Glamorgan [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bebington, Wirral [1] Burley, Hertfordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Fulham [1] Fulham, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] High Wycombe, Bucks [1] Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales [1] Islington, London [1] Laleston, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Narribri New South Wales [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] West Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [112] Gunner [18] Corporal [15] Sapper [12] Serjeant [10] Captain [9] Driver [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Petty Officer [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain 4th Class [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Interpreter [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [21] Welsh Regiment [20] Labour Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 23rd Division [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Dental Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force/ Australian Light Horse [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] British Red Cross Society - Serbian Relief Fund [1]

Service

British Army [202] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [252] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Stanley Picton

Died 1916

British Army 14515 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Sidney Picton

Died 1918

British Army 290501 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 235511 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Stanley J Picton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 10558 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 10556 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Cecil Wallace Picton

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 71958 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Picton

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 34135 Private Welsh Regiment

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Albert William Picton

Died 1916

British Army 1858 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 40701 Private Essex Regiment

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Bernard Picton

Died 1916

British Army 8108 Private Connaught Rangers

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John Patrick Picton

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 26/551 Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 26th Battalion (Tyneside Irish)

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Frederick Picton

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015132

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1015132 Private Canadian Infantry

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Tom Weston Picton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288187

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Robert Picton

Born 1899

Died 1987

Royal Navy MB/2013 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Albert Melbourne Picton

Australian Imperial Force 2870

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Augustus Picton

Australian Imperial Force 6160

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John Picton

Australian Imperial Force 2021

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William Picton

Born 1879

Royal Navy 10291 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Arthur Picton-Warlow

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 3539 Private East African Regiment

British Army 5933 Private East African Labour Corps Military Labour Corps

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Wilfrid Picton-Warlow

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Charles Henry Edward Picton

Australian Imperial Force 7291

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George Ian Picton

Australian Imperial Force 193

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Ernest Picton

Australian Imperial Force 4214

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