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London, Middlesex, England [4]

Tharston Norfolk [4]

Bridport, Dorset [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Akaroa [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bristol [1]

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Clapham, London [1]

Cullompton, Devon [1]

Derby England [1]

Derby, England [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

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Emsworth, Sussex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, St Thomas, Devon [1]

Highworth Wiltshire. [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kensington, Prince Edward Island [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [1]

Liphook, Hampshire [1]

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Pontypridd England [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Salterhebble, Yorkshire [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Torpoint, Cornwall [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [12]

Driver [10]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

London Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Nursing Service [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment New Zealand Forces [1]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [182]

Royal Navy [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [292]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [279]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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People [293] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] Tharston Norfolk [4] Bridport, Dorset [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] York Western Australia [2] Akaroa [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Channel Islands England [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Chardstock, Dorset, England [1] Cheadle , Cheshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Cullompton, Devon [1] Derby England [1] Derby, England [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Emsworth, Sussex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, St Thomas, Devon [1] Highworth Wiltshire. [1] Hornsey, London [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kensington, Prince Edward Island [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [1] Liphook, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Millwall, London [1] Plaistow, London [1] Pontypridd England [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Salterhebble, Yorkshire [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Torpoint, Cornwall [1] Torquay, Devon [1] West Ham, Essex [1] West Ham, London [1]

Rank

Private [115] Corporal [14] Gunner [13] Serjeant [12] Driver [10] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Sapper [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Captain [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Devonshire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [16] Royal Engineers [12] London Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Nursing Service [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment New Zealand Forces [1] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [182] Royal Navy [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [292] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [279] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

John William Pidgeon

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 71724 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 27th Battalion

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Reginald Howard Pidgeon

Born 1888

Died 1942

British Army 1395 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Devon Depot

British Army 132246 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Henry Pidgeon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13059 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal

British Army 13059 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Bertram Pidgeon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14071

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Frank William Pidgeon

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lance Corporal North Somerset Yeomanry Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps)

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George Henry Pidgeon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221105

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William Pidgeon

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14693 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Maurice William Pidgeon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229612

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Fred Pidgeon

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 28634 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 5th (Reserve) Btn

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Harry Pidgeon

Died 1917

British Army G/25305 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Pidgeon

Died 1915

British Army 8053 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Frank Ernest Pidgeon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41377 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George Harold Pidgeon

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 315 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 645278 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Allen Pidgeon

Died 1917

British Army 240426 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 245188 Private London Regiment

British Army 245188 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Arthur Pidgeon

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 47482 Corporal Welsh Regiment

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William Thomas Pidgeon

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 42035 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 42035 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter Pidgeon

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army E/205 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army E/205 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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George Pidgeon

Died 1917

British Army 25116 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Henry John Pidgeon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203268 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 140557 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 140557 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Pidgeon

Died 1918

British Army 731254 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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