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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Beeac Victoria [5]

Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Port Dinorwic, Caernarvonshire, Wales [3]

Beddgelert [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Croydon Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Southport Queensland [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Anglesey, Anglesey [1]

Auckland [1]

Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballymore, County Wexford [1]

Bangor Wales [1]

Barnsbury [1]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [1]

Birr, Kings County [1]

Boathouse, Moss, Wrexham [1]

Bolney, Sussex [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bruce County, Ontario [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carnarvonshire [1]

Coalville Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [435]

Gunner [48]

Serjeant [46]

Driver [38]

Sapper [37]

Corporal [35]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

A/CSM [1]

Acting AM1(c) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal (Signaller) [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [79]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [71]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Army Service Corps [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [37]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Royal Irish Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Dragoon Guards [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Connaught Rangers [4]

Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [721]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [1070]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [17] Sydney New South Wales [10] Beeac Victoria [5] Eastbourne, Sussex [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] London, Middlesex [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Port Dinorwic, Caernarvonshire, Wales [3] Beddgelert [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Croydon Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Llandudno, Caernarvonshire [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Southport Queensland [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1] Anglesey, Anglesey [1] Auckland [1] Bagillt, Flintshire, Wales [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballymore, County Wexford [1] Bangor Wales [1] Barnsbury [1] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England [1] Birr, Kings County [1] Boathouse, Moss, Wrexham [1] Bolney, Sussex [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bruce County, Ontario [1] Cambridge [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carnarvonshire [1] Coalville Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [435] Gunner [48] Serjeant [46] Driver [38] Sapper [37] Corporal [35] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] A/CSM [1] Acting AM1(c) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal (Signaller) [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Pte [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [79] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [71] Labour Corps [51] Royal Field Artillery [47] Army Service Corps [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [37] Liverpool Regiment [36] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Machine Gun Corps [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Royal Irish Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Dragoon Guards [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Irish Fusiliers [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Connaught Rangers [4] Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [721] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Australian Imperial Force [67] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [1070] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [19] India [1] Ireland [1]

Frank Pierce

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army R/2295 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/2295 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/2295 Sgt Kings Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battn.

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James Pierce

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 4326 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Oswald Pierce

Born 1889

Died 1934

British Army 6876 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Arthur George Pierce

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2516 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 2516 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Pierce

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 8822 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 31001 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Tom Pierce

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 32278 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd manchest Battalion

British Army 32278 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion

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Thomas Walter Pierce

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134054

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Reginald Perceval Pierce

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221512

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Robert Walter Pierce

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10639 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alfred George Pierce

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/19523 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G19523 Pte Royal Sussex Reg't 12th Batt

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Martin Patrick Pierce

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235380

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Thomas Owen Pierce

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292888

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Percy Kenyon Pierce

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38111

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Albert Edward Pierce

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106891

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James Pierce

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy K26496 Stoker 1st Class HMS SHARK

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Humphrey Pierce

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239862

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Leonard Harold Pierce

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240501

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Edward Lloyd Pierce

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212477

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Sidney John Pierce

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300520

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Enoch John Pierce

Born 1890

Died 1962

British Army S4/094704 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/094704 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps "K" Supply Coy

British Army S4/094704 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps "K" Supply Coy

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