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Ilford, Essex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Reepham [2]

Rugby, Warwickshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Binda New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Cornhill, Northumberland [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Durham England [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Kingston On Hull England [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Margill South Australia [1]

Murwillumbah New South Wales [1]

Pentrobin Hawarden [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Pulham Market Norfolk [1]

St Peters South Australia [1]

Stockwell, Surrey [1]

Warrington [1]

Rank

Private [134]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [19]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Retired Captain [1]

Waggoner [1]

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Labour Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Surrey Regiment attached Royal Horse Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [222]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [281]

Merchant Navy [5]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [286] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ilford, Essex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Reepham [2] Rugby, Warwickshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Bega New South Wales [1] Binda New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bolton England [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Cornhill, Northumberland [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Durham England [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kew Victoria [1] Kingston On Hull England [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Margill South Australia [1] Murwillumbah New South Wales [1] Pentrobin Hawarden [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Pulham Market Norfolk [1] St Peters South Australia [1] Stockwell, Surrey [1] Warrington [1]

Rank

Private [134] Gunner [22] Corporal [19] Driver [14] Serjeant [13] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Quartermaster Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Retired Captain [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [23] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Surrey Regiment attached Royal Horse Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [222] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [281] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Vivian Henry Piercy

Born 1894

Died 1944

British Army 2nd Lieutenant

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Retired Captain

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Thomas Victor Piercy

Died 1918

British Army 15540 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 15540 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Piercy

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 116797 Pioneer Royal Engineers 5th Labour Battalion

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Frederick Harold Piercy

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 202272 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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William John Piercy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 43703 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army Private Norfolk Regiment Cyclist battery

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Gilbert John Piercy

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 7108 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Edwin Sherwood Piercy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219222

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William Piercy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66462 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Wilfred Ransome Piercy

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 74009 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James H. Piercy

Died 1918

British Army 22060 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Gerald Piercy

Died 1915

British Army S/12196 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Wilfred Ashton Piercy

Died 1915

British Army London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

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George Wallace Piercy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 62193 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 62193 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Piercy

Died 1918

British Army 440824 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16306 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Sowden Charles Piercy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42379 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Piercy

Died 1915

British Army 9115 Private Scots Guards

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Thomas William Piercy

Died 1917

British Army S/20847 Private Cameron Highlanders

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Leigh Piercy

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 44032 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Horace M Piercy

Born 1888

Died 1978

British Army 116554 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Piercy

Died 1916

British Army 29657 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 29657 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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