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Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4]

Camberwell Victoria [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Tunbridge England [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chester England [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Durham [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hastings England [1]

Hunslet, Yorkshire [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Knutsford [1]

Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Liss, Hampshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Midhurst, Sussex [1]

New York Of America [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Peckham, Kent [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

St Leonards England [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Wrotham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Lieutenant [8]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Steward [1]

Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [1]

Reverend Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment Depot [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Agents [1]

General List [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Greyhound [1]

HMS Jason [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [127]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [214]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [211]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [215] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [4] Camberwell Victoria [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Tunbridge England [2] Barking, Essex [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chester England [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Durham [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hastings England [1] Hunslet, Yorkshire [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Knutsford [1] Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent [1] Liss, Hampshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Midhurst, Sussex [1] New York Of America [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Peckham, Kent [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Rochester, Kent [1] St Leonards England [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Wrotham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [68] Lieutenant [8] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Sister [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Steward [1] Officer’s Steward 3rd Class [1] Reverend Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Serjeant [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Kent Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment Depot [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Agents [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Agents [1] General List [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Greyhound [1] HMS Jason [1] HMS Victory I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [127] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [214] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [211] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Guy K Pierson

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army SPTS4228 Acting Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Frederick Leonard Pierson

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Regiment of Artillery 114th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leslie Dilworth Pierson

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Dan Pierson

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 213526 Leading Seaman HMS BULWARK

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Charles Frederick Pierson

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261270

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John Flanders Pierson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3224

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David Pierson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206978

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Frederick George Pierson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197464

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Alfred Pierson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80674

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Thomas Pierson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149933

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Horace Pierson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65247

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Harold Pierson

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213415

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213415 Private Canadian Infantry

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W H M Pierson

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain Special Reserve/ South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

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Hubert Walker Pierson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221177

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Albert James Pierson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6590 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/44128 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Edmund Pierson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1975 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 1975 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Roy Pierson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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William, Henry Pierson

British Army 40653 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 50777 Private Imperial Camel Corps

British Army 301845 Private Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Frank Pierson

Died 1917

British Army 60130 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William H Pierson

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 40733 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40733 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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