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Sydney New South Wales [15]

Devonport, Devon [8]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Exeter, Devon [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Gillingham, Dorset [5]

London England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Crediton, Devon [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Port Melbourne Victoria [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beckenham, Kent, England [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Exmouth England [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gunnedah New South Wales [2]

Hoxne, Suffolk [2]

Keyworth, Nottinghamshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Murray Bridge South Australia [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Numurkah Victoria [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Prospect Hill South Australia [2]

Ridgeway, Iowa [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Wee Waa New South Wales [2]

15 Kingston Gardens, Kingston [1]

Rank

Private [999]

Gunner [122]

Serjeant [91]

Driver [90]

Corporal [87]

Sapper [63]

Lance Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [30]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Captain [21]

Acting Corporal [20]

Pioneer [18]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Bombardier [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Rifleman [8]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Major [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Colonel [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Colonel /Temporary Surgeon General [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Midshipman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [128]

Labour Corps [121]

Royal Field Artillery [118]

Army Service Corps [107]

Royal Garrison Artillery [79]

Devonshire Regiment [78]

London Regiment [66]

Royal Army Medical Corps [57]

Machine Gun Corps [55]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Wiltshire Regiment [41]

Hampshire Regiment [35]

Dorsetshire Regiment [34]

Gloucestershire Regiment [34]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

Rifle Brigade [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Welsh Regiment [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [18]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1609]

Royal Navy [241]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149]

Australian Imperial Force [121]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [100]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [2290]

S [2]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2239]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

Canada [2]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [15] Devonport, Devon [8] Reading, Berkshire [7] Exeter, Devon [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Gillingham, Dorset [5] London England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Camberwell, London [4] Crediton, Devon [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Port Melbourne Victoria [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Beckenham, Kent, England [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Clapham, London [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Exmouth England [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gunnedah New South Wales [2] Hoxne, Suffolk [2] Keyworth, Nottinghamshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Murray Bridge South Australia [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Numurkah Victoria [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Prospect Hill South Australia [2] Ridgeway, Iowa [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Southwark, London [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Wee Waa New South Wales [2] 15 Kingston Gardens, Kingston [1]

Rank

Private [999] Gunner [122] Serjeant [91] Driver [90] Corporal [87] Sapper [63] Lance Corporal [31] Lieutenant [30] Second Lieutenant [27] Captain [21] Acting Corporal [20] Pioneer [18] Acting Serjeant [13] Bombardier [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Rifleman [8] Company Serjeant Major [6] Major [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Colonel [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Colonel /Temporary Surgeon General [2] Leading Seaman [2] Midshipman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [128] Labour Corps [121] Royal Field Artillery [118] Army Service Corps [107] Royal Garrison Artillery [79] Devonshire Regiment [78] London Regiment [66] Royal Army Medical Corps [57] Machine Gun Corps [55] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Wiltshire Regiment [41] Hampshire Regiment [35] Dorsetshire Regiment [34] Gloucestershire Regiment [34] Royal Berkshire Regiment [33] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Royal Fusiliers [29] Rifle Brigade [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Welsh Regiment [20] Army Ordnance Corps [18] Durham Light Infantry [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] The Queen's Regiment [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Norfolk Regiment [14] South Wales Borderers [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Grenadier Guards [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Essex Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1609] Royal Navy [241] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149] Australian Imperial Force [121] Canadian Expeditionary Force [100] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [2290] S [2] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2239] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38] Canada [2] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

Thomas Albert Pike

Born 1858

Died 1918

British Army 1605 Private Army Service Corps Transport

British Army 22100 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick William Pike

Born 1898

British Army M/395005 Private Royal Army Service Corps 623 M.T. Company

British Army 4136 Rifleman London Regiment 21st Battalion

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Nellie Alfreda Pike

Born 1888

Died 1980

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Australian Army Nursing Service 3 Australian General Hospital

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Henry Pike

Died 1916

British Army 1844 Private London Regiment

British Army 1844 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1844 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Harold Edward Pike

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 13319 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Wilson Pike

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 35412 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment Depot

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Herbert Oswald Pike

Born 1894

British Army 241781 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 241781 Corporal Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment

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Abendago Richard Pike

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6925 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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George Pike

Born 1890

Died 1917

Royal Navy 236053 Able Seaman HMS Thunderer

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James Leslie Pike

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6031 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 1DG/6031 Private Dragoon Guards

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Douglas Harry Pike

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2221 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235665 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Arthur Howell Pike

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291553

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John Pike

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62858

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Walter Charles Pike

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164879

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Charles Pike

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 18393 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Arthur Pike

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145166

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William Henry Pike

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401941

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Arthur Ernest Pike

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40376

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John Samuel Pike

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24984

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John Joseph Pike

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55538

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