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Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5]

London, Middlesex [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Brighton [2]

Arlington [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Chalvington [1]

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Chiddingly, Sussex [1]

Cranbrook, Kent [1]

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Teddington, Middlesex [1]

Three Bridges England [1]

Tonbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Willesden, London [1]

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Private [69]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Armourer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major (Hon Lt Col QM)) [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trumpeter [1]

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Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Labour Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

General List Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [112]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

South Africa [1]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5] London, Middlesex [3] Battersea, London [2] Brighton [2] Arlington [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Chalvington [1] Chiddingly [1] Chiddingly, Sussex [1] Cranbrook, Kent [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Hawkhurst, Kent [1] Hawkhurst, Sussex [1] Herstmonceux, Sussex [1] Leytonstone, London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Southwark, London [1] Sussex [1] Teddington, Middlesex [1] Three Bridges England [1] Tonbridge Wells, Kent [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [69] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Armourer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major (Hon Lt Col QM)) [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Labour Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] General List Attached Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Good Hope [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King Edward's Horse [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Service

British Army [112] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] South Africa [1]

Robert Harry Pilbeam

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 69644 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 69644 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 69644 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery 2 CAVALRY DIVISION: `D' BATTERY

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Thomas James Pilbeam

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34999

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Frank Pilbeam

Died 1916

British Army 4304 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/15858 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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William John Pilbeam

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284263

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Gilbert Hamilton Henry Pilbeam

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28159

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Reginald William Edmund Pilbeam

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/3729 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 17405 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17405 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Walter Pilbeam

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140280

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Leonard Benjamin Frederick Pilbeam

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225863

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Luther James Pilbeam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240863

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George James Pilbeam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261846

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Arthur Pilbeam

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16562 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Pilbeam

Died 1916

British Army 7191 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/24390 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army G/24390 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frank Pilbeam

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83533

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George Pilbeam

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168245

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Percival William Pilbeam

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 72927 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 6th Field Ambulance

British Army 72927 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert William Henry Pilbeam

Born 1880

British Army M/25635 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M/25635 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Service Corps

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George Pilbeam

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407747

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William Arnold Pilbeam

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers 55th Fd Coy

British Army 13556 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd Field Coy.

British Army 13556 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Walter Stephen Pilbeam

Born 1883

British Army 19836 Private Coldstream Guards

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Edgar Cossy Pilbeam

Australian Imperial Force 941

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