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Ashford, Kent [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Dublin [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Pluckley, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Teignmouth, Devon [2]

Batheaston, Somerset [1]

Brighton South Australia [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Gosford New South Wales [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Manton, Wiltshire [1]

Marlborough, Wiltshire [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Petersham New South Wales [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Preston Capes England [1]

St Marylebone, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Westbourne, Sussex [1]

Wilcot, Pewsey, Wilts [1]

Yorketown South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

3rd Millwright Engineer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Band Boy [1]

Company Quarter Master Havildar [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

General [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [216]

Royal Navy [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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P [313]

Contribution

Military Service [302]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [313] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ashford, Kent [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Dublin [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Pluckley, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Teignmouth, Devon [2] Batheaston, Somerset [1] Brighton South Australia [1] Brixton, London [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Colac Victoria [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Gosford New South Wales [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Greenwich, London [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Manton, Wiltshire [1] Marlborough, Wiltshire [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Petersham New South Wales [1] Plaistow, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1] Preston Capes England [1] St Marylebone, London [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Westbourne, Sussex [1] Wilcot, Pewsey, Wilts [1] Yorketown South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [13] Serjeant [11] Driver [9] Lieutenant [9] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] 3rd Millwright Engineer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Band Boy [1] Company Quarter Master Havildar [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] General [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Engineers [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [216] Royal Navy [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [313]

Contribution

Military Service [302] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Theophilus Pile

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 16905 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 16905 Private British West Indies Regiment 12th Battalion

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Charles Norman Pile

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63332

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William Norman Pile

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army G/7617 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Reginald James Pile

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81692

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Frederick William Pile

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9099

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Wilfred James Pile

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157341

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Ernest Edward Pile

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219083

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Frederick Kenneth Pile

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228869

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Richard John Pile

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 44262 Welsh Regiment

British Army 34189 Private Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Frederick Thomas Pile

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 14986 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Sterling Pile

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154567

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Robert Alexander Pile

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227876

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Derrick Allan Kirkpatrick Pile

Died 1914

British Army 126 Private London Regiment

British Army 126 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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George Pile

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308060

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William Richard John Pile

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J9652

Royal Navy J9652 Able Seaman HMS Defence

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Henry Albert Pile

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21029

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George Aubrey Pile

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1172

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Samuel Frederick Pile

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142668

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David Pile

Born 1879

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2181321

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2181321 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Henry Furneaux Pile

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220833

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