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London England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Newbury, Berkshire [3]

Sheerness, Kent [3]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bexhill, Sussex [2]

Blayney New South Wales [2]

Bow, London [2]

Catherington, Hampshire [2]

Cornwall [2]

Cowden, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ripe [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Tumut New South Wales [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alveley Shropshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Bamsbury, London [1]

Barnard Castle [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bedford, England [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bickley, Kent [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Birr, Kings County [1]

Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [679]

Serjeant [70]

Gunner [66]

Corporal [57]

Driver [54]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Captain [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Rifleman [7]

Bombardier [6]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant /Local Sub Conductor [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [84]

Royal Field Artillery [81]

Army Service Corps [79]

Labour Corps [75]

London Regiment [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

The Queen's Regiment [30]

Essex Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Devonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Royal West Kent Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

South Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Dragoon Guards [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Hussars [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1059]

Royal Navy [156]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [1482]

H [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1442]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

London England [8] Sydney New South Wales [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Newbury, Berkshire [3] Sheerness, Kent [3] Barnes, Surrey [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bexhill, Sussex [2] Blayney New South Wales [2] Bow, London [2] Catherington, Hampshire [2] Cornwall [2] Cowden, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Poplar, London [2] Ripe [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Tumut New South Wales [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alveley Shropshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Balham, London [1] Bamsbury, London [1] Barnard Castle [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bedford, England [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bickley, Kent [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Birr, Kings County [1] Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [679] Serjeant [70] Gunner [66] Corporal [57] Driver [54] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [17] Lieutenant [17] Pioneer [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Captain [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Rifleman [7] Bombardier [6] Corporal 2nd [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant /Local Sub Conductor [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Bandsman [1] Boy Sailor [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [84] Royal Field Artillery [81] Army Service Corps [79] Labour Corps [75] London Regiment [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Middlesex Regiment [34] Royal Fusiliers [34] Hampshire Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] The Queen's Regiment [30] Essex Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Devonshire Regiment [28] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Royal West Kent Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [22] East Kent Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] East Surrey Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] South Staffordshire Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Dragoon Guards [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Hussars [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Tank Corps [7]

Service

British Army [1059] Royal Navy [156] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Australian Imperial Force [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

P [1482] H [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1442] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Michael Piper

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1314 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Frederick Arthur Piper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2621 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Frederick Mostyn Piper

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1199 L/cpl London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Alfred George Piper

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 9124 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21135 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21135 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Piper

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 1996 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Malcolm Piper

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1200 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1200 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1200 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Sidney Walter Piper

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3918 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Cyril Edward Piper

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57727

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Frederick Arthur Piper

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 21620 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21620 Private Hampshire 15th (Service) Battalion

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Leonard George Piper

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17361 Private Hampshire 1st Battalion

British Army 17361 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Wallace Piper

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114185

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Frank Holly Piper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63050

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H Piper

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 241459 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Robert Campbell Piper

Born 1871

Died 1914

Royal Navy 137497 Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) HMS Monmouth

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Ronald Brandon Piper

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 6th Battalion (Territorial)

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William James Joseph Piper

Born 1899

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 680a Australian Infantry

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George Piper

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48702

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Cecil L D Piper

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 1624 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 11556 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 11556 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Bert Piper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105667

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Edward Piper

Died 1924

British Army S4/094700 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/094700 Corporal Army Service Corps

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