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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]

Edwin Frank Piper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80322

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William Alexander Piper

Born 1893

British Army 42749 Private Durham Light Infantry 14th Battalion

British Army 1615 Essex Regiment 2/6 Battalion

British Army 234414 Royal Engineers 344th Road Construction Co

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Henry Frederick Piper

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298484

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Frederick Walter Piper

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296094

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Frederick Piper

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96211

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Maurice Cuthbert Piper

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139993

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Walter Leonard Piper

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army R36195 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Battalion

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Gerald Piper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90006

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Edward Piper

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132114

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William Piper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122938

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Charles Arthur Piper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68784

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Leslie John Venn Piper

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142574

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Harold Piper

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296558

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George Piper

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101420

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William George Piper

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145578

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Henry Piper

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112926

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Arthur James Piper

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123772

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Charles Frederick Piper

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38853

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Percy John Piper

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243278

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Walter Piper

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44869

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