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Ramsgate, Kent [6]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [3]

Wellesbourne, Warwickshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Coleraine Victoria [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Dorset, England [2]

Jevington [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Baltimore [1]

Baubury England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bingham melcombe,Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brighton Beach Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Eastbourne, Lancashire [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Enfield England [1]

Evershot, Dorset [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Glanville South Australia [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Harton, Middlesex [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Herne Bay, Kent, England [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [266]

Gunner [42]

Driver [28]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [21]

Lance Corporal [11]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Liaison Officer [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [38]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

London Regiment [21]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [447]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Canadian Navy [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [627]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [605]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [6] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Lambeth, London [3] Ramsgate, Kent, England [3] Wellesbourne, Warwickshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Coleraine Victoria [2] Deal, Kent [2] Dorset, England [2] Jevington [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Baltimore [1] Baubury England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bingham melcombe,Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brighton Beach Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Clapton, London [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1] Eastbourne, Lancashire [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Enfield England [1] Evershot, Dorset [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Glanville South Australia [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Harton, Middlesex [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Herne Bay, Kent, England [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [266] Gunner [42] Driver [28] Corporal [27] Sapper [23] Serjeant [21] Lance Corporal [11] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Liaison Officer [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [38] Labour Corps [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] London Regiment [21] Norfolk Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Leicestershire Yeomanry [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [447] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Canadian Navy [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [627] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [605] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Harold Pitcher

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85477

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Oscar John Pitcher

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy SA 1887 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Skipper Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Jessie Nutten."

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George Victor Pitcher

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407573

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Reginald Charles Lovell Pitcher

Born 1895

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine SS Picton

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Joseph Pitcher

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133808

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Archibald J Pitcher

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Navy 1989X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve

Canadian Navy 1989X Seaman Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Vivid

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Herbert Flood Pitcher

Born 1878

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred George Pitcher

Born 1896

Died 1979

Royal Navy J22092

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Nathaniel Pitcher

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213072

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Carl Rudolph Pitcher

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36422 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Bernard Harold Pitcher

Died 1917

British Army 9249 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Frank Pitcher

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 203565 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Edwin Pitcher

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8192 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps No.3 Squadron

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Thomas Louis Pitcher

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194522

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John Pitcher

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122004

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Victor Richard Thomas Pitcher

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2494 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Pitcher

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army R/14645 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/14645 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Pitcher

Died 1915

British Army 14970 Private Norfolk Regiment

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R C Pitcher

Died 1916

British Army G/4979 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4979 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Edward Albert Pitcher

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 156760 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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