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Bermondsey, London [4]

Mittagong New South Wales [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Allerton, Yorkshire [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Crediton, Devon [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2]

Ryde Isle of Wight [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Acton, London [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Belgravia, London, Middlesex [1]

Bicker Lincolnshire [1]

Birkenhead, Yorkshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bungwahl New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Castlemaine Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

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Devonport, Devon [1]

Dresden, Longton, Staffordshire [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulbrook, Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Glenfield, Leics [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Hull England [1]

Kent England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Kingston Upon Hull [1]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [314]

Gunner [30]

Driver [25]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sub Conductor [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chaplain [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Doctor [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Field Artillery [43]

Royal Engineers [37]

Army Service Corps [32]

London Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Tank Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Australian Infantry Battalion [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lancers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Service

British Army [482]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [657]

Contribution

Military Service [643]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Bermondsey, London [4] Mittagong New South Wales [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Allerton, Yorkshire [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Crediton, Devon [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [2] Ryde Isle of Wight [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Acton, London [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Belgravia, London [1] Belgravia, London, Middlesex [1] Bicker Lincolnshire [1] Birkenhead, Yorkshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bristol England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bungwahl New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dresden, Longton, Staffordshire [1] Essex [1] Exeter England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulbrook, Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Glenfield, Leics [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Hull England [1] Kent England [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kentish Town, London, Middlesex [1] Kingston Upon Hull [1] Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [314] Gunner [30] Driver [25] Corporal [23] Sapper [21] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Sub Conductor [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Lieutenant Commander (Temporary) [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chaplain [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Doctor [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner/Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Signaller [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Surgeon [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43] Royal Field Artillery [43] Royal Engineers [37] Army Service Corps [32] London Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Essex Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Tank Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Australian Infantry Battalion [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lancers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Service

British Army [482] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [657]

Contribution

Military Service [643] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Edgar Carew Pitts

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7483 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Bert Pitts

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 1353 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1353 and 20812 Private RAMC

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James Pitts

Born 1877

Died 1955

British Army 3429 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 3429 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Pitts

Died 1919

British Army 9429 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9429 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Steven Pitts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50268

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Tom Pitts

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 49318 Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 220153 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 461227 Sapper Royal Engineers 448th Field Company

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William Pitts

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58023

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Arthur Pitts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405431

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Albert Henry Pitts

Died 1915

British Army 8747 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Christopher Pitts

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308932

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Roy Frank Pitts

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95199

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Thomas Pitts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236232

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Frederick J Pitts

Died 1918

British Army 26451 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Hubert Holway Pitts

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 353727 Lance Serjeant Labour Corps

British Army 778 Lance Sergeant Devon Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Henry Pitts

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186846

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Robert Makin Pitts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220741

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Frederick Alfred George Pitts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224600

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William Waring Clarke Pitts

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229124

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James Henry Pitts

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230435

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David John Pitts

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244197

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