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Keighley, Yorkshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Chiltern Victoria [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Amotherby, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cloughfold, Lancashire [1]

Darlington [1]

Fowler's Bay South Australia [1]

Habergham, Burnley [1]

Hunslet, Leeds [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Leeds England [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Molong New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pembroke [1]

Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ranchi, Bengal [1]

Rawenstall, Lancashire [1]

Rawtenstall [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs [1]

Rawtenstall, Lancs. [1]

Saint Anne's, Cork [1]

Sarina Queensland [1]

Sydenham New South Wales [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Warrington,Lancashire. [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Gunner [24]

Driver [17]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [12]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

/Acting Serjeant Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colone [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Engineers [26]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Army Service Corps [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Engineers/ Staff [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

2nd Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [342]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [341]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Ireland [2]

Bermuda [1]

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People [343] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Keighley, Yorkshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Chiltern Victoria [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Amotherby, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cloughfold, Lancashire [1] Darlington [1] Fowler's Bay South Australia [1] Habergham, Burnley [1] Hunslet, Leeds [1] Islington, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Leeds England [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Molong New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pembroke [1] Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ranchi, Bengal [1] Rawenstall, Lancashire [1] Rawtenstall [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs [1] Rawtenstall, Lancs. [1] Saint Anne's, Cork [1] Sarina Queensland [1] Sydenham New South Wales [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire, England [1] Warrington,Lancashire. [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [161] Gunner [24] Driver [17] Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Sapper [12] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] /Acting Serjeant Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colone [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Engineers [26] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Army Service Corps [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Engineers/ Staff [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 2nd Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [269] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [342] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [341] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Ireland [2] Bermuda [1]

Carlos Allen Place

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Alfred Place, Albert Medal

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy J/3080 (Devonport) Petty Officer 2nd Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division

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Harry La Place

British Army 3332 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3332 Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

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