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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Derby [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Dudley, Worcestershire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Buxton, Derbyshire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Eckington, Derbyshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Knutsford, Cheshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leicester [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Louth, Lincolnshire [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Saint Olaves, London [2]

Shepperton, Middlesex [2]

Stafford [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Wellington, Shropshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Anstey, Leicestershire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blaxhall, Suffolk [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brixton, Derbyshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brombrough, Cheshire [1]

Broughton, Lancashire [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cairns Queensland [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [769]

Gunner [79]

Serjeant [63]

Corporal [60]

Driver [53]

Lance Corporal [45]

Sapper [35]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lieutenant [24]

Pioneer [14]

Captain [11]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Signaller [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Company Quarter Master/Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100]

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Engineers [78]

North Staffordshire Regiment [66]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [49]

South Staffordshire Regiment [46]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [37]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

London Regiment [24]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Durham Light Infantry [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Coldstream Guards [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1143]

Royal Navy [100]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1440]

Contribution

Military Service [1417]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Derby [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Dudley, Worcestershire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Staffordshire [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Buxton, Derbyshire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Eckington, Derbyshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Knutsford, Cheshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leicester [2] London, Middlesex [2] Louth, Lincolnshire [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Saint Olaves, London [2] Shepperton, Middlesex [2] Stafford [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Wellington, Shropshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Anstey, Leicestershire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea London [1] Battersea, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birmingham England [1] Blaxhall, Suffolk [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brixton, Derbyshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brombrough, Cheshire [1] Broughton, Lancashire [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [769] Gunner [79] Serjeant [63] Corporal [60] Driver [53] Lance Corporal [45] Sapper [35] Second Lieutenant [27] Lieutenant [24] Pioneer [14] Captain [11] Bombardier [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Signaller [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Company Quarter Master/Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Engineer Commander [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [100] Labour Corps [87] Royal Engineers [78] North Staffordshire Regiment [66] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [49] South Staffordshire Regiment [46] Machine Gun Corps [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [38] Worcestershire Regiment [37] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Cheshire Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Manchester Regiment [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] London Regiment [24] Liverpool Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Durham Light Infantry [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Coldstream Guards [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Tank Corps [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1143] Royal Navy [100] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Australian Imperial Force [31] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1440]

Contribution

Military Service [1417] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

George H Plant

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3901 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241036 Private West Riding Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Biddulph Plant

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 371217 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3320 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Robert Plant

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force No 5 Training Depot Station, RAF Collyweston

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104035 Private Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104035 Private Royal Flying Corps No 10 T.T.W

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William T G Plant

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 1333 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army DM2/208113 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 1333 Private 5th Sherwood Foresters

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William Bailey Plant

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3321 Private London Regiment

British Army 3321 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 3321 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Bede Hornby Plant

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lance Corporal Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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John Thomas Plant

Born 1880

Died 1950

Royal Navy 185325

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Frank Benjamin Plant

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 2118 Private Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Percy John Plant

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/2272 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Plant

Born 1882

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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James Arthur Plant

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 43821 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Plant

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6975 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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George Plant

Born 1893

British Army 11284 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 3/11284 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11284 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Lillian Plant

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3645 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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William Joseph Plant

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28000

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Alfred Plant

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287109

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Harry Plant

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20475

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John Thomas Plant

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66510

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Walter Plant

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52538

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Alfred Plant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116357

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