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Hickling, Norfolk [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Petersburg South Australia [2]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Norfolk [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Rollesby, Norfolk, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Wingate England [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Serjeant [7]

Driver [5]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Cyclist [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Yeomanry [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

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P [131]

Contribution

Military Service [124]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Bermuda [1]

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People [131] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hickling, Norfolk [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Petersburg South Australia [2] Auburn South Australia [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Norfolk [1] Paddington, London [1] Rollesby, Norfolk, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Wingate England [1]

Rank

Private [60] Serjeant [7] Driver [5] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Labour Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Cyclist [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Yeomanry [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Scots Guards [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [131]

Contribution

Military Service [124] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Bermuda [1]

Clement Forsey Platten

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89781

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Andrew Richard Platten

Died 1916

British Army 8118 Private Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps

British Army 17139 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Platten

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1608

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Walter Henry Platten

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

British Army 486 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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John Edward Platten

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L/12959 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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William Platten

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305321

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Percy Charles Philip Platten

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404218

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Frederick Platten

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131403

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Wilson Platten

Born 1877

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463350

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463350 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Edwin Heselton Platten

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122576

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Reginald Platten

Died 1918

British Army 32025 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Platten

Died 1917

British Army 16669 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William John Platten

Died 1917

British Army 24742 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Platten

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 20125 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 20125 Acting Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

British Army 20125 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Stanley Platten

Australian Imperial Force 1320

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Frederick Platten

Australian Imperial Force 2430

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Hubert George Platten

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21460

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Ernest George Platten

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 23102 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19026 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Reginald Platten

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1872 Private Norfolk Cyclist

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John Platten

Died 1917

British Army 2081 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240219 Private Norfolk Regiment

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