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Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

London England [3]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

31 Calthorpe Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beltana South Australia [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Buckland Ripers, Dorset [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chumleigh, Devon [1]

Farina South Australia [1]

Farmborough England [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hamilton South Australia [1]

Highbridge, Somerset [1]

Hoddesden, Hertfordshire [1]

Korumburra Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Mitcham South Australia [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Scropham Chard, Somerset [1]

Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Warminster, Wiltshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [119]

Lance Corporal [11]

Driver [10]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Coastal motorboat patrol [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Dr [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Machine Gun Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment attached Royal Air Force [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [3] London England [3] Angaston South Australia [2] Hertfordshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] 31 Calthorpe Road, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beltana South Australia [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bristol England [1] Buckland Ripers, Dorset [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chumleigh, Devon [1] Farina South Australia [1] Farmborough England [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hamilton South Australia [1] Highbridge, Somerset [1] Hoddesden, Hertfordshire [1] Korumburra Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Mitcham South Australia [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Scropham Chard, Somerset [1] Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Warminster, Wiltshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [119] Lance Corporal [11] Driver [10] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Corporal [5] Gunner [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Coastal motorboat patrol [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Dr [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21] Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [13] Hampshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Machine Gun Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment attached Royal Air Force [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [268]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Henry F. Player

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 39463 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Player

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 8656 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 8656 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

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Arthur William Player

Died 1917

British Army 4583 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 40150 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Player

Australian Imperial Force 48

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George Bathurst Player

Australian Imperial Force 18

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Harold William Player

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223463

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Joseph Leonard Player

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19384

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Frederick William Player

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244867

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Clifford Charles Player

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 333826

Canadian Expeditionary Force 333826 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Walter Player

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 13210 Private Essex Regiment

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Frank Player

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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James R. Player

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2127 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Arthur Herbert Player

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 13715 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 13715 Private Grenadier Guards

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Frank Player

Died 1918

British Army 64622 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 64622 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Albert Player

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/17507 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/17507 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Alfred James Player

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299612

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William John Player

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196981

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Albert Victor Player

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140707

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William Player

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105520

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William Player

Australian Imperial Force 1906

Australian Imperial Force 7056

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