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Barking, Essex [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Ecclesall, Yorkshire [1]

Essex, England [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Latchingdon, Maldon, Essex [1]

Lavander Hill England [1]

Manningtree, Essex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Southend England [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Walton, Norfolk [1]

Watton, Norfolk [1]

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Private [68]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [6]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Essex Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [115]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [117] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barking, Essex [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Ecclesall, Yorkshire [1] Essex, England [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Latchingdon, Maldon, Essex [1] Lavander Hill England [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Southend England [1] Southwark, London [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Walton, Norfolk [1] Watton, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [68] Gunner [11] Corporal [6] Driver [5] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Essex Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Impregnable [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Labour Corps [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Wellington Infantry Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [95] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [115] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Charles John Playle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401104

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Bertie Leonard Playle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220513

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William S Playle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army GS/69640 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Isaac Playle

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J27063 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

Royal Navy J27063 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy J27063 Boy 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Oscar William Playle

Born 1895

British Army 24997 Private Grenadier Guards Reserve

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Frederick Playle

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 9/7348 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 325716 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harry Playle

Died 1917

British Army 26913 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick William Playle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73581

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Clifford Charles Davis Playle

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10776

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Benjamin Oliver Percy Playle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253795

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Clifford C D Playle

Died 1916

British Army 10776 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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William Elliott Playle

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army L/13898 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 242665 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Cecil Claude Playle

Died 1917

British Army 32496 Private Essex Regiment

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Joseph Alfred Playle

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21669 Private Essex Regiment

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Wallace Edward George Playle

Died 1916

British Army 3907 Private London Regiment

British Army 3907 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 651466 Corporal London Regiment

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George Playle

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 81013 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 81013 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Perry Playle

Australian Imperial Force 4871

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Charles Spurgeon Playle

Born 1892

Royal Navy 224 Royal Marine Artillery

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Harry Maund Playle

Australian Imperial Force 7292

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Frederick Robert Playle

Australian Imperial Force 3584

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