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Abingdon [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Camperdown Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Blandford England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chalvey, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cobden Victoria [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Datchet, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Durham [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Hull England [1]

Keighley, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1]

Newton, Dorset [1]

Newton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Northampton, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland Park, Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Scotland [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Sturminster Newton, Dorset [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thames Ditton, Surrey [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Gunner [19]

Driver [16]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Boy II [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Horse Keeper [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker II [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Pay Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [264]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [353]

Contribution

Military Service [344]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [353] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Abingdon [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Camperdown Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Blandford England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chalvey, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Cobden Victoria [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Datchet, Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Durham [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Hull England [1] Keighley, Yorkshire [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland [1] Newton, Dorset [1] Newton, Huntingdonshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Northampton, Northumberland [1] Northumberland Park, Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Pontypridd, Glamorganshire [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Scotland [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Sturminster Newton, Dorset [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thames Ditton, Surrey [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [177] Gunner [19] Driver [16] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [5] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Boy II [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Horse Keeper [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker II [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [24] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] London Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [15] Labour Corps [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Pay Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [264] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [353]

Contribution

Military Service [344] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Joseph Plowman

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 10243 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 10243 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Austin Plowman

Born 1885

Died 1966

Royal Navy 211232

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Arthur Ernest Plowman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Infantry Base Depot

British Army Reserve Class B

British Army TR30/21013 Training Reserve 30th Battalion

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Alan Percy Plowman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189143

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James Plowman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287498

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Thomas George Plowman

Born 1901

Died 1941

Royal Navy J92625 Boy II H.M.S. Ganges II

Royal Navy K60414 Stoker II

Royal Navy P/K 60414 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Barham

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Charles Philip Balfour Plowman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206424

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Ernest Plowman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 11545 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 11545 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 11545 Driver Royal Field Artillery 63rd Brigade

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Harry Albert Plowman

Born 1898

Died 1984

British Army 26447 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army

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William Plowman

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282535

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Henry James Plowman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234892

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John Frederick Plowman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236712

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Leonard D Plowman

Died 1917

British Army 18688 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Mark Max Plowman

Born 1883

Died 1941

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps

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Reginald John William Plowman

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army G/11804 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John Lambert Plowman

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 223 Acting Lance Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 223 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harold Weesley Plowman

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313214

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Stanley Plowman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321313

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Thomas Plowman

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 24084 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Alfred Plowman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223756

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