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Reading, Berkshire [14]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5]

Hooe [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Harrow, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Newbury, Berkshire [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Alphington, Devon [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2]

East Shelbourne Victoria [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Queenstown, Cork [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Sevenoaks, Kent [2]

Tring, Hertfordshire [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Woolwich, Kent, England [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

210 Anerley Road, Penge, Surrey [1]

44 Blockhouse St., Deptford, London, England [1]

Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Arcadia New South Wales [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol [1]

Brixham [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Burrowbridge, Somerset [1]

Burwood England [1]

Caddington, Bedfordshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Cobham, Kent [1]

Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [384]

Gunner [42]

Serjeant [42]

Corporal [37]

Driver [29]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [20]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Worker [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Sister [2]

Surgeon [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver/ Serjeant [1]

Entertainer [1]

Founder [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [44]

Royal Field Artillery [43]

London Regiment [41]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Sussex Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Indian Army [3]

Service

British Army [650]

Royal Navy [99]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [868]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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People [893] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [14] Bendigo Victoria [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [5] Hooe [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Bristol, Somerset [3] Harrow, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex [3] Newbury, Berkshire [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Alphington, Devon [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2] East Shelbourne Victoria [2] Hampstead, London [2] Queenstown, Cork [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Sevenoaks, Kent [2] Tring, Hertfordshire [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Woolwich, Kent, England [2] Woolwich, London [2] 210 Anerley Road, Penge, Surrey [1] 44 Blockhouse St., Deptford, London, England [1] Angmering, Worthing, Sussex [1] Arcadia New South Wales [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bristol [1] Brixham [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Burrowbridge, Somerset [1] Burwood England [1] Caddington, Bedfordshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clapton, London [1] Cobham, Kent [1] Crickhowell, Brecknockshire [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Eastbourne [1]

Rank

Private [384] Gunner [42] Serjeant [42] Corporal [37] Driver [29] Second Lieutenant [29] Lieutenant [22] Sapper [20] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [12] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Able Seaman [4] Colonel [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Worker [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Forewoman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [2] Sister [2] Surgeon [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver/ Serjeant [1] Entertainer [1] Founder [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [61] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Berkshire Regiment [44] Royal Field Artillery [43] London Regiment [41] Labour Corps [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Fusiliers [26] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Sussex Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] East Kent Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leinster Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Scots Guards [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Indian Army [3]

Service

British Army [650] Royal Navy [99] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [893]

Contribution

Military Service [868] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] India [1] Malta [1]

Albert Pocock

British Army 4180 Private London Regiment

British Army 402700 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred C Pocock

British Army 49057 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Pocock

British Army 282008 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 564060 Corporal Labour Corps

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A W Pocock

British Army 199732 Royal Field Artillery

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Albert E Pocock

British Army G/68703 Private London Regiment

British Army G/68703 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Arthur J Pocock

British Army M2/223271 Private Army Service Corps

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N E I Pocock

British Army Second Lieutenant 13th Rajputs

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J G Pocock

British Army Captain 18/19th Lancers

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P F Pocock

British Army Major 120th Infantry

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Thomas Pocock

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L. C. Pocock

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Lena Margaret Pocock, A.k.a. Ashwell

Born 1872

Died 1957

Other Empire Force Entertainer Lena Ashwell's entertainment company

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Robert Daniel Pocock Or Clarke

Born 1890

Royal Navy Z/807 Royal Naval Division

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