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Cowes, Isle of Wight [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Bootle, Cumberland [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Coalville Victoria [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Middlesex [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Somerset [1]

West Melbourne Victoria [1]

Windsor England [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

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Private [67]

Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Commander [4]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major (Captain) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (I) RMLI [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

London Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Intelligence Department Head Quarters [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Pioneer Battalion [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General List [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Achates [1]

HMS Arrogant C17 [1]

HMS Crescent K14 [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Engineers [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [141]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [145] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cowes, Isle of Wight [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead [1] Bootle, Cumberland [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Coalville Victoria [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Islington, London [1] Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Middlesex [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Somerset [1] West Melbourne Victoria [1] Windsor England [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [67] Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Commander [4] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rear Admiral [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major (Captain) [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (I) RMLI [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Vice Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [11] London Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Intelligence Department Head Quarters [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Pioneer Battalion [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General List [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Achates [1] HMS Arrogant C17 [1] HMS Crescent K14 [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Warspite [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Royal Engineers [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [96] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

P [145]

Contribution

Military Service [141] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Dennis Poland

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 22568 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 22568 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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Charles Reuben D Poland

Born 1895

Died 1936

Royal Navy J9247 Able Seaman HMS Arrogant C17

Royal Navy J9247 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J9247 Leading Seaman HMS Crescent K14

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Joseph Poland

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286760

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Frederick Poland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25759

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Ronald James Poland

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242128

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Frederick John Poland

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29309

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Eric Henry Poland

Died 1916

British Army 2911 Private London Regiment

British Army 301905 Private London Regiment

British Army 301905 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Joseph Poland

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 88758 Private Liverpool Regiment

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James Charles Poland

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104929

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Albert Sandon Poland

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210075

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Henry Poland

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125047

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Guy Bernard Poland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 10729 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Patrick Poland

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 10876 Private Connaught Rangers

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Thomas Poland

Died 1918

British Army 3879 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 3879 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Allen Poland

Australian Imperial Force

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William Francis Poland

Australian Imperial Force 547

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Charles William Poland

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 892528

Canadian Expeditionary Force 892528 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Poland

Died 1918

British Army 203880 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William H Poland

Died 1918

British Army 59844 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 59844 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Percy James Poland

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280649

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