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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Halse, Somerset [2]

Avon Plains Victoria [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dunedin [1]

Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Lerwick, Shetland [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Saint Johns, Newfoundland [1]

Sandness, Shetland [1]

St Peters, Belgrave, Leicester [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Upper Sturt South Australia [1]

Walkers row,Kendall lane,Cosby,Leicestershire [1]

West Pennard, Somerset [1]

Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1]

Winscombe, Somerset [1]

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Private [98]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [10]

Driver [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Major [2]

Sepoy [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Carrier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Jemadar [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Naik [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Gunner [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Seaman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class Company Serjeant Major [1]

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Royal Engineers [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

108th Infantry [1]

2/116th Mahrattas [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Command Pay Office Baghdad [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [169]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

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P [214]

D [2]

C [1]

G [1]

H [1]

I [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Nottingham [3] Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Halse, Somerset [2] Avon Plains Victoria [1] Birmingham [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dunedin [1] Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Kew Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester [1] Leicester England [1] Leicestershire [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Lerwick, Shetland [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Saint Johns, Newfoundland [1] Sandness, Shetland [1] St Peters, Belgrave, Leicester [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Upper Sturt South Australia [1] Walkers row,Kendall lane,Cosby,Leicestershire [1] West Pennard, Somerset [1] Weston Super Mare, Somerset [1] Winscombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [98] Gunner [15] Corporal [10] Driver [10] Lieutenant [9] Sapper [6] Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Major [2] Sepoy [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Carrier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Jemadar [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Naik [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Gunner [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Seaman [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Army Service Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 108th Infantry [1] 2/116th Mahrattas [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Command Pay Office Baghdad [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East African Transport Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [169] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [214] D [2] C [1] G [1] H [1] I [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Cecil Reeve Pole

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164744

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George Pole

Died 1916

British Army 2076 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Anstruther Pole

Died 1915

British Army S/2569 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Edward James Pole

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 37469 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 41209 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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David Pole

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 22819 Private Grenadier Guards

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Wilfred Pole

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 265331 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 265331 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Bruce Pole

Australian Imperial Force 1828

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Albert Victor Pole

Born 1883

British Army 14773 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Robert Pole

Died 1919

British Army 5853 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 587959 Private Labour Corps

British Army 5/5853 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Depot

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William Henry Thomas Pole

Australian Imperial Force 4346

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George Charles Pole

Born 1896

Royal Navy 17659 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Clarence Edwin Pole

Australian Imperial Force 179

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Arthur John Pole

Australian Imperial Force 3675

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Leonard Pole

Australian Imperial Force 1950

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Francis Edward Pole

Born 1895

Died 1916

South African Services 2617 Private 4th South African Infantry

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Wellesley Tudor Pole

Born 1884

Royal Navy 1711 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Herbert Henry Pole

Born 1883

Royal Navy 297085

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Albert William Pole

Born 1898

Royal Navy F29932

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Albert Pole

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28583

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Arthur Williams Pole

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/2937 Royal Naval Division

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