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Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Melksham, Wiltshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Bramill, Calne, Wilts [1]

Bristol [1]

Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Calne,Wilts. [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Exeter [1]

Garvoc Victoria [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Lefroy Tasmania [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lucknow [1]

Marlborough, Wiltshire [1]

Merthyr, Glamorgan [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Stratton,Swindon Wilts. [1]

Tallegalla Queensland [1]

Terang Victoria [1]

Tiaro Queensland [1]

Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1]

Upper Stratton, Wiltshire [1]

Upper Stratton,Highworth Swindon Wilts [1]

Westbourne Park, London [1]

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Private [109]

Gunner [17]

Driver [11]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [22]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

92nd Punjabis [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Labour Corps Western Command ex Cheshire Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

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P [228]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [229] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Melksham, Wiltshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Bramill, Calne, Wilts [1] Bristol [1] Calne, Wiltshire [1] Calne,Wilts. [1] Chelsea [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Exeter [1] Garvoc Victoria [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Lefroy Tasmania [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lucknow [1] Marlborough, Wiltshire [1] Merthyr, Glamorgan [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Stratton,Swindon Wilts. [1] Tallegalla Queensland [1] Terang Victoria [1] Tiaro Queensland [1] Trowbridge, Wiltshire [1] Upper Stratton, Wiltshire [1] Upper Stratton,Highworth Swindon Wilts [1] Westbourne Park, London [1]

Rank

Private [109] Gunner [17] Driver [11] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant /Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [22] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Devonshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 92nd Punjabis [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Army Ordnance Depot [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS LION [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Labour Corps Western Command ex Cheshire Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [171] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

P [228] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Daniel Ponting

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7350 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Harold Charles Ponting

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 5541 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Arthur Francis Ponting

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 13957 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 70219 Private Machine Gun Corps

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F J Ponting

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185994

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John Edward Ponting

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38510

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Ralph Skeete Ponting

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4421

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Edward Seymour Ponting

Born 1893

Died 1976

British Army 62310 Sapper Royal Engineers 4th Cavalry Divisional Signal Company

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Hubert Arthur Ponting

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150634

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Edwin Stanley Ponting

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 200226 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200226 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Dennis Lawrence Ponting

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 60227 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Daniel Ponting

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7350

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William Ponting

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 87582 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Tom Ponting

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 194969 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George William Leonard Ponting

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 53134 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Rayner Ponting

Australian Imperial Force 1779

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Richard Sully Ponting

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5348 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 266985 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Geoffrey Ponting

Died 1916

British Army 3276 Private London Regiment

British Army 302061 Private London Regiment

British Army 302061 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Jabez Ponting

Died 1918

British Army 926 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Charles Henry Ponting

Born 1875

Died 1934

British Army 520207 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

British Army 367 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

British Army WR306193 Sapper Royal Engineers 58th Traffic Company

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James Ponting

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 226945 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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