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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]

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]

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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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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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Arthur Francis Ponting

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 13957 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 70219 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Hubert Arthur Ponting

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150634

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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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Ralph Skeete Ponting

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4421

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Daniel Ponting

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7350

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Victor Arbuckle Ponting

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180846

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Albert Ponting

Born 1863

Died 1917

British Army 39598 Private Royal Defence Corps 266th Protection Coy

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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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Edward Frank Ponting

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 92978 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 6631 Bombardier Southern Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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William Ponting

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 87582 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Ponting

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 226945 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert James Ponting

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 13507 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 13507 Lance Sergeant Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Ponting

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5300 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harold J. Ponting

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5400 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred William Ponting

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 17721 Private Royal Scots

British Army 17721 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Frank Rayner Ponting

Australian Imperial Force 1779

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