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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Howden, East Yorkshire, England [2]

Wealdstone, Middlesex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire [1]

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Bright Victoria [1]

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Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Dalmets Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Freeburgh Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1]

Highcliffe, Hampshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

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Milang South Australia [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Saint Philip's Bristol [1]

Shenstone, Staffordshire [1]

Shropshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [1]

Violet Town Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Serjeant [15]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

3rd Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal (Field Promotion) [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Junior Officer [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Privat [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [209]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

P [301]

B [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Howden, East Yorkshire, England [2] Wealdstone, Middlesex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire [1] Bedale, Yorkshire [1] Bright Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley [1] Brooklyn, United States of America [1] Bruce South Australia [1] Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Clutton,Somerset. [1] Dalmets Green, London, Middlesex [1] Edinburgh [1] Freeburgh Victoria [1] Glasgow, Renfrewshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [1] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1] Highcliffe, Hampshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Hong Kong [1] Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kingstanley,Stroud,Gloucestershire. [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Leighton Buzzard [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Milang South Australia [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Saint Philip's Bristol [1] Shenstone, Staffordshire [1] Shropshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [1] Violet Town Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [127] Serjeant [15] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] 3rd Officer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal (Field Promotion) [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Junior Officer [1] L/Cpl [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Privat [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Sub Conductor [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Territorial Force Nursing Service [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [209] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

P [301] B [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] New Zealand [1]

Charles Pool

Born 1876

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/559 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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John Pool

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army 349938 Acting Serjeant Labour Corps

British Army 278 then 349938 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 349938 Corporal (Field Promotion) Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Herbert Pool

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205226

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Lenox Bertie Pool

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20161

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John Francis Pool

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296937

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Samuel Pool

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attached Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Rossiter Pool

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3815 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Arthur Pool

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38081

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William Thurstance Pool

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262145

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Henry James Pool

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 69182 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Charles Pool

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy F/12787 Air Mechanic 1st Class RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) attached to HMS Iris II

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Albert Henry Pool

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222506

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William Pool

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112108

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Alfred Norman Pool

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233014

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William Pool

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3206255

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3206255 Private Canadian Infantry

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Richard Leopold Pool

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931323

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931323 Private Canadian Infantry

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Valentine C Pool

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 54093 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Edward Pool

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 11200 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11200 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Pool

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3641 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241214 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 241214 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Henry Pool

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57641 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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