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Hertford, Hertfordshire [3]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bowes Park, London [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampreston, near Wimborne, Dorset [1]

Hertford [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London England [1]

Lyndhurst Hampshire [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Weymouth England [1]

Whitley, Surrey, England [1]

Wimbourne, Dorset [1]

Worthing England [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

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Private [84]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

British Service [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Britannia/Magnificent/Glory/Ariadne/Good Hope [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Provost Staff Corps [1]

Service

British Army [141]

Royal Navy [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [188]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Hertford, Hertfordshire [3] Chatham, Kent [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bowes Park, London [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hampreston, near Wimborne, Dorset [1] Hertford [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London England [1] Lyndhurst Hampshire [1] Old Ford, London [1] Sale Victoria [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Weymouth England [1] Whitley, Surrey, England [1] Wimbourne, Dorset [1] Worthing England [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [12] Corporal [7] Bombardier [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] British Service [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Britannia/Magnificent/Glory/Ariadne/Good Hope [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Provost Staff Corps [1]

Service

British Army [141] Royal Navy [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [191]

Contribution

Military Service [188] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Poore

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 6140 Private London Regiment

British Army 323112 Private London Regiment

British Army 6140, 323112 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) battalion ( Rifles)

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Augustus Baden Poore

Born 1900

Died 1976

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156520

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Roger Alvin Poore

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

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Roger Poore

Born 1886

Died 1915

Royal Navy Midshipman Britannia/Magnificent/Glory/Ariadne/Good Hope

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant New Zealand/London

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "A" Bty. 48th Bde.

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Walter Poore

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87645

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Walter William Poore

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 423212 Private London Regiment

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George Alfred Poore

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88580

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William Poore

Died 1918

British Army 5984 Private London Regiment

British Army 252863 Private London Regiment

British Army 252863 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Charles Poore

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215835

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Alfred James Poore

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250220

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Henry John Poore

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201422

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Walter Harry Poore

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 2901 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army

British Army T/2206 Sergeant Military Provost Staff Corps

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William J Poore

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 9132 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Charles J Poore

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 291363 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 291363 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Poore

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army C/4206 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/4206 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Montagu Poore

Born 1866

British Army Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) British Service

British Army Brigadier General Hussars

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Robert James Poore

Australian Imperial Force

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Percival Albert Poore

Died 1917

British Army 13576 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 205772 Lance Corporal Tank Corps

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Harry Poore

Died 1918

British Army PS/3543 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Poore

Died 1915

British Army 1818 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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