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Windsor New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Rochford, Essex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

ASTON WARWICKSHIRE [1]

Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Bolsover, Derbyshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bondi New South Wales [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Gildersome [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kai Kora [1]

Kogarah New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mount Egerton Victoria [1]

Otane, Hawkes Bay [1]

Penshurst New South Wales [1]

Primrose, Mirfield, West Yorkshire [1]

Temuka [1]

York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Volunteer Hospital [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

NZ Army Nursing Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [181]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

New Zealand [1]

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People [186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Windsor New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Rochford, Essex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] ASTON WARWICKSHIRE [1] Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England [1] Bolsover, Derbyshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bondi New South Wales [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Gildersome [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kai Kora [1] Kogarah New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mount Egerton Victoria [1] Otane, Hawkes Bay [1] Penshurst New South Wales [1] Primrose, Mirfield, West Yorkshire [1] Temuka [1] York, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [100] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] West Riding Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Volunteer Hospital [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps Northern Command ex Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] NZ Army Nursing Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [144] Australian Imperial Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [181] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2] New Zealand [1]

James Lawrence Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 5760

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William Harold Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 108

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Henry Popplewell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149336

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Allen Felton Popplewell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171554

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Harry Popplewell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/26807 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37021 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Stephen Popplewell

Died 1917

British Army 6975 Private London Regiment

British Army 513002 Private London Regiment

British Army 513002 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Aked Popplewell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 59903 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John H Popplewell

Died 1915

British Army 3445 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Edward Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 2729

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George Buxton Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 8464

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Edith Popplewell Arrc

Born 1884

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/158 Sister NZ Army Nursing Service Corps

Other Empire Force Sister No.2 New Zealand General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames

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Willie Myers Popplewell

British Army 25011 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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John Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 2182

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Ernest Popplewell

Born 1899

Royal Navy 2636 Royal Marine Artillery

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Annie Popplewell

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Women's Land Army

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Cecil Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 1445

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Harold Douglas Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force 80a

Australian Imperial Force N271702

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Andrew Currency Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force N96282

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Andrew Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force N89470

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Alfred Ernest Popplewell

Australian Imperial Force

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