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London England [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Devonport, Devon [10]

Rochford, Essex [10]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Geelong Victoria [7]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Leicester, Leicestershire [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Mount Gambier South Australia [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Colchester, Essex [6]

Norwich, Norfolk [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Derby [5]

London [5]

Stawell Victoria [5]

Essex [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Yongala South Australia [4]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cowra New South Wales [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Lambeth, Surrey [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Westleton, Suffolk [3]

Acton Green, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ashfield New South Wales [2]

Auckland [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Battle Sussex England [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [2282]

Gunner [295]

Driver [211]

Serjeant [198]

Corporal [187]

Sapper [167]

Lance Corporal [97]

Second Lieutenant [81]

Acting Corporal [49]

Lieutenant [49]

Captain [45]

Bombardier [33]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Pioneer [23]

Major [22]

Acting Serjeant [20]

Company Serjeant Major [18]

Lance Serjeant [18]

Rifleman [18]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Worker [10]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Regimental Serjeant Major [7]

Trooper [7]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Guardsman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318]

Labour Corps [279]

Army Service Corps [264]

Royal Engineers [247]

Royal Garrison Artillery [189]

London Regiment [139]

Royal Army Medical Corps [125]

Machine Gun Corps [114]

Royal Fusiliers [97]

Manchester Regiment [68]

Liverpool Regiment [66]

Rifle Brigade [63]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [61]

Northumberland Fusiliers [61]

Durham Light Infantry [60]

Suffolk Regiment [57]

Worcestershire Regiment [56]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55]

Middlesex Regiment [54]

Devonshire Regiment [53]

The Queen's Regiment [53]

Essex Regiment [52]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [51]

Royal West Kent Regiment [50]

West Yorkshire Regiment [50]

South Lancashire Regiment [49]

Norfolk Regiment [47]

Leicestershire Regiment [45]

Royal Sussex Regiment [45]

Lancashire Fusiliers [44]

East Kent Regiment [41]

Hampshire Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

Army Ordnance Corps [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [37]

East Surrey Regiment [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32]

Wiltshire Regiment [32]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [31]

East Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Scots [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27]

Army Veterinary Corps [26]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3585]

Royal Navy [364]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [310]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [288]

Australian Imperial Force [189]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [4879]

D [6]

B [1]

G [1]

H [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4752]

Merchant Navy [94]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [84]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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London England [15] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14] Sydney New South Wales [11] Devonport, Devon [10] Rochford, Essex [10] London, Middlesex, England [9] Geelong Victoria [7] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Leicester, Leicestershire [7] London, Middlesex [7] Mount Gambier South Australia [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Colchester, Essex [6] Norwich, Norfolk [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Derby [5] London [5] Stawell Victoria [5] Essex [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Yongala South Australia [4] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cowra New South Wales [3] Hackney, London [3] Horsham, Sussex [3] Islington, London [3] Lambeth, Surrey [3] Marylebone, London [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Stepney, London [3] Westleton, Suffolk [3] Acton Green, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ashfield New South Wales [2] Auckland [2] Barking, Essex [2] Battle Sussex England [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Private [2282] Gunner [295] Driver [211] Serjeant [198] Corporal [187] Sapper [167] Lance Corporal [97] Second Lieutenant [81] Acting Corporal [49] Lieutenant [49] Captain [45] Bombardier [33] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Pioneer [23] Major [22] Acting Serjeant [20] Company Serjeant Major [18] Lance Serjeant [18] Rifleman [18] Acting Bombardier [12] Worker [10] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Regimental Serjeant Major [7] Trooper [7] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Sister [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Guardsman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318] Labour Corps [279] Army Service Corps [264] Royal Engineers [247] Royal Garrison Artillery [189] London Regiment [139] Royal Army Medical Corps [125] Machine Gun Corps [114] Royal Fusiliers [97] Manchester Regiment [68] Liverpool Regiment [66] Rifle Brigade [63] King's Royal Rifle Corps [61] Northumberland Fusiliers [61] Durham Light Infantry [60] Suffolk Regiment [57] Worcestershire Regiment [56] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55] Middlesex Regiment [54] Devonshire Regiment [53] The Queen's Regiment [53] Essex Regiment [52] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [51] Royal West Kent Regiment [50] West Yorkshire Regiment [50] South Lancashire Regiment [49] Norfolk Regiment [47] Leicestershire Regiment [45] Royal Sussex Regiment [45] Lancashire Fusiliers [44] East Kent Regiment [41] Hampshire Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [38] Army Ordnance Corps [37] Royal Army Service Corps [37] East Surrey Regiment [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [35] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [32] Wiltshire Regiment [32] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Yorkshire Regiment [31] East Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Scots [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] Royal Naval Division [28] Somerset Light Infantry [28] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [27] Army Veterinary Corps [26] Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3585] Royal Navy [364] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [310] Canadian Expeditionary Force [288] Australian Imperial Force [189] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [4879] D [6] B [1] G [1] H [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4752] Merchant Navy [94] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [84] Canada [2] Egypt [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

William Henry Potter

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766279 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 766279 Royal Grenadiers 123 Btn

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Harry Potter

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army L/4412 Company Serjeant Major The Queen's Regiment

British Army 849 Company Serjeant Major Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 4412 Private Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) 3rd Battalion

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Francis John Potter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2668 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached Trench Mortar Battery

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Frederick Stanley Potter

Born 1888

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery/Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Fredric James Potter

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army 241623 Private Labour Corps

British Army 2102 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Potter

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy 312125

Royal Navy 312125 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Liverpool

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Lewis John Potter

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 91886 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 91886 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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John Potter

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1633 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Henry Potter

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 15829 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 15829 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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S Florence Annie Gray

Born 1879

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20267 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20267 Member Women's Royal Air Force No. 1 Stores Depot (Kidbrooke)

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Gavin Potter

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1933 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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William Edmund Potter

Born 1886

Royal Navy DA 17492 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Harry Potter

Born 1894

British Army 10813 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10813 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 38933 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Joseph Samuel Potter

Born 1889

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47637 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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George William Potter

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 372708 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5372 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry Potter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50120 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50120 Air Mechanic 2nd Class R A F

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William Potter

Born 1863

Died 1917

Royal Navy 104190 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Victory

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Frank Thomas Potter

Born 1881

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Ordnance Corps

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Ellen Leonora Potter

Born 1875

Died 1953

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker

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Reginald Charles Potter

Born 1898

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101710

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