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Basingstoke, Hampshire [4]

Greensborough Victoria [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Earls Colne, Essex [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Long Melford, Suffolk, England [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Acton, London [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bishop Stortford, Essex [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chertsey [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dogmersfield Hampshire [1]

Dogmersfield Hampshire [1]

Dogmersfield, Hampshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Witton, North Yorkshire [1]

East Witton, Yorkshire [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Fleet, Hampshire [1]

Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England [1]

Grately, Hampshire [1]

Great Waltham, Essex [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1]

Kingston, London [1]

Leatherhead [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Notting Hill, London, Middlesex [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Penge, London [1]

Reading England [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [299]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [27]

Driver [22]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [21]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [5]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal /Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Labour Corps [31]

London Regiment [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [455]

Royal Navy [53]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [594]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [586]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Basingstoke, Hampshire [4] Greensborough Victoria [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Earls Colne, Essex [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Long Melford, Suffolk, England [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Acton, London [1] Aldershot England [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Belfast [1] Bishop Stortford, Essex [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Chertsey [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dogmersfield Hampshire [1] Dogmersfield Hampshire [1] Dogmersfield, Hampshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Witton, North Yorkshire [1] East Witton, Yorkshire [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Fleet, Hampshire [1] Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England [1] Grately, Hampshire [1] Great Waltham, Essex [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1] Kingston, London [1] Leatherhead [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester England [1] Mile End, London [1] Notting Hill, London, Middlesex [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Penge, London [1] Reading England [1] Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [299] Gunner [28] Corporal [27] Driver [22] Sapper [21] Serjeant [21] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [5] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Conductor [1] Corporal /Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [35] Labour Corps [31] London Regiment [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] County of London Yeomanry [3] Hussars [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [455] Royal Navy [53] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [594] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [586] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Henry Ivan William Poulter

Born 1883

Died 1956

British Army M/335960 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

British Army M/335960 Private Army Service Corps 5th Agricultural Company

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Smith Stevens Poulter

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 13573 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Joseph Harry Poulter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102083

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William George Poulter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68387

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Albert Poulter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197111

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William Poulter

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57324

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William George Poulter

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275712

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James Poulter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82583

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William Poulter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253158

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James Henry Poulter

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1480

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Frederick John Poulter

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288387

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Alexander Poulter

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 27947 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Frederick James Poulter

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9647 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Donovan Poulter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2987 Private London Regiment

British Army 301947 Private London Regiment

British Army 2987 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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John Poulter

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 6645 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Norman Henry Poulter

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/41825 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Poulter

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113745

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Fred Silas Poulter

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210477

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Arthur Poulter

Born 1893

Died 1956

British Army 24066 Private West Riding Regiment

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Joseph Poulter

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 7518 Private Suffolk Regiment

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