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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [6]

London England [3]

Northfleet,Kent [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Hornsey, Middlesex [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Anerley, Surrey [1]

Berkshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bromborough, Cheshire [1]

Broughton, Denbighshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chester [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Custom House, Essex [1]

Emmer Green, Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Holt, Denbighshire [1]

Huxton, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Lindhurst, Hampshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

New Delaval, Northumberland [1]

Newtown Tasmania [1]

Northfleet, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [321]

Driver [47]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [18]

Serjeant [18]

Sapper [15]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Fr Serjeant [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [55]

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [42]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

Army Service Corps [30]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Training Reserve Battalion [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [476]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [589]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [579]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [590] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [6] London England [3] Northfleet,Kent [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Hornsey, Middlesex [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Anerley, Surrey [1] Berkshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bromborough, Cheshire [1] Broughton, Denbighshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff England [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Chelsea England [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chester [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Custom House, Essex [1] Emmer Green, Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holloway, London [1] Holt, Denbighshire [1] Huxton, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingsclere, Hampshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] Lindhurst, Hampshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] New Delaval, Northumberland [1] Newtown Tasmania [1] Northfleet, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [321] Driver [47] Gunner [36] Corporal [18] Serjeant [18] Sapper [15] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [6] Able Seaman [4] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Fr Serjeant [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [55] Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [42] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] Army Service Corps [30] Cheshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Training Reserve Battalion [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [476] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [589] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [579] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Arthur Povey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 201337 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Walter Povey

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3699 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 49354 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 49354 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Povey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23314 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Povey

Died 1918

British Army 14364 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert George Povey

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 13095 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Povey

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 12404 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Povey

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 204453 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 204453 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Henry Povey

Died 1917

British Army 30110 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Povey

Died 1916

British Army 36485 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Povey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 635752 Private London Regiment

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Samuel Povey

Died 1915

British Army 17631 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 17631 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Henry Povey

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army 1313 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 400542 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Povey

Died 1918

British Army 43561 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 32524 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Horace John Povey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 200719 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Tom Povey

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 67423 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William R Povey

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15403 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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John Povey

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 18599 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Povey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army C/9640 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/9640 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Povey

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army L/6703 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William H. Povey

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 54292 Private Durham Light Infantry

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