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Birmingham, Warwickshire [34]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25]

Sydney New South Wales [23]

Brisbane Queensland [17]

London England [17]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [16]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [13]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [13]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Newport, Monmouthshire [9]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Bath, Somerset [6]

Hereford, Herefordshire [6]

Liverpool England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Birmingham [5]

Geelong Victoria [5]

Glamorganshire [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Southwark, London [5]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Chichester, Sussex [4]

Colac Victoria [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Monmouthshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Warrnambool Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Botley, Hampshire [3]

Breconshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [3]

Thornton, Buckinghamshire [3]

Tweed Heads New South Wales [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Basingstoke England [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Rank

Private [4176]

Gunner [481]

Driver [390]

Corporal [345]

Serjeant [316]

Sapper [258]

Lance Corporal [150]

Second Lieutenant [146]

Lieutenant [137]

Captain [100]

Acting Corporal [67]

Pioneer [59]

Acting Serjeant [53]

Major [43]

Bombardier [39]

Rifleman [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [23]

Company Serjeant Major [18]

Staff Serjeant [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [16]

Acting Bombardier [15]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Ordinary Seaman [15]

Worker [14]

Able Seaman [13]

Drummer [12]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [9]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Private Acting Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Colonel [5]

Commander [5]

Deck Hand [5]

Reverend [5]

Sister [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [552]

Royal Engineers [548]

Labour Corps [514]

Army Service Corps [442]

Royal Garrison Artillery [292]

London Regiment [239]

Royal Army Medical Corps [224]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [208]

Welsh Regiment [201]

South Wales Borderers [177]

Machine Gun Corps [162]

Gloucestershire Regiment [145]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [143]

Royal Fusiliers [120]

Worcestershire Regiment [119]

Liverpool Regiment [118]

Monmouthshire Regiment [101]

Middlesex Regiment [100]

South Staffordshire Regiment [93]

Cheshire Regiment [89]

Manchester Regiment [88]

Hampshire Regiment [84]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [84]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [84]

Rifle Brigade [80]

West Yorkshire Regiment [79]

Somerset Light Infantry [72]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [71]

Lancashire Fusiliers [70]

The Queen's Regiment [70]

Northumberland Fusiliers [69]

Royal Naval Division [69]

Essex Regiment [67]

Durham Light Infantry [66]

Royal Army Service Corps [66]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [59]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [58]

Tank Corps [58]

Devonshire Regiment [55]

East Yorkshire Regiment [52]

North Staffordshire Regiment [52]

Royal Defence Corps [50]

Royal West Kent Regiment [50]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49]

Army Ordnance Corps [47]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Shropshire Light Infantry [46]

South Lancashire Regiment [46]

Suffolk Regiment [45]

British West Indies Regiment [44]

Service

British Army [6512]

Royal Navy [621]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [460]

Australian Imperial Force [343]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [332]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [1]

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P [8466]

B [6]

D [3]

F [3]

H [3]

E [2]

G [1]

K [1]

S [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8313]

Merchant Navy [132]

Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [175]

Canada [6]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [34] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [25] Sydney New South Wales [23] Brisbane Queensland [17] London England [17] Bristol, Gloucestershire [16] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Portsmouth, Hampshire [13] Southampton, Hampshire, England [13] London, Middlesex, England [10] Melbourne Victoria [9] Newport, Monmouthshire [9] Ballarat Victoria [7] Bath, Somerset [6] Hereford, Herefordshire [6] Liverpool England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Birmingham [5] Geelong Victoria [5] Glamorganshire [5] Lambeth, London [5] London, Middlesex [5] Southwark, London [5] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [5] Battersea, London [4] Chichester, Sussex [4] Colac Victoria [4] Fulham, London [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Monmouthshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Warrnambool Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Botley, Hampshire [3] Breconshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [3] Thornton, Buckinghamshire [3] Tweed Heads New South Wales [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Aberdare, Glamorgan [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Basingstoke England [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2]

Rank

Private [4176] Gunner [481] Driver [390] Corporal [345] Serjeant [316] Sapper [258] Lance Corporal [150] Second Lieutenant [146] Lieutenant [137] Captain [100] Acting Corporal [67] Pioneer [59] Acting Serjeant [53] Major [43] Bombardier [39] Rifleman [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [23] Company Serjeant Major [18] Staff Serjeant [17] Lieutenant Colonel [16] Acting Bombardier [15] Lance Serjeant [15] Ordinary Seaman [15] Worker [14] Able Seaman [13] Drummer [12] Stoker 1st Class [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Temporary Second Lieutenant [9] Corporal Acting Serjeant [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Staff Nurse [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Private Acting Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Colonel [5] Commander [5] Deck Hand [5] Reverend [5] Sister [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [552] Royal Engineers [548] Labour Corps [514] Army Service Corps [442] Royal Garrison Artillery [292] London Regiment [239] Royal Army Medical Corps [224] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [208] Welsh Regiment [201] South Wales Borderers [177] Machine Gun Corps [162] Gloucestershire Regiment [145] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [143] Royal Fusiliers [120] Worcestershire Regiment [119] Liverpool Regiment [118] Monmouthshire Regiment [101] Middlesex Regiment [100] South Staffordshire Regiment [93] Cheshire Regiment [89] Manchester Regiment [88] Hampshire Regiment [84] King's Royal Rifle Corps [84] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [84] Rifle Brigade [80] West Yorkshire Regiment [79] Somerset Light Infantry [72] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [71] Lancashire Fusiliers [70] The Queen's Regiment [70] Northumberland Fusiliers [69] Royal Naval Division [69] Essex Regiment [67] Durham Light Infantry [66] Royal Army Service Corps [66] Royal Berkshire Regiment [59] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [58] Tank Corps [58] Devonshire Regiment [55] East Yorkshire Regiment [52] North Staffordshire Regiment [52] Royal Defence Corps [50] Royal West Kent Regiment [50] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49] Army Ordnance Corps [47] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Shropshire Light Infantry [46] South Lancashire Regiment [46] Suffolk Regiment [45] British West Indies Regiment [44]

Service

British Army [6512] Royal Navy [621] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [460] Australian Imperial Force [343] Canadian Expeditionary Force [332] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [56] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [8466] B [6] D [3] F [3] H [3] E [2] G [1] K [1] S [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8313] Merchant Navy [132] Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [175] Canada [6] France [1] New Zealand [1] Pakistan [1]

Edgar Powell

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6488 Private Rifle Brigade

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Robert Branks Powell

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 16th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 48th Battalion

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William Herbert Powell

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army TF/2436 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203251 Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203251 Sergeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd/4th Bn.

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Charles William Powell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 29959 Private Grenadier Guards

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Charles John Powell

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army G/23497 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Joseph Arthur Powell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 114603 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Egbert William Powell

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 8940 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Gabriel Powell

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 5606, 322751 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Samuel Powell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 19642 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Martin George Powell

Born 1887

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207189

Royal Navy F7189 Leading Mechanic HMS President I

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Isaac William Powell

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 6312 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40105 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 40105 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Joseph Powell

Born 1887

British Army 9686 Drummer South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9686 Drummer South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9686 Drummer South Wales Borderers Depot Battalion

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Frank Raymond Powell

Died 1915

British Army 7068 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Nelson Powell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2065 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 22487 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Reginald Harcourt Powell

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 23256 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Powell

Died 1917

British Army 28371 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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David Bernard Powell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Brecknockshire Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 12th Battalion

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Carl Powell

Born 1898

Died 1965

British Army 3644TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

British Army 290238 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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James Powell

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 107164 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 107164 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 40th Div. Signal Company

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George Owen Powell

Born 1899

Died 1940

British Army 201987 Private East Surrey Regiment

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