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Winterton, Norfolk, England [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brecon, Breconshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Henley England [1]

Lindham, Norfolk [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Ludham, Norfolk [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Northwich, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Pembridge, Herefordshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

St Pancras London [1]

Tonypandy, Glamorgan [1]

Wallsend on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Yarmouth [1]

Rank

Private [75]

Driver [9]

Gunner [8]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [4]

Bombardier [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

Australian and New Zealand Force/ Staff [1]

Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoons [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Examination Services [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Agricultural Company ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [157]

Contribution

Military Service [149]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [157] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Winterton, Norfolk, England [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brecon, Breconshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Henley England [1] Lindham, Norfolk [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Ludham, Norfolk [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Northwich, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Pembridge, Herefordshire [1] Poplar, London [1] St Pancras London [1] Tonypandy, Glamorgan [1] Wallsend on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Yarmouth [1]

Rank

Private [75] Driver [9] Gunner [8] Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Sapper [4] Bombardier [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] London Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Suffolk Yeomanry [1] Australian and New Zealand Force/ Staff [1] Canadian Army Unit/Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoons [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Examination Services [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Agricultural Company ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [119] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [157]

Contribution

Military Service [149] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Thomas Powles

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 22052 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Bertie Powles

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283055

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John George Powles

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202682

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Alfred Powles

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408525

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Austin William Powles

Died 1918

British Army 157166 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 42735 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Albert Powles

Died 1915

British Army 35 Corporal Monmouthshire Regiment

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William Powles

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 32018 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Percival Powles

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151574

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Charles Guy Powles

Born 1873

Died 1951

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 1318 Waiouru Military Camp

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/272 Waiouru Military Camp

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Charles George Powles

Australian Imperial Force 34460

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Percy Horace Powles

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162558

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William Henry Powles

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3121

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Tom Claude Powles

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1049DA Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 1049 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "William Beatty."

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Thomas David Powles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279957

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Henry Powles

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23884 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Reginald J Powles

Died 1915

British Army 36231 Private Welsh Regiment

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John Powles

Died 1915

British Army 3/7270 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick Reginald Powles

Died 1918

British Army 3223 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Robert Daniel Powles

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 9722 Private Hussars

British Army Private 19th Hussars

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William Powles

Born 1885

Royal Navy 2590 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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