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Harpley, Norfolk [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Boweya Victoria [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Filey, Yorkshire [1]

Great Fransham Norfolk [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1]

Little Fransham, Norfolk [1]

Little Plumstead, Norfolk [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk [1]

Norfolk [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Old Catton, Norfolk [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Reading England [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

SEVENOAKS KENT [1]

Scole, Norfolk, England [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Willington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [11]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Private/Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devon Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Garrison Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [167]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [224]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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People [225] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Harpley, Norfolk [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Boweya Victoria [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Filey, Yorkshire [1] Great Fransham Norfolk [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kilburn, London [1] Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire [1] Little Fransham, Norfolk [1] Little Plumstead, Norfolk [1] London [1] London England [1] Necton, Swaffham, Norfolk [1] Norfolk [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Old Catton, Norfolk [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Reading England [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] SEVENOAKS KENT [1] Scole, Norfolk, England [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Willington, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [113] Corporal [16] Gunner [11] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Private/Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Border Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Devon Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Canadian Garrison Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [167] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [224] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

Jesse Albert Powley

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 19648 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 19648 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 19648 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Powley

Born 1887

British Army G/7069 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 7828 Private Norfolk Regt 4th Batt

British Army 7069 Private Durham Light Infantry 9th Batt

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James William Powley

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126697

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126697 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 126697 Lance Corporal

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William Powley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261105

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Henry Powley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164370

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John Francis Powley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61545

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Robert Richard Powley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403149

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Alfred George Powley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2622 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 6266 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Peter Powley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 13653 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 13653 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Seear Powley

Born 1879

Died 1961

British Army 8741 Serjeant Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Powley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109955

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Wallace Scott Powley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117758

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George Powley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178997

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Otto Powley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190180

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Fred Powley

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57558

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57558 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Powley

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2753270

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2753270 Private Canadian Garrison Regiment

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Richard Powley

Died 1916

British Army G/9086 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/9086 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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George Robert Powley

Died 1915

British Army 11291 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Powley

Died 1915

British Army 6875 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Frederick Thomas Powley

Died 1917

British Army 5741 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 41179 Corporal Essex Regiment

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