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Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Coventry Norwich [1]

Derby England [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Eastwood, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Ellistown, Leicester [1]

Lefroy Tasmania [1]

Pelsall, Staffordshire [1]

Ramford, Lancashire [1]

Repton, Derbyshire [1]

Repton, Derbyshire, England [1]

Ryton, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Terrappee Victoria [1]

Walsall [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walwall, Staffordshire [1]

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Private [81]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

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Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Life Guards [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Re [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

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British Army [112]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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P [136]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [136] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Coventry Norwich [1] Derby England [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Eastwood, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Ellistown, Leicester [1] Lefroy Tasmania [1] Pelsall, Staffordshire [1] Ramford, Lancashire [1] Repton, Derbyshire [1] Repton, Derbyshire, England [1] Ryton, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Terrappee Victoria [1] Walsall [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Walwall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [81] Gunner [12] Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Life Guards [1] Loyal North Lancashire Re [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [112] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [136]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Henry Poxon

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 2126 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2126 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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William Henry Poxon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102549

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Wilfred Poxon

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131434

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Francis Arnold Poxon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68487

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Thomas Poxon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125849

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Arthur Poxon

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 201405 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Gervas James Poxon

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260559

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Bert Poxon

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14054 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Samuel Leonard Poxon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 40904 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40904 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edwin Poxon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 102131 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 102131 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Joseph Poxon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 27268 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 27268 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Andrew Poxon

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13/1118 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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Samuel Poxon

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 532744 Corporal Canadian Army Medical Corps

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John Poxon

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114515

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Arthur John Poxon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219017

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Joseph Poxon

Died 1914

British Army 8459 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest Poxon

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 8069 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry James Poxon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 129838 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Poxon

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 34268 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 34268 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Arthur Poxon

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11824 Private Hussars

British Army 11824 Private 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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