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Hereford [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Herefordshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Hamilton Tasmania [2]

Hereford England [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Holmer, Herefordshire [2]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [2]

Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Presteign, Radnorshire [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Sandford Victoria [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Stapenhill, Derbyshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Abberley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

All Saints, Hereford [1]

Allensmore, Hertfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bildeston, Suffolk [1]

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Birmingham England [1]

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Coleford, Gloucestershire [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Crewe [1]

Dunnstown Victoria [1]

Ellesmere, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gloucestershire, England [1]

Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Gullender [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Homer, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [628]

Gunner [71]

Driver [66]

Serjeant [50]

Corporal [39]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [21]

Acting Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [7]

Able Seaman [5]

Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Rifleman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Engineer Vice Admiral [1]

Fitter [1]

Fitter/Gunner [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [89]

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Royal Engineers [70]

Labour Corps [65]

South Wales Borderers [44]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Shropshire Light Infantry [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [31]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

Herefordshire Regiment [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

London Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Monmouthshire Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Hussars [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [950]

Royal Navy [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1163]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1146]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Canada [1]

China [1]

Pakistan [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Hereford [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Herefordshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Hamilton Tasmania [2] Hereford England [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Holmer, Herefordshire [2] Ledbury, Herefordshire [2] Monmouth, Monmouthshire [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Presteign, Radnorshire [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Sandford Victoria [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Stapenhill, Derbyshire [2] Worcester [2] Abberley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] All Saints, Hereford [1] Allensmore, Hertfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bildeston, Suffolk [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishopston, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Blaenavon, Monmouthshire [1] Brompton, London [1] Camberley, Surrey [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1] Coleford, Gloucestershire [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Crewe [1] Dunnstown Victoria [1] Ellesmere, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gloucestershire, England [1] Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Gullender [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Homer, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [628] Gunner [71] Driver [66] Serjeant [50] Corporal [39] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [21] Acting Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [7] Able Seaman [5] Bombardier [5] Lieutenant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Rifleman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier Armourer's Crew [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Engineer Vice Admiral [1] Fitter [1] Fitter/Gunner [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Officer [1] Fusilier [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [89] Royal Field Artillery [77] Royal Engineers [70] Labour Corps [65] South Wales Borderers [44] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Shropshire Light Infantry [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] Worcestershire Regiment [31] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] Herefordshire Regiment [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Welsh Regiment [22] London Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Monmouthshire Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Air Force [9] The Queen's Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Hussars [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [950] Royal Navy [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [1163] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1146] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Canada [1] China [1] Pakistan [1] South Africa [1]

Henry Preece

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81846

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Albert John Victor Preece

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150076

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Fred Preece

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143458

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Thomas Henry Preece

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218364

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Leonard William Preece

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234571

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Ambrose Stewart Preece

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3032992

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Frank John Preece

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1894 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 390215 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 1894 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Charles Edwin Preece

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4157 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Ernest Preece

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army PS/10191 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 10191 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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George Preece

Born 1866

Died 1919

British Army 1474 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 267017 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Preece

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 17748 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Preece

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army H/60861 Private Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army 60861 Private Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra Princess of Wales' Own)

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Walter Preece

Born 1885

British Army 13123 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146489 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146489 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Ellen Preece

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Jesse Preece

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224957

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Ellis Preece

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Frank E Preece

Died 1918

British Army 8/1547 Infantry Battalion

British Army 30994 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Preece

Died 1916

British Army 20170 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Irving Preece

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4433 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 306447 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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Walter Preece

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7343 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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