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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]

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]

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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]

John Hawthorne Preece

Born 1887

British Army 9310 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9310 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Henry Preece

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force 338848 Private 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 68th O/S Depot Field Battery

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Alfred Austin Horwood Preece

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210704

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Benjamin Preece

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219028

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Trevor Meyrick Preece

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17842

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Tom Hilton Preece

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248683

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Gilbert Alan George Preece

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124659

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Ernest J Preece

Died 1916

British Army 11636 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Bath Preece

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4216 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236706 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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Fred Preece

Died 1915

British Army 5507 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edwin J Preece

Died 1918

British Army 52116 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Preece

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1656 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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James Preece

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57134 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 57134 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frederick John Preece

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17016 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick Charles Preece

Died 1916

British Army 13601 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Albert Preece

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 6675 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 6675 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Henry Preece

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6404 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Felix Preece

Died 1916

British Army 4837 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Harold Preece

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6359 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Alfred Preece

Died 1915

British Army 11420 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 11420 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 11420 Lance Corporal Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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