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Fenit, Kerry [2]

Gloucester [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Wembley, Middlesex [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bodymoor Heath, Kingsbury, Warwickshire [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Curdworth, Birmingham [1]

Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Staffordshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex, England [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Hurtmore [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [1]

St Neots, Huntingdonshire [1]

St. Paul's, Cheltenham [1]

Western Australia [1]

Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [87]

Captain [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major/ Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bugler [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sun Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers/ Staff [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

16th Infantry Battalion [1]

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

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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People [171] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fenit, Kerry [2] Gloucester [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Wembley, Middlesex [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warks [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Birmingham England [1] Bodymoor Heath, Kingsbury, Warwickshire [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Curdworth, Birmingham [1] Drayton Bassett, Tamworth, Staffordshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex, England [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Hurtmore [1] London, Middlesex [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire [1] St Neots, Huntingdonshire [1] St. Paul's, Cheltenham [1] Western Australia [1] Wood Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [87] Captain [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major/ Acting Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bugler [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sun Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [13] London Regiment [12] Labour Corps [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers/ Staff [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 16th Infantry Battalion [1] 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [143] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

P [171]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

John Thomas Preedy

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 1361 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Preedy

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 15113 Private Hussars

British Army 15113 Private 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars

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Herbert Preedy

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 265768 Acting Colour Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3594 Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265768 Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Charles Thomas Preedy

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 16756 Private Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion.

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Charles Henry Preedy

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199731

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Lawrence Jack Preedy

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 764380 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edward Charles Preedy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103893

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Francis George Preedy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2531

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John Preedy

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166526

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Alfred George Preedy

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37438

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Frank Preedy

Born 1887

Died 1948

British Army Brevet Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers/ Staff

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Alfred Thomas Preedy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218224

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Alban Preedy

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Alfred Joseph Preedy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247481

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George Percy Preedy

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 26679 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 41897 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Benjamin Knowlton Preedy

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Arthur George Preedy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56198

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Herbert James Preedy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138848

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Frederick James Preedy

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143001

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James Preedy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army T/2053 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/240406 Private The Queen's Regiment

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