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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]

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Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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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]

Clement Preedy

Born 1886

Died 1965

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

British Army Acting Major Royal Engineers

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Reginald Francis Preedy

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317162

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Charles James Preedy

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122391

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Ernest John Preedy

Died 1916

British Army 15803 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur Preedy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9562 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Gordon Preedy

Died 1918

British Army 14752 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202720 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 202720 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Horace Preedy

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 212 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 845172 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Edward Preedy

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 36890 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William A V Preedy

Born 1887

Died 1980

British Army M2/147292 Private Army Service Corps

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Nathaniel Preedy

Born 1883

Died 1966

British Army 10-21180 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 77206 Private Corps of Hussars

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Nathaniel Preedy

Born 1871

British Army 67716 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Victor Preedy

Australian Imperial Force 3307

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Eric John Preedy

Australian Imperial Force 4321

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Frederick Preedy

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 8016 16th Infantry Battalion

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Walter Francis Preedy

Born 1890

Died 1952

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sun Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Henry John Preedy

Born 1890

Royal Navy 238396

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William Henry Preedy

Born 1881

Royal Navy M9324

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Reginald Francis Preedy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Charles Preedy

Born 1887

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Reginald Gilbert Preedy

Born 1884

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