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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Beaufort Victoria [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [2]

London England [2]

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2]

York [2]

Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1]

Ballinacourty, Waterford [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopbriggs [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Buangor Victoria [1]

Cadder, Lanarkshire [1]

Cheltham England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Custom House, London [1]

Dalmeny Linlithgow [1]

Diss Norfolk [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greys England [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Guilfield Victoria [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hamilton Scotland [1]

Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Holloway, Islington [1]

Ipswich [1]

Rank

Private [437]

Gunner [55]

Corporal [45]

Driver [26]

Sapper [23]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraft Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Conductor [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [59]

Labour Corps [53]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Highland Light Infantry [39]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Royal Scots [34]

Army Service Corps [31]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

London Regiment [22]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Cameron Highlanders [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [671]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [49]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [921]

Contribution

Military Service [898]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Woodbridge, Suffolk [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Bromley, Kent [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Beaufort Victoria [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Edinburgh [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Kempston, Bedfordshire [2] London England [2] Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wishaw, Lanarkshire [2] York [2] Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales [1] Ballinacourty, Waterford [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bedford [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopbriggs [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brixton, London [1] Buangor Victoria [1] Cadder, Lanarkshire [1] Cheltham England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Custom House, London [1] Dalmeny Linlithgow [1] Diss Norfolk [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greys England [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Guilfield Victoria [1] Hackney, London [1] Hamilton Scotland [1] Hamilton, Lanarkshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Holloway, Islington [1] Ipswich [1]

Rank

Private [437] Gunner [55] Corporal [45] Driver [26] Sapper [23] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [9] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraft Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Conductor [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Medical Officer [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [59] Labour Corps [53] Royal Field Artillery [48] Highland Light Infantry [39] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Royal Scots [34] Army Service Corps [31] Machine Gun Corps [26] London Regiment [22] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Essex Regiment [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] Gordon Highlanders [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Scottish Rifles [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Cameron Highlanders [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Seaforth Highlanders [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Tank Corps [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Hussars [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [671] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [49] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [921]

Contribution

Military Service [898] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Australia [1]

Howard Prentice

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/8871 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Harry Prentice

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army S4/044285 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/044285 Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Thomas Alfred Prentice

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Major Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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Walter Prentice

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5097 Private South African Immediate Reserve

South African Services 5097 Corporal South African Infantry 4th Regt

South African Services 5097 Corporal 4th South African Infantry 4th Regt.

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Charles Samuel Prentice

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army PS/11387 Private Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Albert Charles Prentice

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3447

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John Ridley Prentice

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 786 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Henry Prentice

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 19093 Company Quarter Master Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 19093 Colour Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Prentice

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2910 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 2910 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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George Henry Prentice

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3933

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George Norman Prentice

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 291 Corporal Australian Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Prentice

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208501

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Norman Cecil Prentice

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81056

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Douglas Crawford Prentice

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33152

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Ernest Prentice

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 3962 Private London Regiment

British Army 3962 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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John Prentice

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102188

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Bernard Wilfred Prentice

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6540 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Lemon Prentice

Born 1893

Died 1919

Royal Navy M23950 Shipwright 4th Class HMS Theseus II

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William Murrison Prentice

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6486 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6486 Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Arthur Victor Prentice

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20580 Private Suffolk Regiment

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