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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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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]

William Prentice

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197127

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Thomas Mcmorran Prentice

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109691

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Thomas Prentice

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186378

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Percy John Prentice

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279621

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Walter Prentice

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98429

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Ernest Charles Prentice

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41179

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Dudley Frank Prentice

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy M19118 Wireman 2nd Class HMS Royal Sovereign

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William George Prentice

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 30019 Private Devonshire Regiment

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John 'johnnie' Robert Prentice

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 8/18417 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Moses Prentice

Died 1916

British Army 707 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Prentice

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133283

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Wilfred Harry Prentice

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409193

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George Prentice

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 642738

Canadian Expeditionary Force 642738 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Prentice

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207406

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Albert Prentice

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224867

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George Ernest Prentice

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240352

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Frederick William Prentice

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 118037

Canadian Expeditionary Force 118037 Private Fort Garry Horse

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Percy George Prentice

Died 1915

British Army 20673 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Prentice

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 5868 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 5868 Private Essex Regiment

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Patrick Prentice

Died 1918

British Army 3755 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 2115 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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