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Minmi New South Wales [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Acrrington, Lancashire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burwell, Cambridgeshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Currabubula New South Wales [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sutton, Surrey [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Turi New South Wales [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Armoury Crew [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

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Labour Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

City Volunteers [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS "Dragon" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Home Service Company ex Royal Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Minmi New South Wales [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Acrrington, Lancashire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burwell, Cambridgeshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Currabubula New South Wales [1] Deptford, Kent [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sutton, Surrey [1] Tottenham, London [1] Turi New South Wales [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [67] Gunner [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Armoury Crew [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Essex Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] City Volunteers [1] City of London Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS "Dragon" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Labour Corps Home Service Company ex Royal Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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P [126]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Presland

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army 47683 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 292964 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Presland

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army City Volunteers

British Army 73567 Private Labour Corps 123rd Company

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George Edward Presland

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29810

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Albert Edward Presland

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101206

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Simeon Presland

Born 1895

Died 1957

British Army 3450 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326241 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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John William Presland

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20142 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Maltman Presland

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18/912 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 18/912 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Presland

Died 1916

British Army 2720 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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William Presland

Died 1918

British Army 48825 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 418018 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur William Presland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124460

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George Presland

Died 1917

British Army 16790 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 16790 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Reginald Presland

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16310 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Presland

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 4/6473 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Presland

Died 1916

British Army 5978 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36418 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert B Presland

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 24986 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 5819603 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 10000 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Presland

Born 1900

Died 1946

Royal Navy M30659 Armoury Crew HMS "Pembroke II"

Royal Navy M30659 Armoury Crew HMS "Dragon"

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Joseph Jacob Presland

Australian Imperial Force 1819

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William James Presland

Australian Imperial Force N88635

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Charles Presland

Australian Imperial Force 881

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William John Presland

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 59316 Private Essex Regiment

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