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Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Leatherhead, Surrey [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Gosport [1]

Gottliebs Wells South Australia [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Gular New South Wales [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Middle Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Molong New South Wales [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pimlico [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Repton, Derbyshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Watchem England [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [108]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Artificer [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Laboratory Assistant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Field Ambulance [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Border Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

Service

British Army [158]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [239]

M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [236]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [241] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Leatherhead, Surrey [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Clapham, London [1] Gosport [1] Gottliebs Wells South Australia [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Gular New South Wales [1] Hertfordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [1] London, Middlesex [1] Middle Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1] Molong New South Wales [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pimlico [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Repton, Derbyshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Tottenham, London [1] Walworth, London [1] Watchem England [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [108] Gunner [10] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Artificer [1] Bugler [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Laboratory Assistant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [16] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Field Ambulance [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Border Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Indian Cavalry Supply Column [1]

Service

British Army [158] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [239] M [2]

Contribution

Military Service [236] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Charles E Press

Born 1870

British Army 40899 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army Reserve (Derby Scheme)

British Army 39357 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd

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John Dennis Lyons Press

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy 15394 Bugler Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Colour Sergeant Royal Marines

Royal Navy 15394 Private 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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William Henry Press

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40718

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Thomas John Press

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246789

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Thomas Richard Press

Born 1872

British Army 3692 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 3692 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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George Press

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61103

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Stephen Alfred Press

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 19226 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Ernest Press

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174950

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John Henry Press

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218080

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John Joseph Press

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29298

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William Press

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288540

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Henry James Press

Died 1918

British Army 1176 Private London Regiment

British Army 570055 Private London Regiment

British Army 570055 Lance Corporal London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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Archibald Manning Press

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1774 Private London Regiment

British Army 1774 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1774 Serjeant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Harry Edgar Press

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 535290 Private London Regiment

British Army 535290 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Thomas Charles Press

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 13894 Private Grenadier Guards

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Reginald Roland Gurney Press

Born 1895

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2156 Private Royal Air Force Royal Flying Corps

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Henry Edmund Press

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446596

Canadian Expeditionary Force 446596 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Press

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20546

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Bertie Press

Died 1917

British Army G/21195 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/21195 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Maurice Press

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 39191 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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