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Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Alberton South Australia [1]

Bogantaugau Queensland [1]

Coxhoe, Durham [1]

Exeter South Australia [1]

Helperby, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1]

Leeds England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Madras [1]

Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Norwich [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rose Park South Australia [1]

Scarborough, England [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stepney [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Gunner [10]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Major [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

3rd Australian General Hospital [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Mary Rose [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Labour Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Royal Navy [9]

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Contribution

Military Service [189]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [192] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Alberton South Australia [1] Bogantaugau Queensland [1] Coxhoe, Durham [1] Exeter South Australia [1] Helperby, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire, England [1] Leeds England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Madras [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Norwich [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Rose Park South Australia [1] Scarborough, England [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stepney [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [93] Gunner [10] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Major [3] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Engineers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 3rd Australian General Hospital [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Mary Rose [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Labour Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Middlesex Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Royal Navy [9]

Last name first letter

P [192]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Alfred Prest

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy J63240

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Mary Rose

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John Prest

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109703

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John Prest

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168427

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Joseph Nightingale Prest

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230433

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John T Prest

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2717 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24624 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24624 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Robert J. Prest

Died 1918

British Army 2273 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 300233 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alan Patrick Llewllyn Prest

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181933

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Herbert Prest

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63295

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Harold Prest

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455098 Private Canadian Infantry

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Violet Ella Prest

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Harold Edward Westray Prest

British Army Major Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Special List

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Clarence Henry Prest

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210628

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John Prest

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290368

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Richard Prest

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 54986 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42159 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Robert Prest

Died 1917

British Army 2966 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201062 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201062 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Prest

Died 1916

British Army 2158 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240562 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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William Charles Seagar Prest

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Prest

Died 1914

British Army 7778 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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George Prest

Died 1916

British Army 2707 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Prest

Died 1916

British Army 19634 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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