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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]

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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]

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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]

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P [192]

Contribution

Military Service [189] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Prest

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 72648 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Prest

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 26966 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 26966 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Frederick Prest

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 21347 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Edgar Prest

Died 1916

British Army 4/8246 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4/8246 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Ernest Prest

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army 235019 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 55774 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Prest

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 54488 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 54488 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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George Levi Prest

Australian Imperial Force 4753

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Henry Gordon Prest

Australian Imperial Force 56120

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William Frederick Prest

Australian Imperial Force 243

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Eric Alan Prest

Australian Imperial Force 3213

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George William Prest

Born 1898

Australian Imperial Force 6564 Private Australian Army Medical Corps

Australian Imperial Force 6564 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 6564 Private 3rd Australian General Hospital

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Allen Prest

Australian Imperial Force 1978

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Harold Pearson Prest

Australian Imperial Force 1334

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David Howard Prest

Australian Imperial Force 17694

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James Joseph Prest

Australian Imperial Force 3897

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Thomas Alfred Prest

Australian Imperial Force 2017

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Percy Cecil Prest

Australian Imperial Force 870

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Ernest Alfred Prest

Australian Imperial Force 2388

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George Prest

Australian Imperial Force 1333

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Henry Thomas Prest

Australian Imperial Force 1273

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