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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Sydney New South Wales [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Leicester, Leicestershire [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

London England [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Colne, Lancashire [4]

Elmhurst Victoria [4]

Holt, Norfolk [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Jamestown South Australia [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Wokingham, Berkshire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Burntwood, Staffordshire [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Colne England [2]

Essex [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Havant, Hampshire [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

Laidley Queensland [2]

Lancaster [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1723]

Gunner [182]

Corporal [160]

Driver [133]

Serjeant [132]

Sapper [106]

Lance Corporal [68]

Lieutenant [65]

Second Lieutenant [58]

Captain [52]

Pioneer [36]

Bombardier [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Acting Corporal [18]

Major [14]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Worker [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Deck Hand [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Commander [3]

Drummer [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Conductor [2]

Honorary Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [241]

Royal Engineers [215]

Army Service Corps [197]

Labour Corps [192]

Royal Army Medical Corps [102]

Royal Garrison Artillery [99]

London Regiment [78]

Machine Gun Corps [77]

Lancashire Fusiliers [61]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Liverpool Regiment [57]

Leicestershire Regiment [56]

Manchester Regiment [56]

Cheshire Regiment [47]

Royal Fusiliers [47]

East Lancashire Regiment [46]

West Riding Regiment [46]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [45]

Northumberland Fusiliers [42]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Scottish Rifles [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Rifle Brigade [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Gloucestershire Regiment [26]

Royal Scots [26]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

York and Lancaster Regiment [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

Norfolk Regiment [24]

Royal Air Force [24]

South Lancashire Regiment [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [2691]

Royal Navy [236]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [221]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [182]

Australian Imperial Force [147]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42]

Other Empire Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [3581]

B [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3513]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Sydney New South Wales [10] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Leicester, Leicestershire [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] London England [5] London, Middlesex [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Colne, Lancashire [4] Elmhurst Victoria [4] Holt, Norfolk [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chelsea, London [3] Jamestown South Australia [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Wokingham, Berkshire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Burntwood, Staffordshire [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Colne England [2] Essex [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Havant, Hampshire [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] Laidley Queensland [2] Lancaster [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [1723] Gunner [182] Corporal [160] Driver [133] Serjeant [132] Sapper [106] Lance Corporal [68] Lieutenant [65] Second Lieutenant [58] Captain [52] Pioneer [36] Bombardier [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Acting Corporal [18] Major [14] Staff Serjeant [11] Acting Bombardier [9] Worker [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Able Seaman [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Private Acting Lance Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Deck Hand [4] Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Major [4] Commander [3] Drummer [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Conductor [2] Honorary Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [241] Royal Engineers [215] Army Service Corps [197] Labour Corps [192] Royal Army Medical Corps [102] Royal Garrison Artillery [99] London Regiment [78] Machine Gun Corps [77] Lancashire Fusiliers [61] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Liverpool Regiment [57] Leicestershire Regiment [56] Manchester Regiment [56] Cheshire Regiment [47] Royal Fusiliers [47] East Lancashire Regiment [46] West Riding Regiment [46] Royal Lancaster Regiment [45] Northumberland Fusiliers [42] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [40] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Service Corps [34] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Scottish Rifles [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Yorkshire Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] Rifle Brigade [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] Gloucestershire Regiment [26] Royal Scots [26] Suffolk Regiment [26] York and Lancaster Regiment [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Royal Defence Corps [25] Norfolk Regiment [24] Royal Air Force [24] South Lancashire Regiment [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] The Queen's Regiment [21] Army Veterinary Corps [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [19] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [18]

Service

British Army [2691] Royal Navy [236] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [221] Canadian Expeditionary Force [182] Australian Imperial Force [147] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [42] Other Empire Force [8] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

P [3581] B [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3513] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [67] India [1] Ireland [1]

Hugo Harold Preston

Born 1895

Died 1968

South African Services 13142 Private 1st South African Infantry

South African Services Private Kaffrarian Rifles

South African Services 13142 Private 1st South African Infantry

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Arthur John Dillon Preston

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Cyril Bertie Preston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 28831 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army R/17107 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 28831 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 60th Bn.

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Walter Preston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 78950 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army TRS/65888 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 78950 Private Durham Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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Edward Thomas Preston

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1885 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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Sidney Preston

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2530 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Leslie George Preston

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 7393 Serjeant Acting Quarter Master Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4225 Private Acting Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Rudolph Arthur Preston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army E/1315 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron

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Thomas Frederick Preston

Born 1891

Royal Navy DA 7346 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William Albert Preston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 131 Private Acting Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 131 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Arthur Preston

Born 1896

Died 1936

British Army 64193 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Preston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 45598 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Harry Dennis Preston

Born 1896

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74530 Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Harry Preston

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 20402 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 20402 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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James Graham Preston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 165297 Royal Field Artillery

British Army TR/3/1223 Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 22738 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 18th Battalion

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William James Preston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1993 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 1993 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Simon Preston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 20/1351 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bessie Colbert Preston

Born 1892

Died 1977

British Army VAD Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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John Preston

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 372093 Private London Regiment

British Army 372093 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 4529 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Preston

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1072 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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