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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]

Thomas Haworth Preston

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Frederick Preston

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment Royal Flying Corps

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Herbert Stanley Preston

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army S/4222 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Howard Morton Preston

Born 1895

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43951

Other Empire Force Section Leader British Red Cross London

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George Preston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106664

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Ferdinand Preston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107210

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George Herbert Preston

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/11189 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11189 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Bert Ernest Preston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142805

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James Preston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302772

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Charles William Preston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197466

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William Preston

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114720

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John Henry Preston

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54540

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Herbert Preston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264149

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George Preston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28758

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Henry Preston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114466

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Arthur George Preston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191899

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Harry Preston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141128

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Peter Preston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93039

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Ernest Wilfred Preston

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64797

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Hubert James Preston

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195399

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