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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]

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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]

Henry Preston

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165446

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George Harry Preston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52427

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Frederick Christopher Preston

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260780

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Richard Amyas Preston

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Preston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57183

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Reginald Cave Preston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21016

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Frederick Preston

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/1280 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division H.M.S. "Victory"

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Arthur Preston

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 1563 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Arthur Preston

Died 1915

British Army 18147 Private Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Christopher Preston

Died 1916

British Army 14679 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Preston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17641 Private Border Regiment

British Army 17641 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 17641 Lance Serjeant Border Regiment

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Harold Lionel Preston

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3494 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 3494 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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William Carter Preston

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 13991 Private Acting Lance Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment

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William Preston

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 45988 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 3/45988 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Philip Henry Hulton Preston

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery 80th Company RGA

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Mountain Battery RGA

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sidney Stevenson Preston

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 3889 Private Welsh Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Edward Henry Preston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289987

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Thomas Preston

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91445

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Frederick John Preston

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188725

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The Hon. Richard Martin Peter Preston

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army Major Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Horse Artillery

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