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Reading, Berkshire [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Farnham, Surrey [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Burra South Australia [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Kiama New South Wales [3]

Manningtree, Essex [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Witney, Oxfordshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Burrowa New South Wales [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Croydon England [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Egremont, Cheshire, England [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Harlow, Essex [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

Kent England [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Padstow, Cornwall [2]

Portsmouth England [2]

Quirindi New South Wales [2]

Stepney, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Allendale South Australia [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [847]

Gunner [108]

Corporal [78]

Driver [76]

Sapper [75]

Serjeant [60]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Lieutenant [28]

Acting Corporal [24]

Captain [19]

Bombardier [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Major [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Trooper [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Brevet Colonel [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Sister [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Signaller [2]

Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Sub Conductor [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115]

Labour Corps [114]

Royal Engineers [104]

Army Service Corps [98]

Royal Garrison Artillery [66]

London Regiment [60]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

Machine Gun Corps [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [42]

Essex Regiment [37]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Hertfordshire Regiment [8]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1380]

Royal Navy [178]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103]

Australian Imperial Force [85]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [1841]

T [4]

M [2]

A [1]

D [1]

H [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1805]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London, Middlesex [6] London, Middlesex, England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Farnham, Surrey [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Burra South Australia [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Kiama New South Wales [3] Manningtree, Essex [3] Poplar, London [3] Witney, Oxfordshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Burrowa New South Wales [2] Canning Town, London [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Croydon England [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Egremont, Cheshire, England [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] Fulham, London [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Hackney, London [2] Harlow, Essex [2] Hertfordshire [2] Kent England [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Padstow, Cornwall [2] Portsmouth England [2] Quirindi New South Wales [2] Stepney, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [1] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Adelaide [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1] Allendale South Australia [1] Alton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [847] Gunner [108] Corporal [78] Driver [76] Sapper [75] Serjeant [60] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [35] Lieutenant [28] Acting Corporal [24] Captain [19] Bombardier [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Major [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Trooper [5] Able Seaman [4] Brevet Colonel [4] Temporary Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Sister [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Deck Hand [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Signaller [2] Temporary Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Sub Conductor [2] Transport Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [115] Labour Corps [114] Royal Engineers [104] Army Service Corps [98] Royal Garrison Artillery [66] London Regiment [60] Royal Fusiliers [50] Machine Gun Corps [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Royal Berkshire Regiment [42] Essex Regiment [37] The Queen's Regiment [33] Rifle Brigade [31] Middlesex Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [22] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Devonshire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Army Ordnance Corps [16] Norfolk Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] East Kent Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Defence Corps [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Suffolk Regiment [13] Grenadier Guards [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Scots [11] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Royal Irish Fusiliers [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Hertfordshire Regiment [8] Scottish Rifles [8] Welsh Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Service

British Army [1380] Royal Navy [178] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103] Australian Imperial Force [85] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [1841] T [4] M [2] A [1] D [1] H [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1805] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Henry Ernest Walters Prior

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282297

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Richard John Prior

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 427 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Robert Prior

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30319

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George Prior

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90375

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Herbert Prior

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298961

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Thomas Edward Prior

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127148

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Joseph Prior

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139139

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Ernest Ewart Prior

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219097

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Charles Angelo Lequorne Prior

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32982

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Philip Edward Prior

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45671

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William Prior

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62928

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John Prior

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276824

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William Prior

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187205

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William Laurence Bertram Prior

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81726

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William Prior

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55675

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Arch Josling Prior

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48959

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Charles James Prior

Born 1898

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Boat Hand Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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Reginald Charles Prior

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 494182 Private London Regiment

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George Prior

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291627

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William Henry Prior

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313218

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