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Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Worcester [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Arbertillery England [1]

Bangor, Carnarvon [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkhampstead England [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blenie Wales [1]

Boughrood England [1]

Brecon [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brynmawr, Breconshire [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Drybrook, Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Hay Wales [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Levenshulme, Lancashire [1]

Llangynidr, Breconshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lostwithel England [1]

Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Murrurundi New South Wales [1]

New Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle-under-Lyme. [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Port Elizabeth, South Africa [1]

Rhayader, Radnor [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Sydney, Gloucester [1]

Sydney, Gloucestershire [1]

Weobley, Herefordshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Wettleton Common, Stokesay, Shropshire [1]

Wickham New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [260]

Gunner [31]

Driver [29]

Sapper [22]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Naik [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [29]

South Wales Borderers [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

London Regiment [16]

Monmouthshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Herefordshire Regiment [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

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P [498]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [490]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Worcester [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Arbertillery England [1] Bangor, Carnarvon [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkhampstead England [1] Birmingham England [1] Blenie Wales [1] Boughrood England [1] Brecon [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brynmawr, Breconshire [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Charlton, London [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Drybrook, Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Hay Wales [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Levenshulme, Lancashire [1] Llangynidr, Breconshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lostwithel England [1] Maindee, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Murrurundi New South Wales [1] New Barnet, Middlesex [1] Newcastle-under-Lyme. [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Port Elizabeth, South Africa [1] Rhayader, Radnor [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Woollos, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Sydney, Gloucester [1] Sydney, Gloucestershire [1] Weobley, Herefordshire [1] Westminster, London [1] Wettleton Common, Stokesay, Shropshire [1] Wickham New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [31] Driver [29] Sapper [22] Corporal [16] Serjeant [15] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Naik [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [45] Royal Engineers [38] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [29] South Wales Borderers [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] London Regiment [16] Monmouthshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Welsh Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Essex Regiment [6] Herefordshire Regiment [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [412] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [498] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [490] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Albert E Probert

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 33841 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army SE/5 Corporal Army Veterinary Corps 1/1st South Midland Mobile Veterinary Section

British Army SE/5 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps 1/1st South Midland Mobile Veterinary Section

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Percy Probert

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 11037 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward John Probert

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 10622 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10622 Private South Wales Borderers 4th Battalion

British Army 10622 Boy South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Probert

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army TR5/8116 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 52nd Bn.

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Albert James Probert

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1743 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Edward Probert

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198374

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Thomas Probert

Born 1879

British Army 07402 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 13035 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 6558 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Militia) Battalion

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Frederick William Probert

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 330653 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 18th Battalion

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Alfred Probert

Died 1917

British Army 24022 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harold Edwin Probert

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 17015 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Wilfred Probert

Died 1916

British Army 21843 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Albert Ivor Stanley Probert

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 238948 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st Reserve Battalion

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William Probert

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 151923

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Albert Henry Probert

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38932

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Alfred Probert

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268611

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L C Probert

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184394

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Frank Probert

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111858

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Thomas Probert

Born 1886

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21090 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Blackett Probert

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16/1175 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Probert

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 11895 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 55502 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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