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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2]

Breconshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bunbury Western Australia [2]

Coleshill, Warwickshire [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Aberaman, Glamorganshire [1]

Armley, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Berkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1]

Britonferry, Glamorgan [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Coleshill England [1]

Coleshill, Warks [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Crickhowell, Breckonshire [1]

Cromarty, Monmouthshire [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Darlington, Yorkshire, England [1]

Dowlais, Glamorganshire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Erith, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Ewiasharold England [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Frogmore New South Wales [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Hawera [1]

Rank

Private [478]

Driver [60]

Gunner [58]

Corporal [48]

Sapper [31]

Serjeant [30]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Signal Boatswain [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Gunners [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Royal Engineers [63]

Army Service Corps [57]

Labour Corps [50]

South Wales Borderers [47]

Welsh Regiment [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Monmouthshire Regiment [23]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

London Regiment [17]

Shropshire Light Infantry [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Herefordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Border Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [741]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Royal Navy [52]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

P [969]

W [2]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [960]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [2] Breconshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Coleshill, Warwickshire [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Aberaman, Glamorganshire [1] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Berkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bow, London [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1] Britonferry, Glamorgan [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Coleshill England [1] Coleshill, Warks [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Crickhowell, Breckonshire [1] Cromarty, Monmouthshire [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Darlington, Yorkshire, England [1] Dowlais, Glamorganshire [1] Dunedin [1] Erith, Woolwich, Kent [1] Ewiasharold England [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Frogmore New South Wales [1] Gloucestershire [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Hawera [1]

Rank

Private [478] Driver [60] Gunner [58] Corporal [48] Sapper [31] Serjeant [30] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Bombardier [7] Captain [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Signal Boatswain [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Gunners [1] Honorary Captain [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Second Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Royal Engineers [63] Army Service Corps [57] Labour Corps [50] South Wales Borderers [47] Welsh Regiment [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Machine Gun Corps [25] Monmouthshire Regiment [23] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Worcestershire Regiment [18] London Regiment [17] Shropshire Light Infantry [15] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Herefordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Border Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Naval Division [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [741] Canadian Expeditionary Force [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Royal Navy [52] Australian Imperial Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

P [969] W [2] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [960] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [17] France [1]

Reuben Prosser

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 31278 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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William Frederick James Prosser

Born 1876

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93672 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 13th Sqdn

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Francis Prosser

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 15726 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Ivor Prosser

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 2146 Lance-Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 564333 Lance-Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd/1st Welsh Field Ambulance

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Frederick Charles Prosser

Born 1885

Died 1963

British Army 73263 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Dorrill Nelson Prosser

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298122

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Charles Keith Kipling Prosser

Born 1897

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Special Reserve

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David Prosser

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 10826 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 37004 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 37004 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Douglas Henry Prosser

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant HMS Russell

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Arthur Hernry Prosser

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104391

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Walter Thomas Prosser

Born 1880

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7113 Private 18th Battalion

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Harry Prosser

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284280

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Philip John Prosser

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56558

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Alfred Henry Baker Prosser

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164336

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William Frank Prosser

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 8390 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Lionel Percy Prosser

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 31129 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Bn

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Ivor William Clarence Prosser

Born 1896

Died 1945

Royal Navy M4787

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Frank Robert Milne Prosser

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118694

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Rowland Charles Prosser

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282502

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Arthur David Prosser

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307621

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