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Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Jersey, Channel Islands [2]

Plumstead, London [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Alderney Channel Islands England [1]

Auckland [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chickwick Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Dorset [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Frensham, Surrey [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Gillingham Kent [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hardington Mandeville Somerset [1]

Hardington Mandeville, Somerset [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Lindley O F S [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moreton, Dorset [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Oudts Hoorn [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Preston Plucknett, Somerset [1]

Ringwood, Hampshire [1]

Saint Just, Cornwall [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stockbridge, Hampshire [1]

Sunny Corner Parramatta, New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

Waterloo New South Wales [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Woodend Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Serjeant [14]

Gunner [13]

Driver [11]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bmbr Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colo [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Hampshire Yeomanry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South African Rifles [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [212]

Royal Navy [43]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [304]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Jersey, Channel Islands [2] Plumstead, London [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Alderney Channel Islands England [1] Auckland [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chickwick Yeovil, Somerset [1] Dorset [1] Enfield, London [1] Frensham, Surrey [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Gillingham Kent [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hardington Mandeville Somerset [1] Hardington Mandeville, Somerset [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Lindley O F S [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moreton, Dorset [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Oudts Hoorn [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Portland Victoria [1] Preston Plucknett, Somerset [1] Ringwood, Hampshire [1] Saint Just, Cornwall [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stockbridge, Hampshire [1] Sunny Corner Parramatta, New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] Waterloo New South Wales [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Woodend Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [142] Serjeant [14] Gunner [13] Driver [11] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Bandsman [1] Bmbr Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Colo [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] London Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Military Foot Police [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Hampshire Yeomanry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South African Rifles [2] The Queen's Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [212] Royal Navy [43] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

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P [310]

Contribution

Military Service [304] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Cuthbert George Purchase

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army Dorset Yeomanry 2/1

British Army 207388 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Howard Purchase

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136325

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Henry George Purchase

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 26046 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Gilbert Purchase

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 5198 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/5198 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 5198 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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Harold Purchase

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105316

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Alfred Edwin Purchase

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225958

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Frederick William Purchase

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/2311 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/2311 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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George Purchase

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10591 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 10591 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry Purchase

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 202355 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Andrew J Purchase

Died 1917

British Army 17172 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 31762 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Walter John Purchase

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 22133 Private Grenadier Guards

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Arthur Purchase

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 27108 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas William Purchase

Died 1914

British Army 8158 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Sidney Adolph Millford Purchase

Born 1880

Died 1966

British Army 99614 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers

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James Purchase

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 7956 Private London Regiment

British Army 493864 Private London Regiment

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Arthur Purchase

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 36725 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Wilfred Stanley Edwin Purchase

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 240266 Acting Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 1599 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 240266 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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William Purchase

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army T2/SR/02542 Driver Army Service Corps

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Herbert Charles Purchase

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 40553 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick Stephen Purchase

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182093

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