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Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

O'connell New South Wales [2]

Old Beach Tasmania [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Cathcart, Glasgow [1]

Co Meath [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kendal, Westmorland, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Youghal, County Cork [1]

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Private [63]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

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Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colonel [1]

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Commander [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lt Col [1]

Sapper [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

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Army Service Corps [10]

Scottish Rifles [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Yeomanry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

1st (Weihaiwei) Chinese Regiment [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Chinese Labour Corps (France) [1]

General List [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps Irish Command ex Connaught Rangers [1]

Lancers [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

North Irish Horse [1]

Service

British Army [106]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [156]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [157] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] O'connell New South Wales [2] Old Beach Tasmania [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Cathcart, Glasgow [1] Co Meath [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kendal, Westmorland, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] Youghal, County Cork [1]

Rank

Private [63] Second Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Serjeant [5] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Temporary Major [4] Driver [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Commander [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lt Col [1] Sapper [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Scottish Rifles [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Liverpool Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Munster Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Yeomanry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 1st (Weihaiwei) Chinese Regiment [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Chinese Labour Corps (France) [1] General List [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps Irish Command ex Connaught Rangers [1] Lancers [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Mounted Police [1] North Irish Horse [1]

Service

British Army [106] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [13] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

P [156] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Samuel Francis Purdon

Born 1896

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Frank Jordan Purdon

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Leonard Walter William Purdon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alfred Ernest Purdon

Born 1858

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Harry Edgar Purdon

Born 1869

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Frank Jordon Purdon

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189766

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Henry Alexander Purdon

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 268664

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Lenverd Purdon

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3317896

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William Purdon

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463710

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Clifford Purdon

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657609

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Andrew Purdon

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 430401

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William Ross Purdon

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 402247

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Arthur Oscar Purdon

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69794

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Joseph Purdon

Born 1896

Royal Navy J69833

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William Purdon

Born 1891

Royal Navy M12355

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James Purdon

Born 1876

Royal Navy M24765

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William Purdon

Born 1891

Royal Navy Z/935 Royal Naval Division

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Hugh Wylie Purdon

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/827 Royal Naval Division

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William Brooke Purdon

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps attached Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Matthew Purdon

British Army 46387 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 42482 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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