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Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Hillgrove New South Wales [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Curry Mallett, Somerset [1]

Deptford [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Ebor New South Wales [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Hempstead, Essex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Monk Sherborne [1]

North Finchley, Middlesex, England [1]

Pancras, London [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Radwinter, Essex [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

Walton on the Hill [1]

Wimbledon [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Driver [19]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [17]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Ajax Chemical Company [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [243]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [244] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Armidale New South Wales [2] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Hillgrove New South Wales [2] Marylebone, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Curry Mallett, Somerset [1] Deptford [1] Dulwich, London [1] East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex [1] Ebor New South Wales [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Hempstead, Essex [1] Islington, London [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Llanfrechfa, Monmouthshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Monk Sherborne [1] North Finchley, Middlesex, England [1] Pancras, London [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Radwinter, Essex [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, London [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Tottenham, London [1] Walthamstow, London [1] Walton on the Hill [1] Wimbledon [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [117] Driver [19] Gunner [11] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [4] Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [17] Hampshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Engineers [11] Essex Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Ajax Chemical Company [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [176] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [243] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Percy Donald Purkiss

Born 1897

Died 1966

Royal Navy 5294 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal Deal

British Army 236946 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Neil Purkiss

Born 1895

Died 1922

British Army 94 Driver Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery, 1st Brigade

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Mark William Purkiss

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12359

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Arthur Edward Purkiss

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31553

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William Purkiss

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402628

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Henry Thomas Purkiss

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81353

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Charles Purkiss

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260061

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Henry David Purkiss

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285141

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Walter Purkiss

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205045

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Moses Purkiss

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3/3731 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 17998 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert James Purkiss

Born 1868

Died 1915

Royal Navy 126163 Chief Yeoman of Signals

Royal Navy 126163 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Pembroke

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David George Purkiss

Born 1893

British Army 10021 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Ernest Stephen Purkiss

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210770

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James Purkiss

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18066

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John Donald Purkiss

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220951

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Harold George Purkiss

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189512

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189512 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick George Purkiss

Died 1915

British Army 2540 Private London Regiment

British Army 2540 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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T W Purkiss

Died 1916

British Army 24638 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Purkiss

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 13572 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 309182 Private Tank Corps

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Arnold Purkiss

Died 1918

British Army 1908 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 966744 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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