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Geelong Victoria [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Shepherds Bush, London [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Barry Dock, Glamorgan [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Chilcompton, Somerset [1]

Cinchilla Queensland [1]

Cross Keys, Monmouthshire [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Emu Bay Tasmania [1]

Essex England [1]

Exton, Hampshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Henbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Jamberoo New South Wales [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Midsomer Norton, Somerset [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Oxford England [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Penicuik, Midlothian [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Pill, Somerset [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [223]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Captain [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

South Wales Borderers [16]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Monmouthshire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [349]

Royal Navy [39]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [457]

Contribution

Military Service [446]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Turkey [1]

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People [457] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Geelong Victoria [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Shepherds Bush, London [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Barry Dock, Glamorgan [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chilcompton, Somerset [1] Cinchilla Queensland [1] Cross Keys, Monmouthshire [1] Croydon, London [1] Dover, Kent [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Emu Bay Tasmania [1] Essex England [1] Exton, Hampshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Henbury, Gloucestershire [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Jamberoo New South Wales [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1] Midsomer Norton, Somerset [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Oxford England [1] Paddington, London [1] Penicuik, Midlothian [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Pill, Somerset [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight [1]

Rank

Private [223] Gunner [22] Corporal [20] Serjeant [19] Driver [18] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Captain [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [32] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [21] Labour Corps [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] South Wales Borderers [16] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Monmouthshire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Somerset Yeomanry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [349] Royal Navy [39] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [457]

Contribution

Military Service [446] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Turkey [1]

Herbert Charles Purnell

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 308843 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Egremont"

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Sidney Purnell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 370157 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1438 Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1438 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William John Purnell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 50692 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Ernest William Purnell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5439

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Archibald John Purnell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295771

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Edward James Purnell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52801

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Charles Frederick Purnell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166822

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Percival James Purnell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303322

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George William Purnell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138100

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John Purnell

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8796 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8796 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8796 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Purnell

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294815

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Stanley Purnell

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 764163 Private London Regiment

British Army 764163 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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James Henry Purnell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261251

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Ernest William Purnell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77341

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Louis Tom Purnell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300279

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Thomas Purnell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14883

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Matthew George Purnell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267943

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Albert Edward Purnell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 117967 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 117967 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 30th Battalion

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Arthur Channing Purnell

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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George Henry Purnell

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army TF1622 Private Army Service Corps

British Army T4/249085 Private Army Service Corps

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