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Bathurst New South Wales [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Baulkham Hills New South Wales [1]

Bindoon Western Australia [1]

Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chiltern Victoria [1]

Denham, Buckinghamshire [1]

East Ham, London [1]

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Harrold, Bedfordshire [1]

Islip, Northamptonshire [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mooliabeenee Western Australia [1]

Nottingham [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1]

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Port Wakefield South Australia [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Sussex England [1]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Toodyay Western Australia [1]

Upper Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

Welland South Australia [1]

Woking, Surrey [1]

Yarrawonga Victoria [1]

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Private [116]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Major [9]

Captain [6]

Driver [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Burma Rifles [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Life Guards [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Shropshire Yeomanry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Army Medical Service [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Royal Navy [19]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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P [294]

Contribution

Military Service [288]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [5]

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People [294] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bathurst New South Wales [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Baulkham Hills New South Wales [1] Bindoon Western Australia [1] Brondesbury, Hendon, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chiltern Victoria [1] Denham, Buckinghamshire [1] East Ham, London [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Harrold, Bedfordshire [1] Islip, Northamptonshire [1] Kilburn, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mooliabeenee Western Australia [1] Nottingham [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire [1] Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Port Wakefield South Australia [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Sussex England [1] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Toodyay Western Australia [1] Upper Hawthorn Victoria [1] Walworth, London [1] Walworth, Surrey [1] Welland South Australia [1] Woking, Surrey [1] Yarrawonga Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [116] Gunner [20] Serjeant [13] Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Major [9] Captain [6] Driver [5] Lieutenant [5] Sapper [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Trooper [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Burma Rifles [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Life Guards [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Shropshire Yeomanry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Medical Corps [1] Army Medical Service [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Royal Navy [19] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [288] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Albert Charles Purser

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 26738 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

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Edmund William Purser

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71974

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Ernest Sydney Purser

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304803

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Oscar John Purser

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59641

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Reginald Wilkinson Purser

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197700

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Albert Purser

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102128

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Frederick Purser

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401145

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Harold Julian Purser

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47693 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 47693 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Dulcken Purser

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Division - Nelson Battalion

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Arthur William Purser

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 13857 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Mark James Purser

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166226

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Richard Thomas Jack Purser

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118166

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Kenneth Frank Purser

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183939

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Halford Ernest Purser

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221561

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George Frederick Purser

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243068

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Thomas Picton Purser

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6785 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Reuben Purser

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 7149 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Harry Page Purser

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 2797 Private London Regiment

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William Purser

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3630 Private London Regiment

British Army 491094 Private London Regiment

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Alfred Purser

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 55226 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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