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Guildford, Surrey [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Aldersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Amersham England [1]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barkham, Berkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bungawelbyn New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Frimley, Surrey [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Sidmouth, Devon [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Street, Somerset [1]

Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Driver [6]

Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [6]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Depot Rifle Brigade [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS Revenge [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Medical Services and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [115]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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P [161]

Contribution

Military Service [157]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [161] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Guildford, Surrey [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Aldersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Amersham England [1] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Barkham, Berkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bungawelbyn New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, London [1] Dover, Kent [1] Eastville, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Frimley, Surrey [1] Homerton, London [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Sidmouth, Devon [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Southwark, London [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Street, Somerset [1] Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Winchmore Hill, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [71] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Driver [6] Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [6] London Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Welsh Guards [2] Army Service Corps attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Depot Rifle Brigade [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS Revenge [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Medical Services and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1]

Service

British Army [115] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [161]

Contribution

Military Service [157] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Jack Pursey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/14569 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/14569 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Douglas Charles Pursey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 5778 Private London Regiment 23rd (county of lond Battalion

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Arthur Pursey

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220751

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Alfred William Pursey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403150

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William Pursey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122266

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William Alfred Pursey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223461

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Joseph Frederick Pursey

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146539

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Arthur Sykes Pursey

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122930

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George P Pursey

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army 18158 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 18158 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Acting Sergeant Major Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Division, 2nd Field Ambulance

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Frederick John Pursey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222880

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George Hezekiah Pursey

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267546

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Arthur Pursey

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 5436 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Henry Pursey

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 7827 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas William Pursey

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9151 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Reginald D Pursey

Died 1918

British Army 76186 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cyril Spencer Pursey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18313

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Tom Pursey

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249117

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Richard Pursey

Died 1918

British Army 2378 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 208657 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William Henry Pursey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124562

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Philip Henry Pursey

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 445152

Canadian Expeditionary Force 445152 Pioneer Canadian Pioneers

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