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Ulverstone Tasmania [3]

Westbury Tasmania [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Kyneton Victoria [2]

Little Gaddesden [2]

Abbotsham Tasmania [1]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Cadley, Wiltshire [1]

Campbelltown Victoria [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

East Woodhay, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Enborne, Berks [1]

Forth Tasmania [1]

Frithsden [1]

Frithsden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kinwarton, Warwickshire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newham Victoria [1]

Oakleigh Victoria [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

Sussex England [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Woodhay, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Fitter [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

London Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Army Service Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry, [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [137]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ulverstone Tasmania [3] Westbury Tasmania [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Kyneton Victoria [2] Little Gaddesden [2] Abbotsham Tasmania [1] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Berkshire [1] Bow, London [1] Cadley, Wiltshire [1] Campbelltown Victoria [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] East Woodhay, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Enborne, Berks [1] Forth Tasmania [1] Frithsden [1] Frithsden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gloucester [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kinwarton, Warwickshire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newham Victoria [1] Oakleigh Victoria [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] Sussex England [1] Walworth, London [1] Woodhay, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [72] Gunner [9] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Sapper [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Fitter [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [12] London Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Army Service Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry, [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Army [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [102] Australian Imperial Force [18] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [137] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1]

Bertie Purton

Born 1886

Died 1958

British Army Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd (Herts) Volunteer Battalion

British Army 17221 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army 304909 Sapper Royal Engineers Depot

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Frederick William Purton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 14546 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 147225 Pioneer Royal Engineers Special Brigade, 5th (Mortar) Battalion

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Ernest Purton

Born 1883

Died 1941

British Army 46501 Private Leicestershire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Edwin Arthur Purton

Born 1889

Died 1966

British Army 36989 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred Sydney Purton

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army T/205493 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/205493 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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John David Hazel Purton

Born 1899

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 8038 Private Australian Infantry, 12th Bn

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Henry Robert Purton

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army B425 Private Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion

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Charles Purton

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 33761 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 172645 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Herbert Purton

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198880

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Frederick Charles Purton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 20234 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Godfrey Lawrence Purton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 3400 Private Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3400 Private King's Liverpool Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Frederick Purton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243827

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William Purton

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 29906 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Purton

Died 1915

British Army 3765 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3765 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred W Purton

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 27506 Private Grenadier Guards

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Robert Humphrey Purton

Born 1877

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 68837 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 68837 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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William George Purton

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 7336 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Gordon Purton

Australian Imperial Force 6568

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Arthur Henry Purton

Australian Imperial Force 267

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Allan Shadrich Purton

Australian Imperial Force 4353

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