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Sutton, Surrey [336]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [90]

Sutton England [38]

Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [30]

Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire [28]

Sutton Forest New South Wales [27]

Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [24]

Chart Sutton, Kent [23]

Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [23]

Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [19]

Sutton, Surrey, England [17]

Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts [16]

East Sutton, Kent [15]

Long Sutton, Somerset [14]

Sutton Valence, Kent [13]

Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [12]

Sutton, Lancashire [11]

Sutton, Sussex [11]

Sutton Coldfield, Warks [10]

Sutton Coldfield [9]

Sutton In Ashfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [9]

Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire [9]

Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Sutton Grange Victoria [8]

Sutton Scotney, Hampshire [8]

Sutton [7]

Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire [7]

Sutton, Cambridgeshire [7]

Sutton, Nottinghamshire [7]

Sutton Mallet, Somerset [6]

Sutton New South Wales [6]

Sutton, Lincolnshire [6]

Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [5]

Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5]

Sutton, Suffolk [5]

Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Bishop Sutton, Somerset [4]

Sutton St James, Lincolnshire [4]

Sutton on Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Sutton, London [4]

Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire [4]

Sutton, Yorkshire [4]

Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire [3]

Little Sutton, Cheshire [3]

Long Sutton Hampshire [3]

Long Sutton, Hampshire [3]

Sutton Bridge England [3]

Sutton Courtney, Berkshire [3]

Sutton Montis, Somerset [3]

Rank

Private [209]

Lance Corporal [25]

Gunner [22]

Lieutenant [22]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [15]

Captain [10]

Rifleman [8]

Sapper [7]

Major [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Lieut then Lieut [1]

2nd Ship's Steward [1]

3 AM [1]

A/ Bombardier [1]

AB [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Anaesthetist [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Cadet Serjeant [1]

Captain (Acting) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk 3 [1]

Flight Serjt [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer (Observer) [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Gunner [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [16]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS "Pembroke II" [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

7th Hussars [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [445]

British Army [315]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [295]

Australian Imperial Force [103]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [159]

H [128]

C [116]

S [107]

W [105]

P [73]

D [64]

M [62]

G [55]

F [52]

T [51]

R [43]

L [42]

A [35]

K [26]

E [24]

J [24]

N [17]

O [12]

V [5]

Y [5]

Q [4]

U [4]

I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1143]

Merchant Navy [48]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [179]

Canada [4]

India [4]

Australia [3]

New Zealand [2]

Egypt [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Sutton, Surrey [336] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [90] Sutton England [38] Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [30] Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire [28] Sutton Forest New South Wales [27] Long Sutton, Lincolnshire [24] Chart Sutton, Kent [23] Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [23] Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [19] Sutton, Surrey, England [17] Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts [16] East Sutton, Kent [15] Long Sutton, Somerset [14] Sutton Valence, Kent [13] Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, England [12] Sutton, Lancashire [11] Sutton, Sussex [11] Sutton Coldfield, Warks [10] Sutton Coldfield [9] Sutton In Ashfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [9] Sutton, Hull, Yorkshire [9] Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Sutton Grange Victoria [8] Sutton Scotney, Hampshire [8] Sutton [7] Sutton on Sea, Lincolnshire [7] Sutton, Cambridgeshire [7] Sutton, Nottinghamshire [7] Sutton Mallet, Somerset [6] Sutton New South Wales [6] Sutton, Lincolnshire [6] Cheam, Sutton, Surrey [5] Sutton In Ashfield, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5] Sutton, Suffolk [5] Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Bishop Sutton, Somerset [4] Sutton St James, Lincolnshire [4] Sutton on Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Sutton, London [4] Sutton, St Helens, Lancashire [4] Sutton, Yorkshire [4] Kings Sutton, Northamptonshire [3] Little Sutton, Cheshire [3] Long Sutton Hampshire [3] Long Sutton, Hampshire [3] Sutton Bridge England [3] Sutton Courtney, Berkshire [3] Sutton Montis, Somerset [3]

Rank

Private [209] Lance Corporal [25] Gunner [22] Lieutenant [22] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [19] Driver [15] Captain [10] Rifleman [8] Sapper [7] Major [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Lieut then Lieut [1] 2nd Ship's Steward [1] 3 AM [1] A/ Bombardier [1] AB [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Anaesthetist [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Cadet Serjeant [1] Captain (Acting) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk 3 [1] Flight Serjt [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer (Observer) [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Gunner [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [16] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [13] Somerset Light Infantry [12] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [12] Army Service Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [5] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS "Pembroke II" [4] HMS MALAYA [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] 7th Hussars [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2]

Service

Royal Navy [445] British Army [315] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [295] Australian Imperial Force [103] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [159] H [128] C [116] S [107] W [105] P [73] D [64] M [62] G [55] F [52] T [51] R [43] L [42] A [35] K [26] E [24] J [24] N [17] O [12] V [5] Y [5] Q [4] U [4] I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1143] Merchant Navy [48] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [179] Canada [4] India [4] Australia [3] New Zealand [2] Egypt [1] Jersey [1]

Frederick Guy Hill

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Major Special Reserve

British Army temp Lt Colonel Royal Engineers

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Louis Robert Taylor

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/9471 Private East Surrey Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army G/9471 Private East Surrey Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army G/9471 Private East Surrey Regiment 13th Battalion

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Michael Alexander Moynihan

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 42545 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3 Battalion

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William Henry Oscroft

Born 1891

Died 1971

British Army 32549 Lance Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 32549 Lance Corporal Ox & Bucks Light Infantry 1/8

British Army 32549 Corporal Ox & Bucks Light Infantry 6th

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William Gadd Ball

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2566 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/49825 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Henry Spratt

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27614 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest William Shephard

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 3860 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 3860 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frederick George Chandler

Born 1885

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps No 2 General Hospital

British Army Regimental Medical Officer Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leslie Walter Banks

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10/3066 AB Royal Naval Division

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Alfred George Jacques

Born 1896

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force 534667

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Thomas Owens

Born 1877

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27416

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27416 Sergeant Mechanic 3 Balloon Wing 19 Balloon Company

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Archibald Lymath Jacques

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 92

Canadian Expeditionary Force 92 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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William George Boon

Born 1882

British Army T4/263038 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Antill

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 221934 Driver Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 92nd Bde.

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Ralph Hall Booth

Born 1890

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 875190

Canadian Expeditionary Force 875190 Private Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) 78th Battalion

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Gerald Hewett Kelsey

Born 1882

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206827

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William Henry Dawson

Born 1884

Died 1946

British Army 39053 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 85358 Corporal Labour Corps

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James George Kendrew

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army RTS/6191 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 202469 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 202469 Driver Royal Field Artillery 37 Reserve Battery

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Herbert Henry Sampson

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Allen Robinson

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 66413 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion (Territorial)

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