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Port Lincoln South Australia [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Clifton New South Wales [2]

Corowa New South Wales [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Knutsford [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wallsend New South Wales [2]

Ansthruther, Fife [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Bray [1]

Burntisland, Fifeshire [1]

Caputh, Perthshire [1]

Carnoustie, Scotland [1]

Cooks Hill New South Wales [1]

Craghead, Durham [1]

Dumbarton [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Durham England [1]

East Wemyss, Fifeshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fife [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gipping Suffolk [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Islington South Australia [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Kinghorn Scotland [1]

Kingtown Scotland [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Lintz Colliery, Durham [1]

London England [1]

Midlothian [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Port Adelaide South Australia [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [128]

Gunner [16]

Sapper [15]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [10]

Serjeant [9]

Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Driver [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Canteener [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Doctor ( Bacteriologist ) [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Private (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Probationer [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Temporary Major/ Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

General List [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

20th Deccan Horse [1]

3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers [1]

9th Horse [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Service

British Army [235]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Royal Navy [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [337]

S [2]

C [1]

E [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [327]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [342] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Port Lincoln South Australia [8] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Casterton Victoria [2] Clifton New South Wales [2] Corowa New South Wales [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Knutsford [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wallsend New South Wales [2] Ansthruther, Fife [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Bray [1] Burntisland, Fifeshire [1] Caputh, Perthshire [1] Carnoustie, Scotland [1] Cooks Hill New South Wales [1] Craghead, Durham [1] Dumbarton [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Durham England [1] East Wemyss, Fifeshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fife [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gipping Suffolk [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenwich, London [1] Islington South Australia [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Kinghorn Scotland [1] Kingtown Scotland [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Lintz Colliery, Durham [1] London England [1] Midlothian [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Plaistow, London [1] Port Adelaide South Australia [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1]

Rank

Private [128] Gunner [16] Sapper [15] Lieutenant [13] Captain [10] Serjeant [9] Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Driver [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Brigadier General [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Engineer Lieutenant Commander (Temporary Service) [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Canteener [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Doctor ( Bacteriologist ) [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Medical Officer [1] Private (Acting Serjeant) [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Probationer [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Temporary Major/ Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [21] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Highlanders [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Highland Light Infantry [9] Gordon Highlanders [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Australian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] General List [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 20th Deccan Horse [1] 3rd (King's Own) Hussars [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers [1] 9th Horse [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Service

British Army [235] Australian Imperial Force [35] Royal Navy [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [337] S [2] C [1] E [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [327] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

St. Clair Oswald

Born 1858

Died 1938

British Army Sub-Lieutenant Fife Artillery Militia

British Army Lieutenant Fife Artillery Militia

British Army Second Lieutenant 3rd Hussars

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William Digby Oswald

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant 5th Dragoon Guards Special Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Yorkshire Regiment

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David Oswald

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4172 Private Liverpool Regiment 10th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 4172 Lance Corporal Liverpool Scottish Regiment 1/10th Battalion King's Liverpool

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Frank Wardle Oswald

Died 1918

British Army 3447 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 241212 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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David James Tosh Oswald

Born 1895

Died 1979

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS Nomad

Royal Navy Surgeon Probationer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Thomas Oswald

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237329

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Henry Jules Oswald

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116523

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Rowland Y Oswald

Born 1894

British Army 10/15659 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 198203 Private Royal Engineers

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George Charlton Oswald

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239478

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George Alexander Oswald

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266699

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John Whitehead Oswald

British Army T4/249558 Private (Acting Serjeant) Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/280 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas Oswald

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301525

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Alexander Oswald

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311198

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Robert Nicholson Oswald

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38530

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Murray Mclean Oswald

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72642

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George Harry Oswald

Australian Imperial Force

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Harold Oswald

Born 1897

British Army 33493 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Ummond Oswald

Australian Imperial Force 3003

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John Henry Oswald

Australian Imperial Force 514

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John Oswald

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279509

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