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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wandsworth, London [3]

Burnie Tasmania [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Atherton. Lancashire. England. [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blockley, Worcestershire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bolton [1]

Bolton, Lancashire, England [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brighton,Sussex. [1]

Broughton, Kettering [1]

Chadderton Oldham. [1]

Checkley, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Checkley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Langford, Bedfordshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Norwich, Lancashire [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Punjab [1]

Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Private [173]

Corporal [20]

Driver [14]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Gun Carrier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Acting Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24]

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [23]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [17]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Nigeria Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Bedford Yeomanry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [297]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [413]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [401]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Bolton, Lancashire [3] London, Middlesex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wandsworth, London [3] Burnie Tasmania [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Atherton. Lancashire. England. [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blockley, Worcestershire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bolton [1] Bolton, Lancashire, England [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brighton,Sussex. [1] Broughton, Kettering [1] Chadderton Oldham. [1] Checkley, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Checkley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Langford, Bedfordshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1] Norwich, Lancashire [1] Old Ford, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Punjab [1] Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [1] Southwark, London [1]

Rank

Private [173] Corporal [20] Driver [14] Gunner [13] Serjeant [13] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Gun Carrier [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Acting Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant/ Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [24] Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [23] Royal Field Artillery [23] Labour Corps [17] Manchester Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Nigeria Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Bedford Yeomanry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [297] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [413] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [401] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Seth Sale

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16453 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 16453 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Makin Sale

Died 1917

British Army 6258 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 88064 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Bertram Sale

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy F4709

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204709 Corporal RNAS 8/RAF 208

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Alfred Sale

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 50024 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Edward Sale

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19503 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

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Harry Sale

Died 1917

British Army 1839 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 240206 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Gordon James Sale

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126622

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Henry Richard Sale

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1702 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Richard Crawford Sale

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Herefordshire Regiment

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George Alfred Sale

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22904

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William Charles Sale

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232355

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Walter Thmson Sale

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235839

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Alfred Vincent Sale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222817

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Herbert Sale

Born 1887

Died 1917

Royal Navy Mersey Z/2601 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve R.N. Depot (Crystal Palace)

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Stanley Charles Sale

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18908

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James William Sale

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275352

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Ernest Edward Sale

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195669

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William Sale

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24376 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Bertram Sale

Born 1894

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204709

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George Sale

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 12329 Private East Surrey Regiment 14th Bn.

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