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Oxted, Surrey [4]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Edenbridge, Kent [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

London England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Wimbledon, Surrey [3]

Fingal Tasmania [2]

Goole, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Martham, Norfolk [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Antrim [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Aylesford, Kent, England [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnham, Kent [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Middlesex [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Croydon England [1]

Derby [1]

East Malling, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Epsom Victoria [1]

Fairfield New South Wales [1]

Gresford New South Wales [1]

Groombridge, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Lingfield, Surrey [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longhaven, Aberdeenshire [1]

Loose [1]

Loose, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mile End, Middlesex, England [1]

Ormley Tasmania [1]

Orpington, Kent [1]

Perth Tasmania [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [216]

Driver [33]

Sapper [22]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Boy [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Father /Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Labour Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Saddler [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [29]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [340]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [460]

D [3]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [456]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Oxted, Surrey [4] Croydon, Surrey [3] Edenbridge, Kent [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] London England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Wimbledon, Surrey [3] Fingal Tasmania [2] Goole, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Martham, Norfolk [2] Woolwich, London [2] Antrim [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Aylesford, Kent, England [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnham, Kent [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Middlesex [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Croydon England [1] Derby [1] East Malling, Maidstone, Kent [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Epsom Victoria [1] Fairfield New South Wales [1] Gresford New South Wales [1] Groombridge, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Leek, Staffordshire [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Lingfield, Surrey [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longhaven, Aberdeenshire [1] Loose [1] Loose, Kent [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mile End, Middlesex, England [1] Ormley Tasmania [1] Orpington, Kent [1] Perth Tasmania [1] Plumstead, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [216] Driver [33] Sapper [22] Gunner [20] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Boy [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Father /Honorary Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Labour Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Saddler [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [29] London Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [340] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [460] D [3] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [456] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7] India [2] Ireland [1]

Bertie Sales

Born 1893

Died 1986

British Army 22901 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 43261 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Thomas Sales

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 39244 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred Sales

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 5/2907 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army TF/2907 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Harry George Sales

Born 1897

Died 1979

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187911

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Sydney Sales

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53711

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Thomas William Sales

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 6109 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army L/6109 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army L/6109 Labour Serjeant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Walter Sales

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279821

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James William Sales

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190825

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Charles Sales

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263280

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William Alfred Thomas Sales

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64460

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Herbert Sales

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268351

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George Sales

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91942

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John William Sales

Died 1916

British Army 9215 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19090 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 9215 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Jesse Sales

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112454

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Harold Randolph Sales

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/1764 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 1764 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Sales

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army G/13057 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Jack Sales

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205954

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Thomas Sales

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 14074 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS LION

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Harry Robert Sales

Born 1889

Royal Navy CH/16103 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy PLY/16328 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/16328 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Walter James Sales

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 39228 Private East Surrey Regiment

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