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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Exeter, Devon [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

Clunes Victoria [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Daylesford Victoria [3]

Hackney, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Allendale Victoria [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Cornwall England [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Illogan, Cornwall [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Newlyn, Cornwall [2]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bearminster, Dorset [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bighamstown, Mayo [1]

Binghamstown, Mayo [1]

Birchip Victoria [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishopsworth near Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bishopsworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bolton, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bridgwater [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [535]

Gunner [58]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [44]

Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [32]

Sapper [30]

Captain [27]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Major [9]

Bombardier [7]

Rifleman [6]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Nursing Sister [4]

Private Lance Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Mechanician [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombadier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [64]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

London Regiment [44]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Devonshire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

British West Indies Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Hussars [6]

Service

British Army [878]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [142]

Royal Navy [140]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Australian Imperial Force [93]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

S [1411]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1366]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Exeter, Devon [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Broken Hill New South Wales [4] Clunes Victoria [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Daylesford Victoria [3] Hackney, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Allendale Victoria [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Cornwall England [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Illogan, Cornwall [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Newlyn, Cornwall [2] Penzance, Cornwall, England [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bearminster, Dorset [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bighamstown, Mayo [1] Binghamstown, Mayo [1] Birchip Victoria [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishopsworth near Bristol, Somerset [1] Bishopsworth, Gloucestershire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bolton, Yorkshire, England [1] Bridgwater [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [535] Gunner [58] Driver [48] Serjeant [44] Corporal [40] Lieutenant [32] Sapper [30] Captain [27] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [10] Major [9] Bombardier [7] Rifleman [6] Staff Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Nursing Sister [4] Private Lance Corporal [4] Sister [4] Temporary Captain [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Mechanician [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bombadier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [65] Royal Engineers [64] Royal Field Artillery [63] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] London Regiment [44] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Devonshire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Middlesex Regiment [19] Norfolk Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] British West Indies Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Hampshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Hussars [6]

Service

British Army [878] Canadian Expeditionary Force [142] Royal Navy [140] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Australian Imperial Force [93] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

S [1411] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1366] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Robert Henry Sampson

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11471

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Horace John Sampson

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305560

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Arthur Charles Sampson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46571

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Richard Tonkin Sampson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267018

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William Henry Sampson

Born 1890

Died 1984

British Army 73847 Private Canadian Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers attached Tank Corps

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers attached Tank Corps

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Frederick Turner Sampson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67926

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Ronald Henry Sampson

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 197568 Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William W Sampson

Born 1895

British Army 6723 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200283 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200283 Private Scottish Rifles Depot

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Percival Ralph Sampson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 6197 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army A/200596 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/200596 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Sampson

Born 1877

Died 1915

Royal Navy 284326 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Leonard Sampson

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR/7/6868 Private Training Reserve 93rd Battalion

British Army TR7/6868 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 15th (Reserve) Battalion

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Henry Isaac Sampson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64517

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William James Sampson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160727

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Harold Charles Sampson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8911

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Claud Sampson

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126305

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Alfred James Sampson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8303

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William Sampson

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275487

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Frederick Charles Sampson

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11339

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Tom Burton Sampson

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 14772 Private Lance Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant and Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Thomas William Sampson

Born 1893

Died 1954

British Army 320433 Private Norfolk Regiment 12

British Army 2697 Private Norfolk Yeomanry 1/1

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