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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales [3]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Ellastone, Staffordshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Radyr, Glamorganshire [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie Scotland [1]

Auckland [1]

Balerno, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Calcutta [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Clase, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Cowes, Hampshire [1]

Dunedin [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kensal Rise, London, Middlesex [1]

Larbert [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llandebie, Carmarthenshire [1]

Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [1]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1]

Llangennech, Carmarthenshire [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Near Llanelly, Carmarthen [1]

Rank

Private [274]

Gunner [34]

Driver [27]

Lieutenant [27]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [15]

Captain [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Clerk [8]

Sepoy [8]

Major [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [5]

Labourer [4]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Naik [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

4th Grade Clerk [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain Temporary Major [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Subadar [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Constable [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Bimbashi [1]

Carrier [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cooly [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Foreman [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Welsh Regiment [33]

Labour Corps [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

British West Indies Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Nigeria Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Supply and Transport Corps [7]

Carnatic Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Indian Defence Force [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Indian Medical Service [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Jewish Labour Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Punjabis [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Service

British Army [529]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Royal Navy [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

S [665]

A [1]

E [1]

H [1]

I [1]

J [1]

M [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales [3] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Ellastone, Staffordshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Radyr, Glamorganshire [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie Scotland [1] Auckland [1] Balerno, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Calcutta [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Clase, Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Cowes, Hampshire [1] Dunedin [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kensal Rise, London, Middlesex [1] Larbert [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llandebie, Carmarthenshire [1] Llanelli, Carmarthenshire [1] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [1] Llangennech, Carmarthenshire [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Near Llanelly, Carmarthen [1]

Rank

Private [274] Gunner [34] Driver [27] Lieutenant [27] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [22] Serjeant [21] Corporal [15] Captain [12] Lance Corporal [9] Clerk [8] Sepoy [8] Major [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [5] Labourer [4] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Naik [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Captain [3] 4th Grade Clerk [2] Bugler [2] Captain Temporary Major [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Subadar [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Constable [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bearer [1] Bimbashi [1] Carrier [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cooly [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Foreman [1] Corporal Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51] Royal Field Artillery [36] Welsh Regiment [33] Labour Corps [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] South Wales Borderers [17] British West Indies Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Nigeria Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Scots [10] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Supply and Transport Corps [7] Carnatic Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Gordon Highlanders [5] Indian Defence Force [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Indian Medical Service [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Jewish Labour Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Punjabis [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Service

British Army [529] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Royal Navy [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

S [665] A [1] E [1] H [1] I [1] J [1] M [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [18] India [1]

Harry Harwood Samuel

Born 1879

Died 1947

British Army 5055 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 37533 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Samuel

Died 1915

British Army 917 Shoeing Smith Scottish Horse

British Army 917 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 917 Shoeing Smith Household Cavalry, Scottish Horse Scottish Horse Yeomanry

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Gerald George Samuel

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Albert Samuel

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 79930 Private Durham Light Infantry 27th Battalion

British Army 45298 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Samuel

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107963

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Frederick Arthur Samuel

Born 1891

Died 1945

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Leslie William Samuel

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 686739 Gunner Royal Field Artillery C Battery, 256th Brigade

British Army 1185 Royal Field Artillery 3/1st Cheshire Brigade

British Army 3198 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Samuel

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189169

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Harry Thomas Samuel

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261488

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John Thomas Samuel

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275711

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John Samuel

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 17453 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George William Samuel

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6186 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Samuel

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army S3567 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 7th Battalion

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David Samuel

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169757

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George Sidney Samuel

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53829

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George Christopher Samuel

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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David J Samuel

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 14973 Private South Wales Borderers

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Edward Price Samuel

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219405

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James Phillips Samuel

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227075

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Noel Edward Samuel

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 3334 Sapper Life Guards

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