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Weymouth, Dorset [4]

Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Broadmayne, Dorset, England [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Dennerton, Somerset [1]

Dewlish, Dorset [1]

Dorchester Dorset [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Hambledon [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Horndeen, Hampshire [1]

Ilminster, Somerset [1]

London England [1]

Nantwich, Cheshire [1]

Northam Western Australia [1]

Park Stone, Dorset [1]

Parkstone, Dorset [1]

Piddlehinton, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portseham, Dorset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stancombe, Askerswell, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Stepney, Middlesex, England [1]

Wareham, Dorset [1]

Wareham, Hampshire [1]

Waterson, Dorset [1]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [1]

Wilton England [1]

Yeovil [1]

Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [124]

Driver [18]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Ship's Steward [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [32]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

West Somerset Yeomanry [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

19th Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [196]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [249]

Contribution

Military Service [242]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [4] Bishops Lydeard,Somerset [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Broadmayne, Dorset, England [1] Charlton, London [1] Dennerton, Somerset [1] Dewlish, Dorset [1] Dorchester Dorset [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Hambledon [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Horndeen, Hampshire [1] Ilminster, Somerset [1] London England [1] Nantwich, Cheshire [1] Northam Western Australia [1] Park Stone, Dorset [1] Parkstone, Dorset [1] Piddlehinton, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portseham, Dorset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stancombe, Askerswell, Bridport, Dorset [1] Stepney, Middlesex, England [1] Wareham, Dorset [1] Wareham, Hampshire [1] Waterson, Dorset [1] Weymouth, Dorset, England [1] Wilton England [1] Yeovil [1] Yeovil, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [124] Driver [18] Gunner [17] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Ship's Steward [1] Sub Conductor [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Dorsetshire Regiment [32] Royal Field Artillery [24] Hampshire Regiment [18] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] West Somerset Yeomanry [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 19th Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [196] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [249]

Contribution

Military Service [242] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Edward George Samways

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3/7744 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st, 3rd Battalion

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William Frank Samways

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309248

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Alfred John Samways

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88408

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Sidney George Samways

Born 1894

Died 1978

British Army 165098 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 528 Serjeant North Somerset Yeomanry

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George Richmond Samways

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45007

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Frederick William Samways

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy K31798 Stoker 1st Class HMS Rocket

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Frederick W Samways

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 37543 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 27969 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Christopher Frank Samways

Born 1896

Died 1917

Royal Navy J24972 Able Seaman HMS COCHRANE

Royal Navy J24972 Able Seaman HMS Broke

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Joseph William Samways

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 27207 Private Royal Defence Corps

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William Albert James Samways

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16406 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Alfred Edwin Samways

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 14262 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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James George Samways

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14468 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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James Albert Samways

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401682

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William Samways

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army C/719 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/719 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Geoffrey W Samways

Died 1917

British Army 110049 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles John Samways

Died 1917

British Army 10260 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 10260 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Alfred Samways

Died 1918

British Army 36141 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Alfred Samways

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4/3482 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 201254 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 201254 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Fred Samways

Died 1917

British Army 3/5106 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Stephen John Samways

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 10607 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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