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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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Contribution

Military Service [242]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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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]

Last name first letter

S [249]

Contribution

Military Service [242] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Samways

British Army G/1926 Private Royal Fusiliers

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James Samways

British Army 202017 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Henry Samways

British Army 240270 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR25002 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Samways

British Army 201253 Warrant Officer Class 2 Hampshire Regiment

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D Samways

British Army 523690 Private Labour Corps

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Charles W Samways

British Army 201679 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 242198 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward Samways

British Army 110163 Private Tank Corps

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Lot Samways

British Army 201678 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 242190 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles J Samways

British Army 203333 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 235021 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William W Samways

British Army 26884 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Douglas V Samways

British Army 1728 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 200143 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Harry Samways

British Army 5494 Private London Regiment

British Army 74106 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 206306 Private Royal Engineers

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Herbert Samways

British Army 200709 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 261075 Private West Riding Regiment

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Alfred G Samways

British Army 17324 Staff Serjeant Royal Engineers

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W Samways

British Army 100018 Serjeant Hampshire Yeomanry

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Arthur H Samways

British Army M2/138703 Private Army Service Corps

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George Samways

British Army 8342 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Glyn Samways

British Army 82345 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Willie G J Samways

British Army 3521 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 201630 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 5719809 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William Samways

British Army 4801 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266886 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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