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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

London England [9]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Exeter, Devon [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Littlehampton, Sussex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Brixham, Devon, England [4]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4]

Folkestone, Kent, England [4]

Islington, London [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brixham, Devon [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Islington, London, Middlesex [3]

Korumburra Victoria [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Auckland [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2]

Croydon New South Wales [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Dawlish England [2]

Derby [2]

East Melbourne Victoria [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [2]

Hornsey Rise, London [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Macleay River New South Wales [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1426]

Gunner [165]

Corporal [139]

Driver [122]

Serjeant [109]

Sapper [95]

Second Lieutenant [65]

Lance Corporal [53]

Lieutenant [50]

Captain [44]

Pioneer [26]

Bombardier [24]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Acting Corporal [16]

Major [15]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Rifleman [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Trooper [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Armament Staff Serjeant [4]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Colonel [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [215]

Royal Field Artillery [189]

Army Service Corps [165]

Labour Corps [160]

Royal Garrison Artillery [130]

London Regiment [111]

Devonshire Regiment [82]

Royal Army Medical Corps [76]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [71]

Machine Gun Corps [69]

Royal Fusiliers [68]

Worcestershire Regiment [45]

Rifle Brigade [41]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

South Staffordshire Regiment [36]

Essex Regiment [35]

Northumberland Fusiliers [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [32]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [27]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [27]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Northamptonshire Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Army Ordnance Corps [24]

North Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Army Veterinary Corps [22]

York and Lancaster Regiment [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Royal Air Force [18]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Royal Flying Corps [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Royal Defence Corps [15]

Service

British Army [2323]

Royal Navy [255]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [198]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [196]

Australian Imperial Force [142]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

British Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [3213]

H [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3150]

Merchant Navy [43]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] London England [9] Plymouth, Devon [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Exeter, Devon [6] London, Middlesex [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Littlehampton, Sussex [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Brixham, Devon, England [4] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [4] Folkestone, Kent, England [4] Islington, London [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brixham, Devon [3] Camberwell, London [3] Fulham, London [3] Islington, London, Middlesex [3] Korumburra Victoria [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Tottenham, London [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Auckland [2] Battersea, London [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [2] Croydon New South Wales [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Dawlish England [2] Derby [2] East Melbourne Victoria [2] Edmonton, London [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Handsworth, Staffordshire [2] Hornsey Rise, London [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Macleay River New South Wales [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1426] Gunner [165] Corporal [139] Driver [122] Serjeant [109] Sapper [95] Second Lieutenant [65] Lance Corporal [53] Lieutenant [50] Captain [44] Pioneer [26] Bombardier [24] Acting Serjeant [19] Acting Corporal [16] Major [15] Staff Serjeant [12] Rifleman [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Able Seaman [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Trooper [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Armament Staff Serjeant [4] Armourer Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Brigadier General [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colonel [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Engineer Captain [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [215] Royal Field Artillery [189] Army Service Corps [165] Labour Corps [160] Royal Garrison Artillery [130] London Regiment [111] Devonshire Regiment [82] Royal Army Medical Corps [76] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [71] Machine Gun Corps [69] Royal Fusiliers [68] Worcestershire Regiment [45] Rifle Brigade [41] Middlesex Regiment [38] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] South Staffordshire Regiment [36] Essex Regiment [35] Northumberland Fusiliers [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [32] Liverpool Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [27] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [27] Leicestershire Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [25] Northamptonshire Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Army Ordnance Corps [24] North Staffordshire Regiment [23] Army Veterinary Corps [22] York and Lancaster Regiment [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Royal Air Force [18] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Royal Flying Corps [16] East Lancashire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Royal Defence Corps [15]

Service

British Army [2323] Royal Navy [255] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [198] Canadian Expeditionary Force [196] Australian Imperial Force [142] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [39] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [2] British Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [3213] H [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3150] Merchant Navy [43] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [57] Australia [1] Canada [1]

John Arthur Sanders

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47474

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Henry Sanders

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196720

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George Sanders

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185031

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Frank Charles Sanders

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26491

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Victor Harold Sanders

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172611

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Gerald Arthur Fletcher Sanders

Born 1869

Died 1941

British Army Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General British Service

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Frank Sanders

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2737

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Albert John Stone Sanders

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37391

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Charles Stanley Sanders

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123202

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Frederick Joseph Sanders

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187766

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Alfred Ernest Sanders

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188636

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Bertram Sanders

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58464

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Frederick Sanders

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223891

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Elias Lilie Sanders

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226408

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Thomas George Sanders

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227379

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George Herbert Sanders

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237518

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Thomas James Sanders

Died 1918

British Army 283323 Private London Regiment

British Army 283323 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Richard Ingersoll Sanders

Born 1891

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26001

Canadian Expeditionary Force 26001 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederic Sanders

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Edward Sanders

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 266609 Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 220312 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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