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Hull, Yorkshire [9]

Gympie Queensland [5]

Newcastle, Northumberland [5]

Durham, Durham [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

London England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Brokendown New South Wales [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Glasgow [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leith Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marrickville New South Wales [2]

Moonambel Victoria [2]

Myrtleford Victoria [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Violet Town Victoria [2]

9 Clement Street, York [1]

Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Allanheads, Northumberland [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Appleby England [1]

Appleby, Westmorland [1]

Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1287]

Gunner [178]

Driver [106]

Serjeant [101]

Corporal [100]

Sapper [80]

Second Lieutenant [49]

Lieutenant [46]

Lance Corporal [42]

Captain [33]

Bombardier [23]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Major [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Sister [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Commander [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Trooper [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Bugler [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Conductor [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Reverend [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [184]

Royal Engineers [152]

Army Service Corps [151]

Labour Corps [139]

Royal Garrison Artillery [102]

Northumberland Fusiliers [97]

Royal Army Medical Corps [82]

Durham Light Infantry [78]

West Yorkshire Regiment [70]

York and Lancaster Regiment [61]

London Regiment [45]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

West Riding Regiment [38]

Manchester Regiment [37]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36]

Border Regiment [35]

East Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

Highland Light Infantry [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Royal Scots [21]

Seaforth Highlanders [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Leicestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Tank Corps [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [2035]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [210]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165]

Royal Navy [151]

Australian Imperial Force [106]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2743]

B [3]

A [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2685]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [51]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [9] Gympie Queensland [5] Newcastle, Northumberland [5] Durham, Durham [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] London England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Yorkshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Brokendown New South Wales [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Glasgow [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Islington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leith Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marrickville New South Wales [2] Moonambel Victoria [2] Myrtleford Victoria [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Violet Town Victoria [2] 9 Clement Street, York [1] Acomb, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Allanheads, Northumberland [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Appleby England [1] Appleby, Westmorland [1] Ashington, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [1287] Gunner [178] Driver [106] Serjeant [101] Corporal [100] Sapper [80] Second Lieutenant [49] Lieutenant [46] Lance Corporal [42] Captain [33] Bombardier [23] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Major [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Deck Hand [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Sister [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Commander [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Nursing Sister [3] Trooper [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Major [2] Bugler [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Conductor [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Reverend [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [184] Royal Engineers [152] Army Service Corps [151] Labour Corps [139] Royal Garrison Artillery [102] Northumberland Fusiliers [97] Royal Army Medical Corps [82] Durham Light Infantry [78] West Yorkshire Regiment [70] York and Lancaster Regiment [61] London Regiment [45] Liverpool Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] West Riding Regiment [38] Manchester Regiment [37] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [36] Border Regiment [35] East Yorkshire Regiment [35] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] Yorkshire Regiment [30] Royal Fusiliers [27] Yorkshire Light Infantry [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] Highland Light Infantry [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Royal Scots [21] Seaforth Highlanders [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Leicestershire Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [19] King's Own Scottish Borderers [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Suffolk Regiment [16] Tank Corps [16] Canadian Infantry [15] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Gordon Highlanders [9]

Service

British Army [2035] Canadian Expeditionary Force [210] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [165] Royal Navy [151] Australian Imperial Force [106] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [2743] B [3] A [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2685] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [51] Canada [2]

Charles Sanderson

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127433

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Ernest Goodall Sanderson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24410

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T W Sanderson

Died 1917

British Army R/7025 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/7025 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alexander Sanderson

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 261 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 261 Colour Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 261 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Albert Sanderson

Died 1918

British Army 247645 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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David Sanderson

Died 1916

British Army 268586 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 268586 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Sanderson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 37251 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 37251 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James H Sanderson

Died 1916

British Army G/1249 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1249 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Thomas George Sanderson

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/7195 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Sanderson

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 270141 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 270141 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Louis Sanderson

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13/814 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Sanderson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 3684 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241576 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241576 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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William Sanderson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 852 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 755888 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Sanderson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 46030 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Sanderson

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189668

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Roy Broughton Sanderson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 130645 Gunner Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Sanderson

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 3741DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 3741 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Kelvin."

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Ralph Sanderson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240745

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George Sanderson

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20839

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Samuel Sanderson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297942

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