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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wangaratta Victoria [3]

Balham, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Plympton South Australia [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Armagh, Northern Ireland [1]

Arundel, Sussex [1]

Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1]

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Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Baughurst, Hampshire [1]

Bedford England [1]

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Colchester, Essex [1]

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Devon [1]

Drummoyne New South Wales [1]

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Echunga South Australia [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

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Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Lake Victoria Station New South Wales [1]

Lakes Entrance Victoria [1]

Landkey, Devon [1]

Lara Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [267]

Gunner [31]

Driver [27]

Sapper [18]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [15]

Serjeant [13]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [7]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Commander [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Midshipman [2]

Reverend [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Fusilier [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigadier (Ret'd) [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Civilian Worker (Motor Ambulance Driver) [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Matron [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Captain and Captain [1]

Temporary Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [428]

Royal Navy [47]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

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S [588]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [575]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [5] Gravesend, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wangaratta Victoria [3] Balham, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [2] London [2] Plympton South Australia [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Armagh, Northern Ireland [1] Arundel, Sussex [1] Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Baughurst, Hampshire [1] Bedford England [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brooklands, Cheshire [1] Busbridge, Surrey [1] Catford, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Colchester [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Dalston, London [1] Devon [1] Drummoyne New South Wales [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Echunga South Australia [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hornsey, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Lake Victoria Station New South Wales [1] Lakes Entrance Victoria [1] Landkey, Devon [1] Lara Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [267] Gunner [31] Driver [27] Sapper [18] Second Lieutenant [18] Corporal [16] Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [15] Serjeant [13] Captain [12] Pioneer [7] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Commander [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Midshipman [2] Reverend [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Engineer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Fusilier [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigadier (Ret'd) [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Civilian Worker (Motor Ambulance Driver) [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Matron [1] Naval Cadet [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Rear Admiral [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Captain and Captain [1] Temporary Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Labour Corps [33] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Devonshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Wales Borderers [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Service

British Army [428] Royal Navy [47] Australian Imperial Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [588] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [575] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Ernest John Sandford

Born 1879

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department Attached 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Sandford

Australian Imperial Force 762

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John Henry Sandford

Australian Imperial Force 8247

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Arthur Bruce Sandford

Australian Imperial Force

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Alfred James Sandford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238875

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William Sandford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123884

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Richard Sandford

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 192153 Company Serjeant Major Canadian Infantry Battalion/Quebec Regiment

British Army 192153 Company Sergeant Major Canadian Infantry

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James Walker Sandford

Born 1885

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426180

Canadian Expeditionary Force 426180 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Bertie Sandford

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9091 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9091 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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John William Sandford

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1770 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1770 Corporal South Lancashire Regiment

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Percy S Sandford

Died 1918

British Army 307778 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 64913 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Sandford

Died 1915

British Army 1635 Private London Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Sandford

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2191 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Charles James Vavasour Sandford

Died 1917

British Army 4815 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Henry Sandford

Died 1917

British Army 1728 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Percy Sandford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37049 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 37049 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Michael Sandford

Died 1916

British Army 13163 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 13163 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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James Sandford

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5673 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202015 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Clement R F Sandford

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Captain and Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John M Sandford

Died 1915

British Army 12194 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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