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Echuca Victoria [4]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Hailsham [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Forest Gate, Essex [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Hellingly, Sussex [2]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

Oswestry England [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Small Heath, Birmingham [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Beerwash, Sussex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Branston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bruthen Victoria [1]

Chichester England [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Corunna, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

County Down [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Durham [1]

East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario [1]

Farmborough near Bath, Somerset [1]

Farmborough, Somerset [1]

Fife [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fulham England [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Guernsey [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [446]

Gunner [38]

Driver [27]

Lance Corporal [25]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

AC2 Fitter [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Captain and Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Craftsman First Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Directrice [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Driver Signaller [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Midshipman [1]

Munition Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Engineers [30]

London Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Highland Light Infantry [13]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [615]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Royal Navy [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [862]

Contribution

Military Service [842]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Echuca Victoria [4] Greenock, Renfrewshire [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Hailsham [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Forest Gate, Essex [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Hellingly, Sussex [2] Kingston On Thames, Surrey [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] Oswestry England [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Small Heath, Birmingham [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Allendale Victoria [1] Beerwash, Sussex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Branston, Lincolnshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bruthen Victoria [1] Chichester England [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Corunna, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1] County Down [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Durham [1] East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario [1] Farmborough near Bath, Somerset [1] Farmborough, Somerset [1] Fife [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham England [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Guernsey [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [446] Gunner [38] Driver [27] Lance Corporal [25] Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Second Lieutenant [15] Lieutenant [13] Sapper [12] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Worker [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] AC2 Fitter [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Captain and Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Craftsman First Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Directrice [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Driver Signaller [1] Engineer Captain [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Midshipman [1] Munition Worker [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59] Royal Field Artillery [40] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Engineers [30] London Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Highland Light Infantry [13] Norfolk Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [8] Canadian Infantry [8] Cheshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [615] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Royal Navy [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [862]

Contribution

Military Service [842] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Canada [1] Egypt [1]

W J Sands

British Army 3488 Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Hetty Sands

Born 1887

Other Empire Force Munition Worker Brunner Mond Chemical Works

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