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London, Middlesex, England [3]

Albury, Hertfordshire [2]

Billericay, Essex [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Bromley, Middlesex [2]

Buckhurst Hill Essex [2]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

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Lismore New South Wales [2]

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Dundee [1]

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Goulburn New South Wales [1]

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Lonodon [1]

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Northfleet, Kent [1]

Northfleet, Kent, England [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Pollington, Goole [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

St Giles, Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1]

Staith, Yorkshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

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Private [141]

Driver [19]

Gunner [16]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Doctor [1]

Dr [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Quartermaster Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [29]

London Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Yeomanry [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [228]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

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S [317]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [3] Albury, Hertfordshire [2] Billericay, Essex [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Bromley, Middlesex [2] Buckhurst Hill Essex [2] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Clapham, London [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brenford, Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chelsea [1] Clapham Junction, London [1] Clapham Junction, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Downham, Norfolk [1] Dundee [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Essex England [1] Gary New South Wales [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Heston, Middlesex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ingatestone England [1] Islington, London [1] Lee, Kent, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lonodon [1] Loughton, Essex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Northfleet, Kent, England [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Pollington, Goole [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] St Giles, Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Staith, Yorkshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [141] Driver [19] Gunner [16] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Doctor [1] Dr [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Quartermaster Lieutenant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] London Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [16] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Labour Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Yeomanry [4] Hussars [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] French Red Cross [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [228] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [317] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Joseph Ernest Savill

Born 1897

Died 1953

British Army 48568 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 58382 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 58382 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd

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William Montague Savill

Born 1876

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Remount Service No. 5 Base Remount Depot, Calais

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Remount Service 55th Remount Squadron, Ripon

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Army Remount Service Remount Depot, Romsey

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Alfonso Howard Patrick Savill

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army 68841 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Edward Savill

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade Attached 9th Battalion

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John William Savill

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 37937 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 4223 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 37937 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Savill

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 17361 Private Grenadier Guards

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Walter Thomas Savill

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187966

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William Savill

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219174

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Charles Henry Savill

Born 1877

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455462

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455462 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Phillip Savill

Born 1874

Died 1937

British Army 67971 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest James Savill

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122426

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Ernest David Savill

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112330

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George Samuel Savill

Born 1888

Died 1944

British Army 48150 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 'V' Battery

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Mathias George Savill

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209314

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John Alfred Savill

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20987

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William Robert John Savill

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 75392 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 75392 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick A Savill

Born 1898

Died 1974

British Army 31635 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 52734 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

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George Victor Raymond Savill

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213802

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George Edwin Savill

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218681

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Ernest James Savill

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 232097

Royal Navy 232097 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Formidable."

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