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Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bromley, Middlesex [2]

Carisbrook Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Kyogle New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dover England [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Forth Tasmania [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Highgate, London, Middlesex [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds England [1]

Leith Tasmania [1]

Leyton West Ham, Essex [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Morley, West Yorkshire [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Newport, Essex [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Notting Hill, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [342]

Gunner [37]

Driver [29]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [25]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Pilot Cadet [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Aviator Cadet [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Flight Cadet Pilot [1]

Flight Clerk [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56]

Labour Corps [42]

Army Service Corps [32]

Essex Regiment [28]

Royal Engineers [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [508]

Royal Navy [47]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [653]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bromley, Middlesex [2] Carisbrook Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Kyogle New South Wales [2] London England [2] Tottenham, London [2] Brickendon, Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland, England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dover England [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Forth Tasmania [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Highgate, London [1] Highgate, London, Middlesex [1] Homerton, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, London [1] Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds England [1] Leith Tasmania [1] Leyton West Ham, Essex [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Morley, West Yorkshire [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle England [1] Newport, Essex [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Notting Hill, Middlesex [1] Peckham, London [1]

Rank

Private [342] Gunner [37] Driver [29] Corporal [25] Serjeant [25] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [6] Bombardier [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Pilot Cadet [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Aviator Cadet [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Chief Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Flight Cadet Pilot [1] Flight Clerk [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [56] Labour Corps [42] Army Service Corps [32] Essex Regiment [28] Royal Engineers [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] London Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [20] Middlesex Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Manchester Regiment [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [508] Royal Navy [47] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Australian Imperial Force [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [666]

Contribution

Military Service [653] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Harry Saville

Born 1878

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4531 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Arthur Saville

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 33040 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Henry Saville

Born 1886

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172621

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Aviator Cadet

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172621 Flight Cadet Pilot 44th Wing

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Joseph Horace Saville

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 34308 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Henry Saville

Born 1886

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3345626

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3345626 Pilot Cadet Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Ernest Vivian Saville

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196692

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Edward Saville

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83008

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Henry Saville

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26347

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Ernest Reginald Banks Saville

Born 1887

Died 1920

Royal Navy 345591

Royal Navy 345591 Chief Writer H. M. S. Victory

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Alfred James Saville

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80000

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Frederick Henry Saville

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278520

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Ronald John Saville

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army B/20261 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Saville

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80264

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George Charles Edward Saville

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235927

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Ben Saville

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22210

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Herbert Saville

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236807

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Louis Saville

Died 1918

British Army 33929 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 43236 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Harold Thomas Saville

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47905

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Sydney Charles Saville

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41880 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 41880 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 41880 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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E W Saville

Died 1917

British Army 179131 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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