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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]

Dorothy Kathleen Saunders

Royal Navy

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Alfred Savill

British Army 2303 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 159474 Private Labour Corps

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Cyril Arthur Saville, M.b.e.

Born 1890

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army 14393 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Battalion

Royal Navy Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

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B C Saville, M.s.m.

British Army 532864 Serjeant 7th Hussars

British Army 4 and 1111 Corporal 7th Hussars attached Indian Signal Corps Waziristan

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A G M Saville-Farr

British Army Temporary Captain Reserve of Officers/Army Service Corps

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John David Savill

Born 1884

Royal Navy 307586

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