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Brentwood, Essex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Beldon, Essex [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Bowral, New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Eastry, Kent [1]

Essex, England [1]

Haggerston, Middlesex [1]

Harlow, Essex [1]

Langenhoe, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Silvertown, Essex, England [1]

Southborough, Kent [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Stanford Rivers, Essex [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [5]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Labour Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

35th Division [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Regiment/Cenral Ontario Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [99]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

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S [133]

Contribution

Military Service [129]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Brentwood, Essex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Battersea, London [1] Beldon, Essex [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Bowral, New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Eastry, Kent [1] Essex, England [1] Haggerston, Middlesex [1] Harlow, Essex [1] Langenhoe, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Muswellbrook New South Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Silvertown, Essex, England [1] Southborough, Kent [1] Southend, Essex [1] Stanford Rivers, Essex [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [59] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Driver [5] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Pilot Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Labour Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 35th Division [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Regiment/Cenral Ontario Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [99] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [133]

Contribution

Military Service [129] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Arthur S Sawkins

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 17512 Private Coldstream Guards

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Ernest Alfred Sawkins

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army GS/5155 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/5155 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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George Henry Sawkins

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234194

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William Sawkins

Died 1916

British Army 11163 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 11163 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Fredrick Sawkins

Died 1917

British Army 201499 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred George Sawkins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319432

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Harold George Sawkins

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179175

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Ernest A Sawkins

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 23205 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Sawkins

Died 1918

British Army 423057 Private London Regiment

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Edward Thomas Sawkins

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 38042 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Stephen Sawkins

Born 1890

British Army 10119 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 47341 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Philip Bonamy Sawkins

Australian Imperial Force 17724

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Harold Herbert Fred Sawkins

Australian Imperial Force 943

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William Thomas Sawkins

Australian Imperial Force 6413

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Richmond Charles Sawkins

Australian Imperial Force 2389

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Henry Sawkins

Born 1882

Royal Navy 11370 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Thomas John Sawkins

Born 1886

Royal Navy 229633

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George Henry Sawkins

Born 1878

Royal Navy F34194

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Joseph Sawkins

Born 1894

Royal Navy J12604

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Claude Thomas Sawkins

Born 1897

Royal Navy J22753

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