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Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Hackney, London [3]

London England [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Port Lincoln South Australia [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Corsham, Wiltshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Essex [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2]

Kennington [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Kent England [2]

Lawford, Essex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Neerim South Victoria [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Saint Sepulchre, London [2]

Shalfleet, Isle of Wight [2]

Sidcup, Kent [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandra Victoria [1]

Ayr Queensland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Battersea, [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [726]

Gunner [85]

Driver [72]

Corporal [55]

Serjeant [49]

Sapper [38]

Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Acting Corporal [19]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Captain [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Colonel [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Serjeant Gunner [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Army Service Corps [94]

Royal Engineers [93]

Labour Corps [91]

London Regiment [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [51]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Suffolk Regiment [31]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

Wiltshire Regiment [27]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [26]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1132]

Royal Navy [145]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [104]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1565]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1529]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Egypt [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Sydney New South Wales [6] London, Middlesex, England [4] Hackney, London [3] London England [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Port Lincoln South Australia [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Tottenham, London [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Battersea, London [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Corsham, Wiltshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Essex [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [2] Kennington [2] Kennington, London [2] Kent England [2] Lawford, Essex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Neerim South Victoria [2] Paddington, London [2] Romford, Essex [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Saint Sepulchre, London [2] Shalfleet, Isle of Wight [2] Sidcup, Kent [2] Wandsworth, London [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Woodbridge, Suffolk [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandra Victoria [1] Ayr Queensland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Battersea, [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [726] Gunner [85] Driver [72] Corporal [55] Serjeant [49] Sapper [38] Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [20] Acting Corporal [19] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Captain [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Colonel [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Leading Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Serjeant Gunner [3] Temporary Captain [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2] Sister [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101] Army Service Corps [94] Royal Engineers [93] Labour Corps [91] London Regiment [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [51] Machine Gun Corps [34] Suffolk Regiment [31] Royal Fusiliers [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] Wiltshire Regiment [27] Royal Berkshire Regiment [26] Liverpool Regiment [25] Royal Army Service Corps [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Hampshire Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Middlesex Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Welsh Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1132] Royal Navy [145] Canadian Expeditionary Force [104] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] Australian Imperial Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [1565] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1529] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Egypt [1] United States [1]

Walter Leslie James Sawyer

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 20643 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 20643 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 20643 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Bedfordshire Training Depot

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Albert Edward Sawyer

Died 1918

British Army 16541 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Sawyer

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 1137 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilfred Sawyer

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 3860 Private London Regiment

British Army 3860 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Charles Henry Sawyer

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 22795 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Sawyer

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 18706 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick Henry Sawyer

Born 1892

British Army 322450 Private London Regiment

British Army 5258 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

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Charles Benjamin Sawyer

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9567 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9567 Acting Colour Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Reginald Sawyer

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 86980 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Brown Sawyer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50167 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Walter Sawyer

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS104467 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Vivid."

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Thomas Henry Sawyer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310337

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Arthur Samuel Charles Sawyer

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116753

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John Sawyer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18903

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Thomas Henry Edward Sawyer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15788

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Alfred Archibald Sawyer

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277687

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Charles Sawyer

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6027

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James Sawyer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22083

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Thomas Sawyer

Born 1888

British Army 9016 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9016 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9016 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Henry Sawyer

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 150159 Master at Arms HMS Hawke

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