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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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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]

Oliver Sawyer

British Army 69525 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 69525 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Lewis Sawyer

British Army 158036 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 620213 Corporal Labour Corps

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James Sawyer

British Army 46716 Private Manchester Regiment

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Percy M Sawyer

British Army 66927 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert J Sawyer

British Army M/336987 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert J Sawyer

British Army 131789 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 85314 Acting Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 77785 Acting Corporal Royal Defence Corps

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George F Sawyer

British Army 282081 Private London Regiment

British Army 670426 Private Labour Corps

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J Sawyer

British Army 14384 Private Essex Regiment

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Reginald S Sawyer

British Army 305837 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James H Sawyer

British Army 18409 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard Ernest Sawyer

British Army 40612 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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James Ernest Sawyer

British Army 151972 Private Labour Corps ex Royal West Kent Regiment

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Herbert Sawyer

British Army 131175 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert R Sawyer

British Army 54892 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 54892 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Sawyer

British Army 66240 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army ET/48822 Private Army Service Corps

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James Sawyer

British Army 4921 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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R J H Sawyer

British Army G-20228 Corporal East Kent Regiment

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Johnson Sawyer

British Army 394 Private Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Thomas S Sawyer

British Army 5928 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 242222 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Harry Sawyer

British Army 786085 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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