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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Christchurch [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Bridgetown Western Australia [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1]

Berridale New South Wales [1]

Birdsville Queensland [1]

Boscombe, Hampshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Enfield, London [1]

Flockton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Greenock, Renfrew [1]

Greta New South Wales [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hanover [1]

Hibaldstowe, Lincs. [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Koroit Victoria [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Longton, Lancs [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mirboo North Victoria [1]

Montego Bay, Hanover, Cornwall [1]

North Shields England [1]

North Woolwich, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorks. [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sialkot (Holy Trinity), Bengal [1]

Southampton, England [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex, England [1]

Waldringfield, Suffolk [1]

Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

kingussie Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [146]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Captain [6]

Major [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Administrator [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Carpenter [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Honorary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Staff Captain [1]

Major General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

British West Indies Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Jamaica War Contingent [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [234]

Royal Navy [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [339]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [328]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Christchurch [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Bridgetown Western Australia [2] Dover, Kent [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Beckenham, Bromley, Kent [1] Berridale New South Wales [1] Birdsville Queensland [1] Boscombe, Hampshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Enfield, London [1] Flockton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Greenock, Renfrew [1] Greta New South Wales [1] Hampshire [1] Hanover [1] Hibaldstowe, Lincs. [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Koroit Victoria [1] Liverpool England [1] Longton, Lancs [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mirboo North Victoria [1] Montego Bay, Hanover, Cornwall [1] North Shields England [1] North Woolwich, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Sheffield, Yorks. [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sialkot (Holy Trinity), Bengal [1] Southampton, England [1] Tottenham, Middlesex, England [1] Waldringfield, Suffolk [1] Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] kingussie Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [146] Gunner [15] Corporal [14] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Captain [6] Major [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Administrator [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Carpenter [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Hon Capt [1] Honorary Major [1] Honorary Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Staff Captain [1] Major General [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [15] British West Indies Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Jamaica War Contingent [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Service

British Army [234] Royal Navy [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [339] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [328] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

William Scarlett

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6293 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Scarlett

Born 1899

British Army 6408 Boy West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 6408 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Alfred Henry Scarlett

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4/2136 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 4/2136 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 2136 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 1st/4th Battalion

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Thomas Dawson Scarlett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 41851 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 41851 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd

British Army T4/142705 R.A.S.C.

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Edward Scarlett

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271096 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMSs Pembroke II, Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Wildfire

Royal Navy 271096 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class HMSs Wildfire, Leander, Pembroke II, Irresistible, Pembroke I, Blake, Tyne, St George

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James Burton Scarlett

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army 4587 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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James S O Scarlett

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 4825 Private London Regiment

British Army 511329 Private London Regiment

British Army 511329 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Bn.

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Herbert Walter Scarlett

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9726

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Henry Ashley Scarlett

Born 1886

Died 1976

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers Reserve of Officers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Norfolk Regiment

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Hugh Richard Scarlett

Born 1878

Died 1943

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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William Ernest Scarlett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40998

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Christian Stewart Scarlett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60262

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Alfred Scarlett

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275683

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Thomas Scarlett

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 138080 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Special List

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Ernest Scarlett

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645656

Canadian Expeditionary Force 645656 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Gerald Scarlett

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Staff Captain East Kent Regiment

British Army Major East Kent Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel East Kent Regiment

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Harry Edwin Scarlett

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214828

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Charles Scarlett

Died 1917

British Army 9629 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harold Ernest Scarlett

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

British Army 2204 Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th Battalion

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Harry Scarlett

Born 1888

British Army M2/119119 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 119119 Army Service Corps (M.T.)

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