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Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brompton, Kent [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Huish Episcopi, Somerset [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Morchard South Australia [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Atherfield, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Bassettdown, Wiltshire [1]

Bedminster,Bristol. [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Castle England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brockwear, Monmouthshire [1]

Chaddersley Corbet,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Connington, Northamptonshire [1]

Cork [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Crewkerne,Chard,Somerset. [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dufton, Westmorland [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Fairford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Gisborne Victoria [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Halifax, Novia Scotia [1]

Hedley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kerang Victoria [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Littlehampton South Australia [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Long Sutton, Somerset [1]

Martock, Somerset [1]

Medway, Kent [1]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1]

Mile End, Middlesex [1]

Minety England [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Gunner [22]

Sapper [17]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [13]

Driver [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Serjeant Cook [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [278]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [372]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [365]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brompton, Kent [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Huish Episcopi, Somerset [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Morchard South Australia [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Atherfield, Isle of Wight, England [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Bassettdown, Wiltshire [1] Bedminster,Bristol. [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Castle England [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brockwear, Monmouthshire [1] Chaddersley Corbet,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Connington, Northamptonshire [1] Cork [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Crewkerne,Chard,Somerset. [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dufton, Westmorland [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Fairford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Gisborne Victoria [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Halifax, Novia Scotia [1] Hedley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Kensington, London [1] Kerang Victoria [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Littlehampton South Australia [1] London, Middlesex [1] Long Sutton, Somerset [1] Martock, Somerset [1] Medway, Kent [1] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire [1] Mile End, Middlesex [1] Minety England [1] Newport, Isle of Wight, England [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [177] Gunner [22] Sapper [17] Serjeant [17] Corporal [13] Driver [10] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Serjeant Cook [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Worker [1] serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [18] Army Service Corps [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King Edward's Horse [2] Military Foot Police [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [278] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [372] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [365] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Reginald Scriven

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 358 Acting Colour Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 358 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Charles William Scriven

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 19155 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 19155 Acting Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7180 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Bryant Scriven

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 3464

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Sydney Scriven

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 49027 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 34580 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 34580 Lance Corporal Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry 2nd/4th Battalion

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William Henry Scriven

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/5371 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/5371 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/5371 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion.

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Herbert Andrew Scriven

Died 1917

British Army 33734 Suffolk Regiment

British Army 34976 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Edward Scriven

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59130

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Albert Henry Scriven

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133872

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Anthony Thomas Scriven

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16900 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Francis Henry Scriven

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 36942 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles William Scriven

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118847

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William John Scriven

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134965

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William John Scriven

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191609

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Albert Ernest Scriven

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218228

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Frederick W Scriven

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 20053 Private Coldstream Guards

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Harry Ernest Scriven

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14168

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Richard J. Scriven

Born 1888

Died 1917

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Francis Joseph Scriven

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129252

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Frederick Scriven

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308638

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Ernest John Scriven

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 43324 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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