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Brading Isle of Wight [2]

Derby England [2]

Minto New South Wales [2]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Alton England [1]

Anerley, Kent [1]

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Holbrook New South Wales [1]

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Jindivick Victoria [1]

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St.Margarets,Leighton Buzzard,Buckinghamshire. [1]

Stepney London [1]

Sydenham, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

The Mount, Church Lane, Endon, Staffordshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Woodham Walter, Essex [1]

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Private [170]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [15]

Gunner [14]

Driver [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [7]

Captain [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [25]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

London Regiment [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Tank Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [271]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [20]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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S [353]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [348]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Brading Isle of Wight [2] Derby England [2] Minto New South Wales [2] Sandown, Isle of Wight [2] York Western Australia [2] Alton England [1] Anerley, Kent [1] Birmingham England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridlington England [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Endon Leek Staffordshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Greensborough Victoria [1] Holbrook New South Wales [1] Homerton Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Middlesex, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Jindivick Victoria [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Kent [1] Keston, Kent [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leyburn, Yorkshire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] London England [1] Luton Bedfordshire [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Pimlico, London, Middlesex [1] Poplar, London [1] Rawtenstall, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Romford, Essex [1] St. Mary At the Elms, Suffolk [1] St.Margarets,Leighton Buzzard,Buckinghamshire. [1] Stepney London [1] Sydenham, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] The Mount, Church Lane, Endon, Staffordshire [1] Westminster, London [1] Woodham Walter, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [170] Serjeant [22] Corporal [15] Gunner [14] Driver [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [7] Captain [6] Rifleman [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Serjeant Private [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [25] Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [15] London Regiment [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Tank Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] 9th Lancers [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [271] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [20] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

S [353] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [348] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Gregory Elvine Scrivener

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 3880 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3880 Serjeant Liverpool Scottish Regiment 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Snapragon HMS Snapragon

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Frederick John Scrivener

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army SD/470 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army SD/470 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Alwyne Twyford Scrivener

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Captain North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2996 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Captain North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Albert John Scrivener

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2404 Private London Regiment

British Army 390417 Private London Regiment

British Army 390417 (2404) Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Walter Scrivener

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45237

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Ralph John Scrivener

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310277

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Arthur William Scrivener

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 32616 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 38413 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Lancelot Scrivener

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264203

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John Edward Scrivener

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 23755 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Alfred Scrivener

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89255

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Robert William Scrivener

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115049

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William Scrivener

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275302

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Arthur Edward Scrivener

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61559

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Arthur William Scrivener

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Kenneth Roux Scrivener

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232072

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Harry Scrivener

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133764

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Edward William Harry Scrivener

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 26149 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph John Scrivener

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402177

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George Charles Scrivener

Born 1879

Died 1944

British Army 5810 Company Serjeant Major Suffolk Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 5810 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred William Scrivener

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army L/10124 Private Royal Fusiliers

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