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Carshalton, Surrey [3]

Dandenong Victoria [3]

London England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Wrotham, Kent [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Wareham, Dorset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alton Pancras, Dorchester Dorset [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Basingstoke England [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chiddingstone, Kent [1]

Darwen, Lancashire [1]

Derby [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Heald Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Hever, Kent [1]

High Canaris England [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hollingbourne [1]

Hollingbourne, Kent [1]

Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kent England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lee, Kent, England [1]

Leigh, Kent [1]

Lewisham England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Market Harborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1]

Near Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Newchurch, Lancashire [1]

Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [269]

Gunner [30]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [26]

Driver [25]

Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Stoker [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergt. [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Army Service Corps [32]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

London Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

21st Lancers [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [425]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [545]

Contribution

Military Service [540]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Carshalton, Surrey [3] Dandenong Victoria [3] London England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Wrotham, Kent [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Wareham, Dorset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alton Pancras, Dorchester Dorset [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Basingstoke England [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cheshire [1] Chiddingstone, Kent [1] Darwen, Lancashire [1] Derby [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Four Elms, Edenbridge, Kent [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Heald Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Hever, Kent [1] High Canaris England [1] Holborn, London [1] Hollingbourne [1] Hollingbourne, Kent [1] Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Islington, London [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lee, Kent, England [1] Leigh, Kent [1] Lewisham England [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Market Harborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1] Near Tonbridge, Kent [1] Newchurch, Lancashire [1] Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [269] Gunner [30] Serjeant [27] Sapper [26] Driver [25] Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Second Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Stoker [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Rifleman [1] Sergt. [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Army Service Corps [32] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] London Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Welsh Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] 21st Lancers [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [425] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [545]

Contribution

Military Service [540] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Richard Thomas Seal

Born 1895

Died 1975

Other Empire Force 7075414 Lance Corporal Kings African Rifles

British Army 18724 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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John Norman Seal

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army GS/1025 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/1025 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Edward Seal

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 691 Lance Corporal 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Alfred Francis Seal

Born 1886

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292738

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George Seal

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/10/170866 Private Middlesex Regiment 53rd Bn.

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Everett Henry Seal

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 14461 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Edward Norman Seal

Born 1894

Died 1980

British Army T4/23972 Lance Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps 513th Company

British Army T4/239727 Corporal Army Service Corps 513th Company

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Charles Seal

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161151 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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William Seal

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108359

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Arthur Seal

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194140

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Alfred Seal

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23042 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Seal

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9775

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David Seal

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25444

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Charles Seal

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133509

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Hubert Seal

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10051

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Joseph Seal

Died 1914

British Army 9483 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 9483 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Robert James Seal

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 10168 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 10168 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert Seal

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289136

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Henry Seal

Died 1918

British Army G/28541 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Herbert Leonard Seal

Died 1917

British Army 265848 Corporal Liverpool Regiment 2nd/7th Bn.

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