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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Langmere Norfolk [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Cambridge [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Fakenham, Norfolk [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Laurieton New South Wales [2]

March, Cambridgeshire [2]

Needham Market, Suffolk [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

West Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Adelaide,South Australia [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackheath New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Chesterfield England [1]

Depwade Norfolk [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

East Lexham, Swaffham [1]

Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Fullerton New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Harlesden, Suffolk [1]

Harpley, Norfolk [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Heigham, Norfolk [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington [1]

Kempsey, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Kennington, Surrey [1]

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Private [351]

Gunner [44]

Corporal [27]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [13]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Acting ERA [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43]

Norfolk Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [38]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

London Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [489]

Royal Navy [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

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Contribution

Military Service [654]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Langmere Norfolk [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Cambridge [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Fakenham, Norfolk [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Laurieton New South Wales [2] March, Cambridgeshire [2] Needham Market, Suffolk [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] West Lynn, Norfolk [2] Aberdeen [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Adelaide,South Australia [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackheath New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Chesterfield England [1] Depwade Norfolk [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East Lexham, Swaffham [1] Friern Barnet, Middlesex [1] Fullerton New South Wales [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Harlesden, Suffolk [1] Harpley, Norfolk [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Heigham, Norfolk [1] Hertfordshire [1] Homerton, London [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington [1] Kempsey, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Kennington, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [351] Gunner [44] Corporal [27] Driver [23] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [13] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Commander [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Acting ERA [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Sister [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Guardsman [1] Hon Capt [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [43] Norfolk Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [38] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] London Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Border Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [489] Royal Navy [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Australian Imperial Force [19]

Last name first letter

S [667]

Contribution

Military Service [654] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1]

Charles Seaman

British Army 297095 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Charles Seaman

British Army 322639 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 4077 Gunner Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 13592 Gunner Royal Defence Corps

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Fred Seaman

British Army 34539 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 495774 Private Labour Corps

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William J Seaman

British Army 17979 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 523257 Private Labour Corps

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George Victor Seaman

British Army 20651 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

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Harry Seaman

British Army 24072 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 48855 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Joseph Seaman

British Army 198070 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Seaman

British Army 1207 Private Army Service Corps/Expeditionary Force Canteens

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Charles F Seaman

British Army 6430 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 626831 Gunner Labour Corps

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Francis E Seaman

British Army 400228 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 235295 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 236529 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Seaman

British Army 405 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 206523 Private Rifle Brigade

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Samuel Seaman

British Army 120285 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 293877 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Seaman

British Army 48257 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Ernest Seaman

British Army L/1696 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 290214 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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John Seaman

British Army DM2/163221 Private Army Service Corps

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William Seaman

British Army 56555 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army M/45859 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred G Seaman

British Army 4828 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Coldstream Guards

British Army 4828 Warrant Officer Class 2 Coldstream Guards

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Charles Seaman

British Army G/50325 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Frank P Seaman

British Army 306766 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William J Seaman

British Army 1640 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240087 Private Norfolk Regiment

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