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Devonport, Devon [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Paignton, Devon [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Kingsteignton, Devon [3]

London England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Ashfield New South Wales [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Graffham, Sussex [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hambledon, Hampshire [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Peckham, Surrey, England [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Plymouth England [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Quorn South Australia [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Ryde, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sidmouth, Devon [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Westbury Tasmania [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [811]

Gunner [93]

Driver [80]

Serjeant [64]

Corporal [55]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Acting Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Pioneer [16]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Transport Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Conductor [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2]

Shipwright 2nd Class [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [128]

Labour Corps [104]

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Army Service Corps [91]

London Regiment [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Devonshire Regiment [50]

Royal Fusiliers [43]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Middlesex Regiment [41]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Hampshire Regiment [32]

Royal Sussex Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [29]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Essex Regiment [25]

Gloucestershire Regiment [25]

East Surrey Regiment [24]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Hussars [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Training Reserve Battalion [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1273]

Royal Navy [198]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106]

Australian Imperial Force [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [1773]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1738]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

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Devonport, Devon [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Plymouth, Devon [5] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Paignton, Devon [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Kingsteignton, Devon [3] London England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Ashfield New South Wales [2] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Graffham, Sussex [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hambledon, Hampshire [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Peckham, Surrey, England [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Plymouth England [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Quorn South Australia [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Ryde, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sidmouth, Devon [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Westbury Tasmania [2] Albany Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [811] Gunner [93] Driver [80] Serjeant [64] Corporal [55] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [26] Acting Corporal [17] Lieutenant [17] Acting Serjeant [16] Pioneer [16] Captain [8] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Transport Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Trooper [3] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Conductor [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [2] Shipwright 2nd Class [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [128] Labour Corps [104] Royal Field Artillery [99] Army Service Corps [91] London Regiment [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Devonshire Regiment [50] Royal Fusiliers [43] Machine Gun Corps [41] Middlesex Regiment [41] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Hampshire Regiment [32] Royal Sussex Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [29] The Queen's Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Essex Regiment [25] Gloucestershire Regiment [25] East Surrey Regiment [24] Suffolk Regiment [23] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] East Kent Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Tank Corps [10] Hussars [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Training Reserve Battalion [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1273] Royal Navy [198] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [106] Australian Imperial Force [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [1773] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1738] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Searle

Born 1883

British Army Second Lieutenant

British Army 17791 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Special List

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Francis George Searle

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5779 Private London Regiment 2/13th Battalion

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Charles William Searle

Born 1874

British Army 19856 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 306996 Private Labour Corps

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Michael Henry Searle

Born 1895

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 2619 Private 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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Wallace Edgar Searle

Born 1887

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12582

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Thomas Charles Searle

Born 1895

Died 1940

British Army G/65690 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Richard William Searle

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6676 Private London Regiment

British Army 323496 Private London Regiment

British Army 323496 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City Of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Walter Searle

Died 1916

British Army S/21476 Private Rifle Brigade

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Bertram Henry Searle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77122

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Frederick Searle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84784 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84784 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 84784 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Edward Albert Searle

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206813

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George Searle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146499

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Ernest James Searle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107370

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Bertram Henry Searle

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130082

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Alfred Searle

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 301818 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Goliath

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Albert Alex Searle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42332

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John Thomas Searle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189657

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John Searle

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39652

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Henry Walter Searle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93184

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William John Searle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56275

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