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Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Hinton New South Wales [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Aberdeen New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cork [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Farningham, Kent [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hamilton New South Wales [1]

Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Milang South Australia [1]

Morgan South Australia [1]

Sheffield [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [67]

Driver [10]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment Transport [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

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Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [170] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chelmsford, Essex [3] Hinton New South Wales [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Aberdeen New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cork [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Farningham, Kent [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hamilton New South Wales [1] Hemsworth, Yorkshire [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Milang South Australia [1] Morgan South Australia [1] Sheffield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [67] Driver [10] Corporal [8] Gunner [6] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment Transport [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

British Army [104] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

S [170]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Joseph Searles

Died 1915

British Army 8921 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8921 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8921 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy George Searles

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62291

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Ernest Searles

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260509

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Albert Searles

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116319

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Charles James E Searles

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army 261521 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Searles

Born 1892

Died 1953

Royal Navy SS110156

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Lyle Edwin Searles

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172015

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Ernest Searles

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 17119 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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John William Bendall Searles

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206481

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George Searles

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113602

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Edward Gregory Searles

Born 1894

Died 1914

Royal Navy J12270

Royal Navy J12270 Able Seaman HMS Pathfinder

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Alfred Redvers Searles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249133

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Hayward Searles

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 69948 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wilfred Searles

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 204758 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edward James Searles

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 75303 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John W Searles

Died 1919

British Army 38992 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Fredrick Searles

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 8688 Private Essex Regiment

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George Henry Searles

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 5438 Private London Regiment

British Army 611955 Private London Regiment

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Henry Mathias Searles

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280696

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John William Searles

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127358

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