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Dover, Kent [4]

London England [4]

Frederickton New South Wales [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

Northcote Victoria [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bombay [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Byfield, Northampton [1]

Byfield, Northamptonshire [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Durham [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hebden, Grassington, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Old Hutton, Kendal, Westmorland [1]

Otham, Kent [1]

Paddington London, Middlesex [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Potters Bar, Middlesex [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stalybridge, Cheshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Waterloo New South Wales [1]

Wearhead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [227]

Gunner [39]

Driver [32]

Corporal [21]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [17]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Driver mechanic [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Overlooker [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rear-Admiral [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41]

Royal Engineers [34]

Army Service Corps [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Border Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [396]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Royal Navy [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

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S [508]

Contribution

Military Service [496]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Dover, Kent [4] London England [4] Frederickton New South Wales [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] Northcote Victoria [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bombay [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Byfield, Northampton [1] Byfield, Northamptonshire [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Durham [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hebden, Grassington, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Old Hutton, Kendal, Westmorland [1] Otham, Kent [1] Paddington London, Middlesex [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Portland Victoria [1] Potters Bar, Middlesex [1] Staffordshire [1] Stalybridge, Cheshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Waterloo New South Wales [1] Wearhead, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [227] Gunner [39] Driver [32] Corporal [21] Serjeant [21] Sapper [17] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Major [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Staff Nurse [2] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Driver mechanic [1] Fitter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Overlooker [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rear-Admiral [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [41] Royal Engineers [34] Army Service Corps [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Border Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Kent Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [396] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [21] Royal Navy [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [508]

Contribution

Military Service [496] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Henry Sedgwick

Died 1916

British Army 66282 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Sedgwick

Died 1916

British Army 29400 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Edward Sedgwick

Died 1919

British Army 358040 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Sedgwick

Died 1916

British Army 9080 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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Francis Balfour Sedgwick

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Peter Sedgwick

Died 1918

British Army 57852 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Sedgwick

Died 1917

British Army 202302 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank Sedgwick

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 25579 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 38811 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter Sedgwick

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army 15300 Private Border Regiment

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John J Sedgwick

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1375 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 675435 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Sedgwick

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 80 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200003 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Robert Sedgwick

Died 1918

British Army 12309 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Sedgwick

Died 1915

British Army 1613 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Ernest Charles Sedgwick

Died 1915

British Army L/9885 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9885 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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James Edward Buckton Sedgwick

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 64579 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Christopher Sedgwick

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 10838 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 10838 Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment

British Army 10838 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment

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Fred Sedgwick

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 21/372 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21/372 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas Sedgwick

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/10525 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army SR/10525 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army S/10525 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frank Sedgwick

Died 1915

British Army 80 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Matthew Sedgwick

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403744

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