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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Poole, Dorset [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Nottinghamshire [2]

Swanage, Dorset [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Booligal New South Wales [1]

Boscombe England [1]

Bow [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Canterbury [1]

Cape Town [1]

Caulfield Victoria [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Combe Down, Bath, Somerset [1]

Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Cricklade, Wiltshire [1]

Croydon New South Wales [1]

Darlington New South Wales [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Dunsdin [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Essex England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [455]

Gunner [42]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [33]

Lieutenant [26]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [13]

Bombardier [8]

Pioneer [8]

Major [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Conductor [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Engineer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Bandsman [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Constable [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

First Engineer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Captain Major [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Nurse [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [43]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [685]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [913]

D [4]

H [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [893]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [5] Poole, Dorset [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Barking, Essex [2] Chelsea, London [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Greenwich, London [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Nottinghamshire [2] Swanage, Dorset [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Booligal New South Wales [1] Boscombe England [1] Bow [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Canterbury [1] Cape Town [1] Caulfield Victoria [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Combe Down, Bath, Somerset [1] Corunna, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Cricklade, Wiltshire [1] Croydon New South Wales [1] Darlington New South Wales [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Dunsdin [1] Durham, Durham [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Essex England [1] Fulham, London [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [455] Gunner [42] Driver [37] Serjeant [33] Lieutenant [26] Corporal [25] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [13] Bombardier [8] Pioneer [8] Major [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Conductor [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 1st Engineer [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Bandsman [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Constable [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Corporal [1] First Engineer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Captain Major [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Nurse [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [43] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] London Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] The Queen's Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Air Force [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [685] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [913] D [4] H [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [893] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Philip G Selby

Born 1885

Died 1942

British Army G/13537 Private The Queen's Regiment

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William Selby

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 1784 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Selby

Born 1883

Died 1926

British Army Y180 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Selby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97796

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Edmund John Selby

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198612

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Frank Henry Selby

Born 1872

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 1st Engineer Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine: S.S. "War Grange"

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Arthur Richard Selby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281026

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Isaac Selby

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192445

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Leonard Richard Selby

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107124

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Fredrick James Selby

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army L/12215 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 1009 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Benjamin Selby

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112121

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William Henry Selby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31515

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William Selby

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147028

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Millin John Selby

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Frederick James Selby

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15796 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Sydney James Selby

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army TR/LON/136004 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 97723 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 5th Battalion

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William James Selby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77241

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Alfred Henry Selby

Died 1917

British Army S/18288 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 6986 Private Labour Corps

British Army 113503 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 21st Coy.

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James Selby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104171

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Albert Harry Selby

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114140

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