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Bromley, Kent [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2]

Wenhaston, Suffolk [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Badingham, Suffolk [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beccles England [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buckenham Norfolk [1]

Burnham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Choppington, Northumberland, England [1]

Depwade Norfolk [1]

Devonport [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hackney, East London [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Halesworth, Sussex [1]

Heckingham, Norfolk [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Landport, Portsmouth [1]

Littlestone, Kent [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Luton Chatham, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Middlesex [1]

Mile End South Australia [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwich England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [237]

Driver [30]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [19]

Lance Corporal [13]

Sapper [12]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal 2nd Acting Corpora [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Marine [1]

Mate (E) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Instructor [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [31]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Norfolk Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

London Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [356]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [480]

Contribution

Military Service [468]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bromley, Kent [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Woolwich, Kent [3] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2] Wenhaston, Suffolk [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Badingham, Suffolk [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Beccles England [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckenham Norfolk [1] Burnham, Buckinghamshire [1] Choppington, Northumberland, England [1] Depwade Norfolk [1] Devonport [1] East Ham, London [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hackney, East London [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Halesworth, Sussex [1] Heckingham, Norfolk [1] Highbury, London [1] Holborn, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Landport, Portsmouth [1] Littlestone, Kent [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Luton Chatham, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Middlesex [1] Mile End South Australia [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] New Cross, London [1] Norfolk [1] Norwich [1] Norwich England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [237] Driver [30] Gunner [25] Corporal [19] Serjeant [19] Lance Corporal [13] Sapper [12] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal 2nd Acting Corpora [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Marine [1] Mate (E) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Instructor [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [31] Labour Corps [28] Royal Engineers [27] Norfolk Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Suffolk Regiment [18] London Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [356] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [480]

Contribution

Military Service [468] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Arthur Self

Born 1890

British Army 8878 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 8878 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Norfolk Volunteers

British Army 8878 Private West Yorkshire Regiment Depot

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Arthur Edward Self

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 43337 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Instance Self

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2869 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2869 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2869 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Self

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army P/76 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P/76 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army P76 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 16

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Joshua Charles Self

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116582

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George Self

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302501

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Charles Self

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26165

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George Self

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68027

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Ernest John Self

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 39784 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred George Self

Born 1894

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128430 Royal Flying Corps

British Army 50049 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 50049 Rifleman Rifle Brigade att'd. London Regiment, 10th Battalion (T.F.)

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Josiah John Self

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276226

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Henry Charles Self

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102696

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Frank Clarance Self

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1398 Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320046 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick John Self

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37610

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Rufus Denzil Self

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208542

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Sidney Self

Died 1916

British Army 63796 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 63796 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Charles Self

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 22057 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Arthur George William Self

Born 1902

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41203

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Jack Howard Self

Born 1902

Died 1921

British Army 5173599 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Phill Self

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166326

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