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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]

Thomas Self

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 5575 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Frederick Self

Died 1918

British Army 56843 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Self

Died 1918

British Army 77376 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Rowland Amos Self

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 21529 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21529 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Thomas William Self

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136376

Canadian Expeditionary Force 136376 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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John Alfred Self

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313894

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Leonard Percival Self

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199827

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Arnold Self

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143649

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Thomas Albert Self

Australian Imperial Force 5677

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George Self

Born 1888

Royal Navy 231562 Petty Officer HMS Castor

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Walter Henry Self

Australian Imperial Force 204

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James Self

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10935 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10935 Lance Corporal East Lancashire Regiment

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James C Self

Died 1918

British Army 39263 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harry William Self

Died 1916

British Army 20943 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Self

Died 1918

British Army 51033 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William S Self

Died 1918

British Army 36448 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 87965 Private Labour Corps

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Stephen Charles Self

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 73043 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Herbert E Self

Died 1918

British Army 29084 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Cecil Self

Died 1917

British Army 24818 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Edward Self

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 31935 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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