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Brisbane Queensland [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

St Kilda Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Meredith Victoria [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

Strathmerton Victoria [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Barking, London [1]

Barton-On-Humber, Lincs [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Boston England [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Burnham, Somerset [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Claremont Queensland [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hawkesburn Victoria [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Kirkby Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Lincolnshire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newbold, Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Norton, Yorkshire [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire [1]

Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Ruston Parva, East Yorkshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Selston, Nottinghamshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

Southport, Lincolnshire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Toxteth Park [1]

Rank

Private [271]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [20]

Driver [16]

Serjeant [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Waggoner [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Major [1]

Ship's Chief Cook [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [371]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

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S [478]

Contribution

Military Service [470]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [478] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] St Kilda Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Burra South Australia [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Meredith Victoria [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] Strathmerton Victoria [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Barking, London [1] Barton-On-Humber, Lincs [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Boston England [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Burnham, Somerset [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Cheshire [1] Claremont Queensland [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hawkesburn Victoria [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Kirkby Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Lincolnshire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newbold, Hull, Yorkshire [1] Norton, Yorkshire [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire [1] Paddock, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Ruston Parva, East Yorkshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Selston, Nottinghamshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] Southport, Lincolnshire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Toxteth Park [1]

Rank

Private [271] Gunner [21] Corporal [20] Driver [16] Serjeant [15] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Waggoner [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Major [1] Ship's Chief Cook [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Royal Engineers [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [28] Manchester Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Cheshire Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Liverpool Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [371] Australian Imperial Force [29] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

S [478]

Contribution

Military Service [470] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Eli Sellars

Died 1916

British Army 37691 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 37691 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Eric Francis Sellars

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Edward Sellars

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 37422 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37422 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Henry Sellars

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 147830 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Sellars

Died 1916

British Army 13137 Private Scots Guards

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Henry Sellars

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1414 Acting Colour Serjeant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 1414 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Richard Alexander Sellars

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1728 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Arthur Sellars

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army C/6062 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/6062 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frank Stanley Sellars

Died 1916

British Army 13530 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Herbert Sellars

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 11025 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Walter Sellars

Died 1918

British Army 10217 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10217 Warrant Officer Class 2 Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10217 Company Serjeant Major Leicestershire Regiment

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Wilfred George Sellars

Died 1917

British Army 5690 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 202898 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Harry Sellars

Died 1918

British Army 4315 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201485 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201485 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest W Sellars

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 18382 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Sellars

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 37163 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Scorseby Sellars

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12279

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Banks Chambers Sellars

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13666

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John Thomas Sellars

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189392

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William Barry Sellars

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201702

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Alexander Sellars

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138567

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