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Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Kensington [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manitoba [1]

Nottingham [1]

Old Ford, Middlesex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Willaston [1]

Winnipeg, Manitoba [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [9]

Sapper [9]

Driver [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Major and Quartermaster [1]

Midshipman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Saddler Driver [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Engineers [17]

Labour Corps [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Denbighshire Yeomanry [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [190]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Last name first letter

S [223]

Contribution

Military Service [219]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [223] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Kensington [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manitoba [1] Nottingham [1] Old Ford, Middlesex [1] Stepney, London [1] Willaston [1] Winnipeg, Manitoba [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [125] Gunner [14] Corporal [9] Sapper [9] Driver [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Major and Quartermaster [1] Midshipman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Saddler Driver [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Engineers [17] Labour Corps [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Denbighshire Yeomanry [1] Derby Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [190] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Last name first letter

S [223]

Contribution

Military Service [219] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Harry Severn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 116390 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 116390 Private Sherwood Foresters 10th Battalion

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Arthur Severn

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59213

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Montague Dibdin Severn

Born 1875

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edwin Severn

Died 1918

British Army RTS/3767 Private Army Service Corps

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Cecil Alexander Severn

Born 1874

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman HM Training Ship Britannia

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Albert Edwin Severn

Died 1917

British Army 4940 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266956 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266956 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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William Severn

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 38018 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 38018 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Edward Severn

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1001104

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1001104 Private Canadian Infantry

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Vernon Nicholl Severn

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Tom Severn

Died 1918

British Army 202070 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Severn

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 50663 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Hubert Oswald Severn

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 3833 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 266595 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Severn

Died 1917

British Army 21503 Private Grenadier Guards

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Ernest Severn

Died 1915

British Army 16766 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frank Severn

Died 1917

British Army C/6741 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Severn

Died 1917

British Army 68631 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 68631 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Frederick William Severn

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136520

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Ernest Severn

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106544

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106544 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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George Severn

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142371

Canadian Expeditionary Force 142371 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter John Severn

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 861 Lance Corporal Denbighshire Yeomanry

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