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Exeter, Devon [3]

Rochester Victoria [3]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cork [2]

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [2]

Middlesex [2]

Newbury, Berkshire [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devon England [1]

Easthampsted, Berkshire [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

England [1]

Escot, Devon [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Howden, Yorkshire [1]

Inch, Cork [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Kimbolton Huntingdonshire [1]

Knotty Ash, Liverpool [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leighton, Hampshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Milton, Cumberland [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [1]

Saint Leonard, Sussex [1]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1]

Shoreditch London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

St George, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Staines England [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [191]

Gunner [18]

Corporal [17]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Strapper [1]

Temporary Captain/Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [26]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

London Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [276]

Royal Navy [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [389]

Contribution

Military Service [382]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Greenland [1]

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People [389] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Exeter, Devon [3] Rochester Victoria [3] Bideford, Devon [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cork [2] Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [2] Middlesex [2] Newbury, Berkshire [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devon England [1] Easthampsted, Berkshire [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Egham, Surrey [1] England [1] Escot, Devon [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Howden, Yorkshire [1] Inch, Cork [1] Kilburn, London [1] Kimbolton Huntingdonshire [1] Knotty Ash, Liverpool [1] Lambeth, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leighton, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Milton, Cumberland [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [1] Saint Leonard, Sussex [1] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1] Shoreditch London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] St George, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Staines England [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [191] Gunner [18] Corporal [17] Driver [17] Serjeant [11] Sapper [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [4] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Major [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Strapper [1] Temporary Captain/Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [26] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Engineers [19] London Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Welsh Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [276] Royal Navy [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [389]

Contribution

Military Service [382] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Greenland [1]

Wilfred Deable Seward

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 3443 Private Scottish King's Liverpool Regiment

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Ralph Seward

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army R/15612 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/15612 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/15612 King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st Battalion

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Maydwell Ernest Wallis Seward

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 125183 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 125183 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 295911 Private Labour Corps 710th Labour Company

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George Frederick Seward

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161005

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Harold Frederick Seward

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404035

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George Seward

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145714

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William Guy Seward

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9711

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Frank Alfred Seward

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59812

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Frederick George Seward

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27584

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Charles Samuel Seward

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97000

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Samuel Trent Seward

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226081

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Herbert Alfred Seward

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233518

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Alfred Edward Seward

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239125

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William Colonel Seward

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101122

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John Seward

Died 1918

British Army 10821 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 10821 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Seward

Died 1917

British Army 355 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 26123 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26123 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Ambrose Seward

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1281 Private Rhodesia Regiment

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Edward Seward

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5491 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Seward

Died 1918

British Army 321190 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Seward

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 46907 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 29180 Private Labour Corps

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