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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Hobart Tasmania [10]

London England [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Fulham, London [6]

Avoca Victoria [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Casterton Victoria [4]

Cork [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Chinnor, Oxfordshire [3]

Hughenden Queensland [3]

Islington, London [3]

Katanning Western Australia [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester England [3]

Abersychan, Monmouthshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Arrow, Warwickshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bellerine Tasmania [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Durham [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Groombridge, Sussex [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London [2]

Mount Morgan Queensland [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

O'connell New South Wales [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [2]

Portreath, Cornwall [2]

Reading England [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Alverston, Lancashire [1]

Alvestoke, Hampshire [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Auckland [1]

Rank

Private [785]

Gunner [108]

Driver [75]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [64]

Sapper [60]

Lieutenant [42]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Captain [34]

Lance Corporal [34]

Major [25]

Pioneer [19]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Bombardier [8]

Commander [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Nurse [4]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Bugler [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [122]

Royal Engineers [99]

Army Service Corps [96]

Labour Corps [84]

London Regiment [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Royal Fusiliers [47]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1340]

Royal Navy [177]

Australian Imperial Force [139]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [129]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

S [1958]

C [5]

H [2]

E [1]

M [1]

N [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1928]

Merchant Navy [30]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

India [2]

Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Hobart Tasmania [10] London England [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Fulham, London [6] Avoca Victoria [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] Casterton Victoria [4] Cork [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Chinnor, Oxfordshire [3] Hughenden Queensland [3] Islington, London [3] Katanning Western Australia [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester England [3] Abersychan, Monmouthshire [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Arrow, Warwickshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bellerine Tasmania [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Durham [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Groombridge, Sussex [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London [2] Mount Morgan Queensland [2] Nhill Victoria [2] O'connell New South Wales [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex [2] Portreath, Cornwall [2] Reading England [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Alverston, Lancashire [1] Alvestoke, Hampshire [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Auckland [1]

Rank

Private [785] Gunner [108] Driver [75] Corporal [68] Serjeant [64] Sapper [60] Lieutenant [42] Second Lieutenant [41] Captain [34] Lance Corporal [34] Major [25] Pioneer [19] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Bombardier [8] Commander [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Nurse [4] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brigadier General [2] Bugler [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Temporary Major [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [122] Royal Engineers [99] Army Service Corps [96] Labour Corps [84] London Regiment [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Royal Fusiliers [47] Machine Gun Corps [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] Middlesex Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Grenadier Guards [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Service

British Army [1340] Royal Navy [177] Australian Imperial Force [139] Canadian Expeditionary Force [129] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [125] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

S [1958] C [5] H [2] E [1] M [1] N [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1928] Merchant Navy [30] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [38] India [2] Tanzania, United Republic of [1]

Francis Seymour

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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George Seymour

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 77 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 77 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 77 Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion ( Rifles)

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Wilfred Joseph Seymour

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 697 Lance Corporal 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Henry Lionel Seymour

Born 1896

Died 1932

Australian Imperial Force 155 Sergeant 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Beauchamp Seymour

Born 1878

Died 1965

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Seymour

Born 1887

Died 1916

Royal Navy 1115 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army 1115 Royal Naval Division Deal

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Maurice Seymour-Isaacs

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7129 Cadet 15 (Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Border Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Seymour

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7080 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 240252 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 240252 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st./5th. Battalion

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Edgar Edward Seymour

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 31801 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 5436 R. SUSSEX REGT

British Army 31801 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 73rd Coy

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George Seymour

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 53896 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Christopher Seymour

Born 1872

Died 1936

British Army 2991 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29343 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Hugh Napier Seymour

Born 1874

Died 1933

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Seymour

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125156

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Richard Edward Seymour

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83923

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Ernest Charles Seymour

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3091 Private London Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Percy George Seymour

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138915

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David Joseph Seymour

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129249

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Charles Seymour

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92697

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Robert James Seymour

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37235

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Robert Walter Seymour

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100789

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