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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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Place of birth

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]

Herbert Stanley Seymour

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15727

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William John Seymour

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251221

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Henry Thomas Seymour

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41653

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John William Seymour

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250272

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Alfred William Seymour

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289922

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Constance Emily Mary Seymour

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 83/7564 Special Military Probationer Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service The Connaught Hospital

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John Dyer Seymour

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 37242 Private South Lancashire Regiment Depot

British Army Duke of Cornwalls' Light Infantry

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Esther Seymour

Born 1876

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Stewardess Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Maloja" (Belfast)

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Walter Seymour

Born 1874

Died 1941

British Army 2228 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Edward Seymour

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111465

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William James Seymour

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205499

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Garth Haco Seymour

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136179

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Bertie Frederick Seymour

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38300

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Stanley Seymour

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35894

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Frederick Seymour

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146536

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John Seymour

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54990

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Charles Seymour

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267186

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Alber Thomas Seymour

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41613

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Thomas William Seymour

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152386

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Richard Arnold Seymour-Jones

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army First Lieutenant The South Lancashire Regiment 1/4th Battalion, TF

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