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Place of birth

Georgetown, near Oamaru, Otago, South Island [3]

Melksham, Wiltshire [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [2]

Dunedin, Otago, South Island [2]

Richmond, London [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

the Brookfield suburb of Brisbane, Queensland [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bury Registration District, Lancashire [1]

Cobourg, Ontario [1]

Dormans Park, East Grinstead, Surrey [1]

Dublin [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eastrop, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Grays, Thurrock, Essex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1]

Herstmonceux, Sussex [1]

Knightsbridge, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

New Westminster, British Columbia [1]

Ponders End, Enfield, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

St Helens, Lancashire [1]

St John's Wood, Paddington, London [1]

St. Michael's, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

the Norwood district of Croydon, London [1]

Rank

Private [35]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [4]

Sapper [4]

Air Mechanic 3 [3]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2 [2]

Corporal [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Fitter General [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Interpreter [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1]

2nd Light Horse Regiment [1]

3rd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops [1]

3rd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) [1]

5th Light Horse Regiment [1]

7th Battalion (1st British Columbia) Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Reserves [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Militia [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Canterbury Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS GLATTON [a coastal defence ship] [1]

HMS MAIDSTONE [a Submarine Depot Ship] [1]

HMS Paragon [an Acasta-class destroyer] [1]

HMS Victory I [a shore base at Portsmouth Hampshire] [1]

Headquarters of Administrative Services and Departments [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King’s Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manitoba Regiment [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) [1]

Otago Infantry Regiment [1]

Overseas Forces South Africa - South Africa Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [43]

Royal Navy [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [68]

L [4]

Contribution

Military Service [71]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [2]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Georgetown, near Oamaru, Otago, South Island [3] Melksham, Wiltshire [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [2] Dunedin, Otago, South Island [2] Richmond, London [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] the Brookfield suburb of Brisbane, Queensland [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bury Registration District, Lancashire [1] Cobourg, Ontario [1] Dormans Park, East Grinstead, Surrey [1] Dublin [1] Ealing, London [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eastrop, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Grays, Thurrock, Essex [1] Hackney, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Heavitree, Exeter, Devon [1] Herstmonceux, Sussex [1] Knightsbridge, London [1] Mile End, London [1] New Westminster, British Columbia [1] Ponders End, Enfield, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London [1] St Helens, Lancashire [1] St John's Wood, Paddington, London [1] St. Michael's, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Walthamstow, London [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] the Norwood district of Croydon, London [1]

Rank

Private [35] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [4] Sapper [4] Air Mechanic 3 [3] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2 [2] Corporal [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1 [1] Aircraftman 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Commander [1] Corporal Fitter General [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Officer Cadet [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Interpreter [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6] Hampshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers) [1] 2nd Light Horse Regiment [1] 3rd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops [1] 3rd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column [1] 43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada) [1] 5th Light Horse Regiment [1] 7th Battalion (1st British Columbia) Canadian Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Reserves [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Militia [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Canterbury Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS GLATTON [a coastal defence ship] [1] HMS MAIDSTONE [a Submarine Depot Ship] [1] HMS Paragon [an Acasta-class destroyer] [1] HMS Victory I [a shore base at Portsmouth Hampshire] [1] Headquarters of Administrative Services and Departments [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King’s Own Scottish Borderers [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manitoba Regiment [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) [1] Otago Infantry Regiment [1] Overseas Forces South Africa - South Africa Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [43] Royal Navy [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [68] L [4]

Contribution

Military Service [71] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [3] New Zealand [3] Australia [2] United States [1]

Albert Giles Shadwell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 350431 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 350431 Serjeant London Regiment

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Cecil Arthur Shadwell

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6120

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Lancelot Horace Augustus Shadwell

Born 1875

Died 1942

Other Empire Force Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve South African Division RNVR

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Violet Mary Selina Lucas-Shadwell

Born 1881

Died 1927

Other Empire Force Nurse French Red Cross

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Percy Arthur Shadwell

Born 1898

Royal Navy F52580

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Montgomery Lancelot Aka Lancelot Montgomery Shadwell

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 36192

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Walter George Arthur Shadwell

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16815

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William Noel Lucas-Shadwell

Born 1882

Died 1941

British Army Second Lieutenant Interpreter Royal Field Artillery

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Cars

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Harry Shadwell

British Army 88180 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR289157 Sapper Royal Engineers

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W C Shadwell

British Army 200305 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Alfred Shadwell

British Army 355753 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John S Shadwell

British Army 56668 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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James E Shadwell

British Army 201744 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Shadwell

British Army 10340 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Robert J Shadwell

British Army 42466 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 62159 Private Labour Corps

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John Shadwell

British Army 200437 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 1948 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George W Shadwell

British Army 202192 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Francis W Shadwell

British Army 020781 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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William Shadwell

British Army 37961 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Shadwell

British Army G/31948 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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