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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]

William Shadwell

British Army 905066 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 374763 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Shadwell

British Army 922 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 206965 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Frederick Shadwell

British Army 75 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 905568 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Shadwell

British Army L/14971 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Shadwell

British Army 1758 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1758 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Shadwell

British Army 493087 Private London Regiment

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Charles J Shadwell

British Army A/391540 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Shadwell

British Army 88181 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR289158 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Shadwell

British Army 291098 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/275635 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Shadwell

British Army G/19656 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 31012 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Noel Lucas-Shadwell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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William Noel Lucas-Shadwell

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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