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Birmingham England [3]

Clapham, London [2]

Condobolin New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boulder Western Australia [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Conway [1]

Coventry [1]

Darlaston [1]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Llandanwg, Merioneth, Wales [1]

Pensnett, Staffordshire. [1]

Solihull Warwickshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Tettenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Tettenhall, Staffordshire and Shropshire [1]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Walsall, Staffs [1]

Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Yardley England [1]

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Private [162]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [18]

Driver [18]

Sapper [17]

Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [16]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [262]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [317]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Birmingham England [3] Clapham, London [2] Condobolin New South Wales [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boulder Western Australia [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Conway [1] Coventry [1] Darlaston [1] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Llandanwg, Merioneth, Wales [1] Pensnett, Staffordshire. [1] Solihull Warwickshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Tettenhall, Staffordshire [1] Tettenhall, Staffordshire and Shropshire [1] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Walsall, Staffs [1] Woolwich, Kent, England [1] Yardley England [1]

Rank

Private [162] Gunner [20] Corporal [18] Driver [18] Sapper [17] Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [16] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2]

Service

British Army [262] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [325]

Contribution

Military Service [317] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Albert Shakespeare

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16637 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Samuel Shakespeare

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 81342 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Shakespeare

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41807 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 42083 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Francis Shakespeare

Died 1918

British Army 116043 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 116043 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Victor Rollo Shakespeare

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46762

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Charles Shakespeare

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184402

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John Spargo Shakespeare

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70879

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Harry Shakespeare

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 18253 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 18253 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Joe Shakespeare

Australian Imperial Force 3672

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George William Shakespeare

Australian Imperial Force 3065

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Thomas Shakespeare

Australian Imperial Force 2885

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William Leonard Matthew Shakespeare

Australian Imperial Force 15785

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Edward Shakespeare

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 11816 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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William Henry Shakespeare

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8692 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Shakespeare

Died 1917

British Army 202561 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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G H Shakespeare

Died 1917

British Army 36652 Private Essex Regiment

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Fred Shakespeare

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15906 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15906 Acting Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15906 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward John Shakespeare

Died 1914

British Army 10062 Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Charles E Shakespeare

Died 1916

British Army 11040 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 39225 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 39225 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Stanley Shakespeare

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3675 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 831413 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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