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Bristol England [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bedminster, Somersetshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Looe, Cornwall [1]

North Woolwich, Essex [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Tiverton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

3rd South African Infantry [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Garrison Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

Hussars [1]

Imperial Labour Corps [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South African Infantry Battalion [1]

West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Royal Navy [13]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

South African Services [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [80]

Contribution

Military Service [77]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Bristol England [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Exeter, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster, Somersetshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Looe, Cornwall [1] North Woolwich, Essex [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Tiverton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [25] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] 3rd South African Infantry [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Garrison Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] Hussars [1] Imperial Labour Corps [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South African Infantry Battalion [1] West Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [13] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] South African Services [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [80]

Contribution

Military Service [77] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Albert Henry Shapcott

Born 1879

Died 1927

British Army 49408 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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William Thomas Shapcott

Born 1897

Died 1979

Royal Navy K26068 Stoker 1st Class

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William Henry Shapcott

Born 1888

Royal Navy K5268 Stoker Petty Officer

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James Matthew Thomas Shapcott

Born 1900

Died 1963

Royal Navy SS10894 Ordinary Seaman

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James Arthur Shapcott

Born 1881

Royal Navy M11723

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Wesley Frederick Shapcott

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34706

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Joshua Shapcott

Born 1860

Died 1916

British Army 505 Company Sergeant Major Royal Engineers 2nd/1st Devon Fortress Coy

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Edgar Shapcott

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60731

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Cecil Rodney Shapcott

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10190

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Roy Abraham Shapcott

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853074

Canadian Expeditionary Force 853074 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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James Shapcott

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400625

Canadian Expeditionary Force 400625 Corporal Canadian Garrison Regiment

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Charles Coombs Shapcott

Australian Imperial Force 1991

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William Shapcott

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2382 Drummer East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2382 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Shapcott

Died 1917

British Army 9372 Corporal Royal Scots

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Joseph Ernest Shapcott

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 52257 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Alexander Shapcott

Died 1915

British Army 2545 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Coombes Shapcott

Australian Imperial Force 4769

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Robert Henry Shapcott

Born 1891

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1379 Otago Infantry Battalion

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Harold Sutton Shapcott

Australian Imperial Force 1288

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Coombs Thomas Shapcott

Australian Imperial Force

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