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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [4]

Bridgwater, Somerset [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [3]

Leicester [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Audley, Staffordshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Corowa New South Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Huntingdonshire [2]

Ipswich [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Keymer, Sussex [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

London England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Reydon Suffolk [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Apethorpe, Northants [1]

Appleby near Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

Appleby, Lincolnshire [1]

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Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Barking, Suffolk [1]

Barnsley England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Bury Saint, Edmunds [1]

Bushbury, Staffordshire [1]

Bute South Australia [1]

Cambridgeshire England [1]

Captain Flat New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [532]

Gunner [60]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [40]

Driver [38]

Sapper [30]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [8]

Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Engineman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [70]

Army Service Corps [67]

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Engineers [48]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Northamptonshire Regiment [34]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Hussars [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [789]

Royal Navy [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1061]

Contribution

Military Service [1037]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [4] Bridgwater, Somerset [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [3] Leicester [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Audley, Staffordshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Corowa New South Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hackney, London [2] Huntingdonshire [2] Ipswich [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2] Islington, London [2] Keymer, Sussex [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leicestershire [2] Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] London England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Reydon Suffolk [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Apethorpe, Northants [1] Appleby near Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1] Appleby, Lincolnshire [1] Auckland [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Barking, Suffolk [1] Barnsley England [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Borough, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Bury Saint, Edmunds [1] Bushbury, Staffordshire [1] Bute South Australia [1] Cambridgeshire England [1] Captain Flat New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [532] Gunner [60] Corporal [44] Serjeant [40] Driver [38] Sapper [30] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [8] Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Engineman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Chauffeur [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Commander [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [70] Army Service Corps [67] Labour Corps [59] Royal Engineers [48] London Regiment [38] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Northamptonshire Regiment [34] Royal Fusiliers [25] Suffolk Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Middlesex Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Hussars [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [789] Royal Navy [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Australian Imperial Force [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1061]

Contribution

Military Service [1037] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1]

Herbert Harry Sharman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123639

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Charles Harold Sharman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88794

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Frederick John Sharman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 48172 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Robert Sharman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293954

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Arthur Sharman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44460

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Alfred Sharman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35211

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John Bernard Gilson Sharman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220400

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J T Sharman

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army 3/18118 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 49828 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 102881 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Henry Sharman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227988

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Herbert Sharman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242386

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Martin Sharman

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 240744 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas H Sharman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 11247 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Elsie Sharman

Born 1875

Died 1951

British Army Masseuse Canadian Camp Epsom (Convalescent Hospital)

Other Empire Force Chauffeur Serbian Relief Fund Mrs Stobart's Unit

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Horace Sharman

Born 1893

Died 1957

British Army 872 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 448453 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Edward Sharman

Born 1892

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Commander Royal Naval Air Service 3rd Wing

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John Sharman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83466

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Ephraim Henry Sharman

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 17800 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ernest Ryder Sharman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 32429 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Sharman

Died 1918

British Army 2400 Private London Regiment

British Army 350649 Private London Regiment

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John Sharman

Born 1865

Died 1914

Royal Navy 148565 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class HMS Vivid

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