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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]

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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]

William Herbert Sharman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15463 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Walter Sharman

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6320 Private London Regiment

British Army 493126 Private London Regiment

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William Leonard Sharman

Born 1885

British Army 3389 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/16534 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Walter Kingscote Sharman

British Army 3921 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Robert John Sharman

Born 1881

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467538

Canadian Expeditionary Force 467538 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Sharman

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887393

Canadian Expeditionary Force 887393 Private Canadian Infantry

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Reginald Lewis Sharman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128312

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Sidney Barnsley Sharman

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296918

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Reginald William Sharman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299793

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Leonard Cecil Sharman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309430

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Charles Edward Sharman

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33467

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Ernest William Sharman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160227

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Cecil Sharman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188507

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Albert William Sharman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203929

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Archibald Sharman

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98112

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George Harold Sharman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102754

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Arthur Herbert Sharman

Born 1875

Died 1934

British Army 33647 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 83812 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Burton Sharman

Australian Imperial Force 974

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Frederick Hill Sharman

Australian Imperial Force 4289

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Arthur Sharman

Born 1880

British Army 7616 Serjeant/Temporary Battery Quarter Master Royal Garrison Artillery 86 Hvy Bty

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