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London, Middlesex, England [16]

Sydney New South Wales [14]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

London England [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Bradford, Yorkshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5]

Ashford, Kent [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Camberwell, London [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Epsom, Surrey [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

Hertfordshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Hove, Sussex [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Penrith, Cumberland [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

South Shields, Durham [3]

West Hartlepool, Durham [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Auckland [2]

Beaumaris, Anglesey [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Botley, Hampshire [2]

Braintree, Essex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brixton, Devon [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Clifton Hill Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2493]

Gunner [299]

Driver [192]

Serjeant [183]

Corporal [171]

Sapper [142]

Lance Corporal [87]

Second Lieutenant [87]

Lieutenant [77]

Captain [46]

Acting Serjeant [39]

Pioneer [37]

Acting Corporal [33]

Bombardier [32]

Major [21]

Rifleman [16]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Trooper [7]

Corporal 2nd [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318]

Royal Engineers [289]

Army Service Corps [273]

Labour Corps [270]

Royal Garrison Artillery [187]

Royal Army Medical Corps [150]

London Regiment [143]

Machine Gun Corps [116]

Royal Fusiliers [90]

Northumberland Fusiliers [87]

West Yorkshire Regiment [76]

Royal Highlanders [65]

Durham Light Infantry [63]

West Riding Regiment [62]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Lincolnshire Regiment [60]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [59]

York and Lancaster Regiment [56]

East Kent Regiment [55]

Gordon Highlanders [50]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [50]

Royal Scots [50]

Royal Naval Division [49]

East Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Leicestershire Regiment [47]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [46]

Bedfordshire Regiment [45]

Royal Army Service Corps [45]

Lancashire Fusiliers [44]

Liverpool Regiment [43]

Seaforth Highlanders [43]

Hampshire Regiment [42]

Highland Light Infantry [42]

Northamptonshire Regiment [42]

Scottish Rifles [42]

The Queen's Regiment [41]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [39]

Royal West Kent Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [37]

Essex Regiment [36]

East Surrey Regiment [35]

Border Regiment [34]

Royal Defence Corps [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [30]

Army Ordnance Corps [29]

Service

British Army [3820]

Royal Navy [416]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [296]

Australian Imperial Force [227]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [222]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [5165]

W [2]

D [1]

I [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5012]

Merchant Navy [119]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [109]

South Africa [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [16] Sydney New South Wales [14] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Brighton, Sussex [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] London England [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Bradford, Yorkshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Ballarat Victoria [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [5] Ashford, Kent [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Camberwell, London [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [4] Dover, Kent [3] Epsom, Surrey [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] Hertfordshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Hove, Sussex [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Penrith, Cumberland [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] South Shields, Durham [3] West Hartlepool, Durham [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Auckland [2] Beaumaris, Anglesey [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [2] Botley, Hampshire [2] Braintree, Essex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brixton, Devon [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Clifton Hill Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [2493] Gunner [299] Driver [192] Serjeant [183] Corporal [171] Sapper [142] Lance Corporal [87] Second Lieutenant [87] Lieutenant [77] Captain [46] Acting Serjeant [39] Pioneer [37] Acting Corporal [33] Bombardier [32] Major [21] Rifleman [16] Company Serjeant Major [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Temporary Captain [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Trooper [7] Corporal 2nd [6] Able Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [4] Guardsman [4] Lance Bombardier [4] Serjeant Major [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Leading Seaman [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Major [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [318] Royal Engineers [289] Army Service Corps [273] Labour Corps [270] Royal Garrison Artillery [187] Royal Army Medical Corps [150] London Regiment [143] Machine Gun Corps [116] Royal Fusiliers [90] Northumberland Fusiliers [87] West Yorkshire Regiment [76] Royal Highlanders [65] Durham Light Infantry [63] West Riding Regiment [62] Middlesex Regiment [61] Lincolnshire Regiment [60] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [59] York and Lancaster Regiment [56] East Kent Regiment [55] Gordon Highlanders [50] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [50] Royal Scots [50] Royal Naval Division [49] East Yorkshire Regiment [48] Leicestershire Regiment [47] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [46] Bedfordshire Regiment [45] Royal Army Service Corps [45] Lancashire Fusiliers [44] Liverpool Regiment [43] Seaforth Highlanders [43] Hampshire Regiment [42] Highland Light Infantry [42] Northamptonshire Regiment [42] Scottish Rifles [42] The Queen's Regiment [41] King's Own Scottish Borderers [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [39] Royal West Kent Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [37] Essex Regiment [36] East Surrey Regiment [35] Border Regiment [34] Royal Defence Corps [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Rifle Brigade [31] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Cheshire Regiment [30] Yorkshire Light Infantry [30] Army Ordnance Corps [29]

Service

British Army [3820] Royal Navy [416] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [296] Australian Imperial Force [227] Canadian Expeditionary Force [222] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [46] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [5165] W [2] D [1] I [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5012] Merchant Navy [119] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [109] South Africa [1]

John Henry Sharp

Born 1892

Died 1944

British Army 2109 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2109 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2109 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment Territorial Force 1st/4th East Yorkshire Regiment

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Joseph Sharp

Born 1873

British Army 110527 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 289876 Pioneer Labour Corps

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William Sharp

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Cameron Highlanders 4th Battalion

British Army 6335 Private Cameron Highlanders Depot

British Army 6335 Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Henry Sharp

Born 1897

Died 1971

British Army 55787 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 28758 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 351514 Private Royal Engineers

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William James Sharp

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202015 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/7th Battalion

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Alfred Christopher Sharp

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army B/23611 Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army 27674 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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William Hayward Sharp

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 21324 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Howard Sharp

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 498087 Driver Royal Engineers Haynes Park Signal Depot

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Septimus Harry Archibald Richard Percy Sharp

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 373183 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6227 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 718276 Lance Corporal London Regiment 23rd (County of London) Battalion

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Arthur Henry Sharp

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 21163 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Percy Sharp

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army G/24465 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/24465 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William Thomas Sharp

Born 1887

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5127 (RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284144 2nd Lieutenant

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Albert Edward Sharp

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 291375 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 500262 Labour Corps 665th Agricultural Company

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Reginald Archibald Sharp

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 47th Siege Bty.

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Harry Godfrey Sharp

Born 1895

Died 1922

Australian Imperial Force 6148 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Frederick Sharp

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 557 Private Australian Infantry 3rd Bn.

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George Sharp

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 139 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Matthew Henry Sharp

Born 1875

Died 1955

Australian Imperial Force 363

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Henry A Sharp

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 14201 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14201 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Horace Sharp

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 5628 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 242357 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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