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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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Place of birth

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]

Frederick Brooke Sharp

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Alan Hewitt D Sharp

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J Sharp

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Reginald Thomas Sharp

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William Henry Sharp

Born 1886

Royal Navy 222037

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Harold Wentworth-Sharp

British Army 12365 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 30372 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Willie Alexander Dyce-Sharp

British Army Doctor Nigeria Regiment

British Army Captain West African Medical Services

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Elsie Sharp-Naters

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ada Madeleine Irvine

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

British Army Cook French Red Cross

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William Sharp

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

British Army 346 Private Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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William Ferdinand Schacht /now Sharp

British Army 11214 Private Labour Corps

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