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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]

Maurice James Rogers Sharp

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant

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John Sharp

Died 1915

British Army 18156 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Albert Sharp

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282860

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Frederick Charles Sharp

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280546

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Frank Charles Sharp

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41399

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William Sharp

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120

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William Sharp

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285554

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Charles Henry Sharp

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119685

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Joseph Sharp

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112211

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William Aitken Sharp

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18549

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David Ogden Sharp

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31231

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Frederick James Sharp

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84485

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Frank Sharp

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194424

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Maurice Sharp

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53744

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William Sharp

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3966 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371688 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edwin Sharp

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36546

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Joseph William Sharp

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218256

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Arthur Sharp

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98663

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Frederick Walter Sharp

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68484

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Percy Sharp

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307909

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