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Sydney New South Wales [11]

King's Cliffe, Northants [8]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Braidwood New South Wales [5]

Islington, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Leicester [3]

Lincoln [3]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Booval Queensland [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Candelo New South Wales [2]

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

Gillingham, Dorset [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [2]

Portsmouth England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Windsor, Berkshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Abbey Hey, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Ampthill,Bedfordshire [1]

Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Ashby England [1]

Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Ballina New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1319]

Gunner [113]

Serjeant [100]

Driver [97]

Corporal [90]

Sapper [70]

Lance Corporal [59]

Second Lieutenant [56]

Lieutenant [42]

Captain [25]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Major [12]

Bombardier [11]

Pioneer [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Worker [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Drummer [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Major [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Chaplain [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Commander [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler [2]

Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150]

Labour Corps [148]

Royal Engineers [131]

Army Service Corps [126]

Machine Gun Corps [84]

Lincolnshire Regiment [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [73]

Leicestershire Regiment [69]

London Regiment [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [61]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58]

Northamptonshire Regiment [45]

Royal Fusiliers [43]

Middlesex Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [36]

West Yorkshire Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

Bedfordshire Regiment [30]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Norfolk Regiment [24]

West Riding Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20]

Army Ordnance Corps [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Corps of Hussars [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Gordon Highlanders [15]

Royal Irish Rifles [15]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [1997]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [215]

Royal Navy [166]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142]

Australian Imperial Force [123]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [2722]

A [2]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2660]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

China [1]

France [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] King's Cliffe, Northants [8] London, Middlesex, England [6] Braidwood New South Wales [5] Islington, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Hinckley, Leicestershire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Leicester [3] Lincoln [3] Oundle, Northamptonshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Booval Queensland [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Candelo New South Wales [2] Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [2] Erith, Kent [2] Gillingham, Dorset [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newark, Nottinghamshire [2] Portsmouth England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Romsey, Hampshire [2] Southwark, London [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Stepney, London [2] Windsor, Berkshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Abbey Hey, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Ampthill,Bedfordshire [1] Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Ashby England [1] Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Ballina New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [1319] Gunner [113] Serjeant [100] Driver [97] Corporal [90] Sapper [70] Lance Corporal [59] Second Lieutenant [56] Lieutenant [42] Captain [25] Acting Serjeant [15] Acting Corporal [14] Major [12] Bombardier [11] Pioneer [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Colour Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Worker [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Drummer [3] Nursing Sister [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Major [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Chaplain [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Commander [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Reverend [2] Saddler [2] Serjeant /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [150] Labour Corps [148] Royal Engineers [131] Army Service Corps [126] Machine Gun Corps [84] Lincolnshire Regiment [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [73] Leicestershire Regiment [69] London Regiment [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [61] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58] Northamptonshire Regiment [45] Royal Fusiliers [43] Middlesex Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [36] West Yorkshire Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [31] Bedfordshire Regiment [30] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] Royal Army Service Corps [28] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [26] Suffolk Regiment [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Norfolk Regiment [24] West Riding Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [20] Army Ordnance Corps [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [19] Border Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [18] Corps of Hussars [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [16] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Gordon Highlanders [15] Royal Irish Rifles [15] Royal Flying Corps [14] Royal Irish Fusiliers [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [1997] Canadian Expeditionary Force [215] Royal Navy [166] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142] Australian Imperial Force [123] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [2722] A [2] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2660] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [48] China [1] France [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1]

Samuel Simpson Sharpe

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lt Col

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Walter Herbert Sharpe

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198028

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Alfred William Sharpe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166004

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Frederick Walter Sharpe

Born 1885

British Army 1611 Colour Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 569 London Regiment 2/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 569, 1611 Company Quartermaster Serjeant London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Henry Sharpe

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81914

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John Henry Sharpe

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191610

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Samuel Sharpe

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 19848 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Sidney Charles Sharpe

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40518

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George Sharpe

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38379

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John Sharpe

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 30022 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 553051 Gunner Labour Corps

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Alfred Sharpe

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86487

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Herbert William Sharpe

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46565

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Arthur Sharpe

Died 1915

British Army G/4171 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/4171 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/4171 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Joseph Sharpe

Died 1915

British Army 1267 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Maurice Sharpe

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant General List and Royal Flying Corps 21 Squadron

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Edwin Sharpe

Died 1916

British Army 7807 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Jasper Frederick Henry Sharpe

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 67006 Private Labour Corps 112th Battalion

British Army 35482 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Sharpe

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 16460 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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William Sharpe

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15160 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Percy Binfield Sharpe

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217710

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