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Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Church Knowle, Dorset [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Coggeshall England [1]

Coggeshall, Essex [1]

Coggeshalt, Essex [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Faversham England [1]

Fogo NF [1]

Fogo, NF [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Long Melford, Suffolk [1]

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire [1]

Newfoundland [1]

North Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Norwich England [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Saint Marylebone, London [1]

South Molton, Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

West Molesey, Surrey [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [6]

Driver [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Saddler Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Surgeon 1st Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Sergeant Mechanic, later Sergeant Fitter (AE) [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [12]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Department [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [142]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [185]

Contribution

Military Service [182]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Dorchester, Dorset [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Church Knowle, Dorset [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Coggeshall England [1] Coggeshall, Essex [1] Coggeshalt, Essex [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Faversham England [1] Fogo NF [1] Fogo, NF [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] London England [1] Long Melford, Suffolk [1] Market Bosworth, Leicestershire [1] Newfoundland [1] North Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Norwich England [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Saint Marylebone, London [1] South Molton, Barnstaple, Devon [1] Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] West Molesey, Surrey [1] Willesden, London [1]

Rank

Private [91] Corporal [13] Serjeant [8] Gunner [6] Sapper [6] Driver [5] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Saddler Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Surgeon 1st Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Sergeant Mechanic, later Sergeant Fitter (AE) [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [12] Hampshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Indian Medical Department [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Impregnable [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Service

British Army [142] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [185]

Contribution

Military Service [182] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Thomas Leonard Shave

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 39590 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 39590 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

British Army 39590 Acting Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

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Victor Samson Shave

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 21115 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 21115 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel Shave

Died 1916

British Army 47218 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edwin Lazelle Shave

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 1699 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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George R. Shave

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2039 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Denver Varnell Shave

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180071 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force No.1 School of Military Aeronautics

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William Burton Shave

Born 1895

Died 1939

British Army 543 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Alfred Shave

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 2869 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Frederick W Shave

Died 1917

British Army 36495 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Henry Arthur Shave

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 43310 Private Essex Regiment

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George Shave

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1760 Rifleman London Regiment 5th (City of London) Battalion, London Rifle Brigade

British Army 1760 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Herbert Shave

Died 1918

British Army 24612 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Charles Shave

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31721

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Alford John Shave

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478557

Canadian Expeditionary Force 478557 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Edgar Percy Shave

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 14295 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 14295 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Robert William Shave

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211122

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Lionel Priaulx Shave

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242549

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Bertram Phillip George Shave

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 18962 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Leslie Harrie Shave

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4552 Private London Regiment

British Army 760687 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Alfred Shave

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 9499 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 9499 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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