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Dysart Tasmania [4]

Kempton Tasmania [3]

Bagdad Tasmania [2]

Hindmarsh South Australia [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Brendon, Norfolk [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hove, Sussex [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

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London, Hoxton, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longham, Dorset [1]

Lordingbridge England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk [1]

Ringwood, Hampshire [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Southampton [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Strahan Tasmania [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Verwood, Dorset [1]

Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Wilton England [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

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Private [111]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [9]

Sapper [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [18]

Labour Corps [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Military Provost Staff Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Australian Force Royal Flying Corps [1]

Berkshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [181]

Royal Navy [23]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

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Contribution

Military Service [238]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [242] Stories Communities

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Dysart Tasmania [4] Kempton Tasmania [3] Bagdad Tasmania [2] Hindmarsh South Australia [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Brendon, Norfolk [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Erith, Kent [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] London England [1] London, Hoxton, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longham, Dorset [1] Lordingbridge England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk [1] Ringwood, Hampshire [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Southampton [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Strahan Tasmania [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Verwood, Dorset [1] Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Wilton England [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [111] Gunner [26] Corporal [13] Serjeant [10] Driver [9] Sapper [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [18] Labour Corps [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Norfolk Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Military Provost Staff Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Australian Force Royal Flying Corps [1] Berkshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [181] Royal Navy [23] Australian Imperial Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

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S [242]

Contribution

Military Service [238] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

George Alfred Douglas Shearing

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 43899 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery

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Albert George Shearing

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213259

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Alfred Shearing

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34486

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Charles James Shearing

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88208

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William James Shearing

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262328

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Ernest L J Shearing

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 306239 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Henry Stanley Shearing

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102723

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Christopher Alexander Shearing

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16187

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George Shearing

Died 1917

British Army 26522 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26522 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur R. Shearing

Died 1914

British Army 9050 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William E Shearing

British Army SD/736 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Sidney Walter Shearing

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 32043 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William H Shearing

Died 1918

British Army 15527 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harold A Shearing

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 34806 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Arthur G Shearing

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 159256 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 250895 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR/268102 Private Royal Engineers

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George Shearing

Died 1917

British Army 43341 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Robert Shearing

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 9174 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 33111 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Walter Shearing

Born 1884

Died 1916

Royal Navy 10921 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS INVINCIBLE

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Frederick John Travers Shearing

Australian Imperial Force 3149

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William Shearing

Died 1916

British Army 49256 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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