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Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Benalla Victoria [3]

Bristol [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stockton New South Wales [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Belfast [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Haringay, Middlesex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Kexborough,Wortley,Yorkshire. [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone Road, London [1]

Middlesex [1]

Millbrook, Cornwall [1]

Mortlake, London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nibley, Gloucestershire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Swanley, Kent [1]

Swindon England [1]

Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [127]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [11]

Driver [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [8]

Serjeant [8]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Yeoman Signals [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Medical Officer Captain [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ships Corporal [1]

Shipwright [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

3/5th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment/Commands and Staff [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [280]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Newcastle New South Wales [4] Benalla Victoria [3] Bristol [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stockton New South Wales [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Belfast [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Haringay, Middlesex [1] Holloway, London [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Kexborough,Wortley,Yorkshire. [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone Road, London [1] Middlesex [1] Millbrook, Cornwall [1] Mortlake, London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nibley, Gloucestershire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Swanley, Kent [1] Swindon England [1] Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire [1] Wellington New South Wales [1] Wood Green, London [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [127] Gunner [12] Corporal [11] Driver [11] Lieutenant [9] Captain [8] Serjeant [8] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Yeoman Signals [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Medical Officer Captain [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ships Corporal [1] Shipwright [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 3/5th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment/Commands and Staff [1] Bedfordshire Regiment/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [203] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [280]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Eustace Robert Ambrose Shearman

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Major Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

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Charles Richard Shearman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5424 Private London Regiment

British Army 5424 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Francis George Shearman

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 906 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Melville Shearman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186955

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James Edward Shearman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210916

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William Henry Shearman

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2152 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2152 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Henry Shearman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 28218 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Alfred Shearman

Died 1916

British Army 1982 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Sidney John Shearman

Born 1896

British Army 14824 Suffolk Regiment

British Army 3975 Private Army Cyclist Corps 16th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Harry Shearman

Died 1918

British Army 1310 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 203665 Private Labour Corps

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Edward William Shearman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108486

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Alfred J Shearman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 937 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Shearman

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 306830 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Shearman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 22782 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Thomas Shearman

Died 1915

British Army 8625 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Francis James Shearman

Died 1916

British Army G/1388 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1388 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Ernest Shearman

Died 1917

British Army 26342 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Bert Shearman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/51492 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/51492 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2/10th Battalion

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Edward Thomas Shearman

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 43723 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 573 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sargent J Shearman

Died 1918

British Army 6372 Private London Regiment

British Army 612623 Private London Regiment

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