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Torquay, Devon [4]

Poplar, London [3]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Brixham, Devon, England [2]

Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Minmi New South Wales [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belmont, Durham [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cramlington, Northumberland [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cubitt Town, Middlesex, England [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hackney England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hodstone Leicester [1]

Holsworthy, Devon, England [1]

Howick, Natal [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leamington Spa England [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1]

Pembrokeshire [1]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Shankhouse, Northumberland [1]

Southampton, England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Strathmerton Victoria [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Timaru [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Yalea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [168]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [13]

Driver [11]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Commander [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Major-General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29]

Labour Corps [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Surrey Yeomanry [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [241]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [324]

Contribution

Military Service [312]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [324] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Torquay, Devon [4] Poplar, London [3] Brixham, Devon [2] Brixham, Devon, England [2] Chipping Barnet, Hertfordshire [2] Greenwich, London [2] Minmi New South Wales [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belmont, Durham [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cramlington, Northumberland [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cubitt Town, Middlesex, England [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hackney England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hodstone Leicester [1] Holsworthy, Devon, England [1] Howick, Natal [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Leamington Spa England [1] Leicestershire [1] Liverpool [1] Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Ottery Saint Mary, Devon [1] Pembrokeshire [1] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Shankhouse, Northumberland [1] Southampton, England [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Strathmerton Victoria [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Timaru [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Yalea Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [168] Gunner [14] Corporal [13] Driver [11] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Commander [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Major-General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [29] Labour Corps [19] London Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Surrey Yeomanry [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [241] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [324]

Contribution

Military Service [312] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles John Shears

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 190463 Private Royal Engineers Railway Coy.

British Army 11870 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11870 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Nelson Shears

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 30434 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 30434 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 7th, and 11th Battalion

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Edward Hornby Shears

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

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George Edward Shears

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188670

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Ernest Windsor Shears

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 7722 Private London Regiment 15 lond Battalion

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Leonard Shears

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53633

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Frederick John Shears

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188364

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Edwin Shears

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4897 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

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Reginald Shears

Died 1916

British Army 19212 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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John Shears

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 241447 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Philip James Shears

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Major Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 13th Battalion

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Reginald Shears

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2919 Private London Regiment

British Army 390641 Private London Regiment

British Army 2919 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Cuthbert Shears

Born 1877

British Army Temporary Major East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Henry Shears

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 4940 Private London Regiment

British Army 532233 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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William D Shears

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 290282 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Herbert W Shears

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 226282 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred Shears

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 5360 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/43396 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph Stanley Shears

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/1378 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/1378 Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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George Arthur Shears

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 72437 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Cecil Shears

Died 1916

British Army 3703 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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