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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]

Montague Shears

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 6043 Private London Regiment

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Edmund George Shears

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 10060 Private Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army 10060 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Albert Shears

Died 1918

British Army 290205 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Thomas Shears

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7449 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest Nye Shears

Died 1917

British Army 495680 Private London Regiment

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Frank Shears

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 657 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355354 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355354 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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William Percival Shears

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283696

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Henry Stephen Shears

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25631

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Herbert George Shears

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54965

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Arthur Allan Shears

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9639

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Horace Humby Shears

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13049

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Charles Edwin Shears

Born 1883

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925128 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 925128 Canadian Infantry, 102nd Battalion

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Edward Puckle Stevens Shears

Australian Imperial Force 19403

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Frederick William James Shears

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8011

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Leslie John Shears

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196675

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Harold John Shears

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218232

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Alfred W Shears

Died 1917

British Army L/1882 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leslie Shears

Died 1918

British Army 131904 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 131904 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Shears

Died 1915

British Army 9150 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Henry Shears

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 201175 Private East Surrey Regiment

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