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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3]

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Barking, London [1]

Bethnel Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Canonbury, London [1]

Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Coalville [1]

Dublin [1]

Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Jarrow, Durham, England [1]

Kings Co NS [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester England [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Reddish, Lancashire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

St Peters New South Wales [1]

Stamford England [1]

Stratford Place, London [1]

Thomastown Victoria [1]

Torrensville South Australia [1]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1]

Walthamstow, London [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

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Private [152]

Gunner [24]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [13]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [12]

Driver [12]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Aircraft Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Engineers [28]

Labour Corps [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [267]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [363]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [367] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3] Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Stamford, Lincolnshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Barking, London [1] Bethnel Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Canonbury, London [1] Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Coalville [1] Dublin [1] Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Jarrow, Durham, England [1] Kings Co NS [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester England [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Reddish, Lancashire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] St Peters New South Wales [1] Stamford England [1] Stratford Place, London [1] Thomastown Victoria [1] Torrensville South Australia [1] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [1] Walthamstow, London [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wood Green, London [1] Woodford, Essex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [24] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [13] Sapper [13] Serjeant [13] Corporal [12] Driver [12] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Aircraft Mechanic 1st Class [1] Corporal /Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Engineers [28] Labour Corps [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Machine Gun Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [267] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [363] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frank Sheffield

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1802 Private Leicestershire Yeomanry

British Army 1802 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John George Sheffield

Died 1917

British Army G/6479 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Roger Edward Sheffield

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19723 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Leonard A Sheffield

Died 1918

British Army 108959 Staff Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Frank Sheffield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13033 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 13033 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Sheffield

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 94166 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 94166 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 94166 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Sheffield

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 22627 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Walter Sheffield

Died 1917

British Army 52240 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 52240 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Francis W Sheffield

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 2494 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 424168 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Sheffield

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army G/29547 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Frank Sheffield

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 59065 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Harold Sheffield

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177905

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William Sheffield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197761

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Joseph Sheffield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84111

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George Edward Sheffield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87904

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George Sheffield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407417

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George Sheffield

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104980

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Charles Hilliard Sheffield

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170449

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Howard Ernest Sheffield

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46148

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John Herb Sheffield

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745472

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745472 Private Canadian Infantry

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