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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]

James Dawson Sheffield

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 838409

Canadian Expeditionary Force 838409 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Victor Sheffield

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 159227

Canadian Expeditionary Force 159227 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Francis Charles Sheffield

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212945

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Thomas Edward Sheffield

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 219467 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Sheffield

Died 1916

British Army 10859 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 10859 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Alfred Charles Sheffield

Died 1917

British Army S4/071973 Corporal Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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George Nelson Sheffield

Died 1918

British Army Major Essex Regiment

British Army Major Nigeria Regiment

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Ralph David Sheffield

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 193 Private London Regiment

British Army 2984 Private Officer Training Corps Inns of Court

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Peter Sheffield

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 23599 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 39876 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William J Sheffield

Died 1916

British Army 24018 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Lancelot Hull Sheffield

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frank Sheffield

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15484 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Horace Sheffield

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 12182 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 12182 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Sheffield

Died 1916

British Army 16174 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Horace Sheffield

Died 1916

British Army 14014 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edward F Sheffield

Born 1895

British Army M2/055065 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/055065 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Francis Edgar Sheffield

Australian Imperial Force 3602

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A G Sheffield

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46727

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William Newton Sheffield

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alfred Sheffield

Australian Imperial Force 476

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