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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Serviceton Victoria [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Birmingham England [2]

Cheshire England [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Horsley, Derbyshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Matlock, Derbyshire [2]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wells, Somerset, England [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Altringham, Cheshire [1]

Basford [1]

Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Baslow, Derbyshire [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bexley Heath, Kent [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cheadle Heath, Cheshire [1]

Cheddar, Somerset [1]

Clay Cross [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Coldwater [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cork [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [1]

Elvetham, Hampshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [441]

Gunner [62]

Sapper [41]

Corporal [40]

Serjeant [38]

Driver [33]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [13]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Articifer [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunnery Sergeant Major [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [75]

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [710]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [950]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [939]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Plymouth, Devon [4] Serviceton Victoria [3] Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Birmingham England [2] Cheshire England [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Horsley, Derbyshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Matlock, Derbyshire [2] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wells, Somerset, England [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Altringham, Cheshire [1] Basford [1] Baslow, Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Baslow, Derbyshire [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beswick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bexley Heath, Kent [1] Bradford England [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Bridgend, Glamorganshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cape Colony [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cheadle Heath, Cheshire [1] Cheddar, Somerset [1] Clay Cross [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Coldwater [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cork [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Eastleigh, Hampshire [1] Elvetham, Hampshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glamorganshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1]

Rank

Private [441] Gunner [62] Sapper [41] Corporal [40] Serjeant [38] Driver [33] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [13] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Bombardier [6] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Petty Officer [2] Reverend [2] Saddler [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Engine Room Articifer [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Gunnery Sergeant Major [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Sapper /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [75] Labour Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [710] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Australian Imperial Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [950] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [939] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [18] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Sheldon

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army GS/5490 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/5490 Private Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Edward Sheldon

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army Shopshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 20011 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20011 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 67th Siege Battery

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George Sheldon

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 30003 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Hebberton Sheldon

Born 1897

Died 1944

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John Sheldon

Born 1888

Died 1941

British Army Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Middlesex Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/1695 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Harry Sheldon

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army M2/019643 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Henry Sheldon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262568

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Frederick Charles Sheldon

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293020

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Frederick Sheldon

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111214

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Albert Sheldon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300975

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William Sheldon

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124493

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William George Sheldon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284065

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Cyril Steel Sheldon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272844

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William Henry Sheldon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121402

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William Sheldon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143854

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George William Augustus Sheldon

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1255 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Francis Whitworth Sheldon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292886

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Timothy Sheldon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54971

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Arthur Chas Sheldon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188803

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George Henry Sheldon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301775

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