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Meredith Victoria [5]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Box, Wiltshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Gladwin, Michigan [1]

Hampshire [1]

Millwall, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Roath, Glamorganshire [1]

St Johns, Chatham, Kent [1]

Uxbridge, Ontario [1]

Walthamstow, East London [1]

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Private [45]

Gunner [5]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Driver [4]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

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Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Royal Engineers [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Active Citizen Force 2nd Mounted Rifles Natal Carbineers [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Castor [1]

Hussars [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

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British Army [74]

Royal Navy [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [110]

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United Kingdom [1]

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Meredith Victoria [5] Brighton, Sussex [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Box, Wiltshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Gladwin, Michigan [1] Hampshire [1] Millwall, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Roath, Glamorganshire [1] St Johns, Chatham, Kent [1] Uxbridge, Ontario [1] Walthamstow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [45] Gunner [5] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Driver [4] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Captain [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Active Citizen Force 2nd Mounted Rifles Natal Carbineers [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Castor [1] Hussars [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine SS Curaca [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [74] Royal Navy [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

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Military Service [110]

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United Kingdom [1]

Albert Charles Shell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 372923 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5843 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur James Shell

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 10054 Royal Marine Artillery

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine SS Curaca

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Robert Shell

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92819

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Leonard Arthur Shell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234405

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Ernest Valentine Shell

Died 1916

British Army 11291 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Albert Victor Shell

Died 1917

British Army 28168 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Shell

Born 1900

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1096065

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1096065 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Samuel Albert Shell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175954

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Albert Edward Shell

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67617

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William Henry Shell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84417

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Edgar William Shell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227625

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Arthur Shell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15941

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James Henry Shell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212350

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Benjamin Alfred William Shell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282221

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Montague George Shell

Born 1886

Royal Navy SS103354 Stoker 1st Class HMS Castor

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William Walter Shell

Australian Imperial Force 5092

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George Samuel Shell

Australian Imperial Force 4883

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John Henry Shell

Australian Imperial Force 27822

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Robert James Shell

Australian Imperial Force 4223

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Charles Francis Shell

Australian Imperial Force 381c

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