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Bristol, Gloucestershire [12]

London England [12]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Footscray Victoria [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Mile End, London [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Abercorn, Monmouthshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [2]

Barrow, Lancashire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bentleigh Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Coburg Victoria [2]

Corton, Wiltshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Euroa Victoria [2]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Limerick [2]

Malvern Victoria [2]

Oldland, Gloucestershire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ranelagh Tasmania [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Woodford Green, Essex [2]

Rank

Private [1343]

Gunner [155]

Driver [127]

Corporal [117]

Serjeant [114]

Sapper [87]

Second Lieutenant [55]

Lance Corporal [50]

Lieutenant [45]

Acting Corporal [27]

Bombardier [24]

Pioneer [23]

Captain [21]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Rifleman [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Guardsman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Gunner [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Assistant Surgeon [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [180]

Royal Engineers [176]

Labour Corps [163]

Army Service Corps [148]

London Regiment [99]

Royal Garrison Artillery [91]

Machine Gun Corps [57]

Gloucestershire Regiment [56]

Wiltshire Regiment [56]

Hampshire Regiment [55]

Royal Fusiliers [54]

Somerset Light Infantry [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Rifle Brigade [43]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [36]

Devonshire Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Middlesex Regiment [34]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

Royal Sussex Regiment [32]

Royal West Kent Regiment [30]

Welsh Regiment [29]

Dorsetshire Regiment [27]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Suffolk Regiment [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Corps of Hussars [18]

Grenadier Guards [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13]

Coldstream Guards [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Service

British Army [2130]

Royal Navy [250]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [178]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [176]

Australian Imperial Force [117]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [2921]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2872]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

New Zealand [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [12] London England [12] Salisbury, Wiltshire [9] London, Middlesex, England [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Brighton, Sussex [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Bristol, Somerset [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Footscray Victoria [4] Fulham, London [4] Mile End, London [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Dover, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Abercorn, Monmouthshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [2] Barrow, Lancashire [2] Battersea, London [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bentleigh Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bristol [2] Bristol England [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Coburg Victoria [2] Corton, Wiltshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Euroa Victoria [2] Greta New South Wales [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Limerick [2] Malvern Victoria [2] Oldland, Gloucestershire [2] Poplar, London [2] Ranelagh Tasmania [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Woodford Green, Essex [2]

Rank

Private [1343] Gunner [155] Driver [127] Corporal [117] Serjeant [114] Sapper [87] Second Lieutenant [55] Lance Corporal [50] Lieutenant [45] Acting Corporal [27] Bombardier [24] Pioneer [23] Captain [21] Acting Serjeant [15] Lance Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Rifleman [8] Able Seaman [7] Guardsman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Company Serjeant Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sub Conductor [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Gunner [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic [2] Assistant Surgeon [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [180] Royal Engineers [176] Labour Corps [163] Army Service Corps [148] London Regiment [99] Royal Garrison Artillery [91] Machine Gun Corps [57] Gloucestershire Regiment [56] Wiltshire Regiment [56] Hampshire Regiment [55] Royal Fusiliers [54] Somerset Light Infantry [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Rifle Brigade [43] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40] Worcestershire Regiment [40] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [36] Devonshire Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Middlesex Regiment [34] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] Royal Sussex Regiment [32] Royal West Kent Regiment [30] Welsh Regiment [29] Dorsetshire Regiment [27] East Surrey Regiment [27] Suffolk Regiment [26] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Corps of Hussars [18] Grenadier Guards [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Manchester Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] South Wales Borderers [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Canadian Infantry [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [13] Coldstream Guards [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Service

British Army [2130] Royal Navy [250] Canadian Expeditionary Force [178] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [176] Australian Imperial Force [117] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [2921] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2872] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37] New Zealand [1]

Frederick Lee Sheppard

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army Reverend (Temp. Chaplain, 4th Class) Royal Army Chaplain's Department With 31st and 56th Divisions

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Charles Edward Sheppard

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 19874 Private Gloucestershire Regiment Depot

British Army 19874 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 19874 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 13th (Forest of Dean Pioneers)

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Enoch Sheppard

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 11542 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Henry Charles Sheppard

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 29247 Private Essex Regiment

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William Sheppard

Born 1885

Died 1949

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 40722 Sergeant NZ Rifle Brigade 23rd Reinforcements

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Hugh Malcolm Sheppard

Born 1891

Died 1957

British Army 20322 Acting Sergeant Royal Engineers 17th Field Co

British Army 20322 Acting Sergeant Royal Engineers 4th Reserve Batallion

British Army 20322 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 17th Field Co

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Walter John Sheppard

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289457 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Samuel Gurney Sheppard

Born 1865

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Hertfordshire Yeomanry

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John Daniel Sheppard

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army 5438 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

British Army G/4443 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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George Oliver Sheppard

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10344 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10344 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10344 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Percy Sheppard

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy Temp Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Gordon Sheppard

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 7582 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 309 Siege Battery

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Charles A Sheppard

Born 1890

Died 1922

British Army 86394 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Alfred Shepherd

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 15544 Lance Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment 13th

British Army 5/20296 Lance Serjeant 6th Training Regiment

British Army 39970 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 34 IBD France

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Joseph Henry Sheppard

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 26869 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Theodore Sheppard

Born 1889

British Army 5618 Private West India Regiment

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Ronald St John Sheppard

Born 1899

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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James William Sheppard

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 17730 Private Worcestershire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Herbert Sheppard

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76650

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Ernest Herbert Sheppard

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169734

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