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Plymouth, Devon [6]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Berwick Victoria [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aylesbeare, Devon [1]

Bristol [1]

Broughty Ferrry, Angus [1]

Broughty Ferry, Angus [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Devonport Tasmania [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Exeter, Devonshire [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Grantham [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampton Wick, Middlesex [1]

Hawick Scotland [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kimberley, South Africa [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Larbert, Stirlingshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Longwarry Victoria [1]

Molesworth Victoria [1]

Mutley, Devon [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Rockdale New South Wales [1]

Sutterton, Lincolnshire [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Wanganue [1]

West Ham, London [1]

Worcester [1]

Yorkes Peninsula South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [143]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer and Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver and Havildar [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

L. Corporal [1]

Lance Naik [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private and Acting Serjeant [1]

Probationary Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant and Instructor [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Subadar [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 and Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Madras Sappers and Miners [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [227]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [297]

M [2]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [291]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [6] Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Berwick Victoria [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aylesbeare, Devon [1] Bristol [1] Broughty Ferrry, Angus [1] Broughty Ferry, Angus [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canning Town, London [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Devonport Tasmania [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Exeter, Devonshire [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Grantham [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hampton Wick, Middlesex [1] Hawick Scotland [1] Kensington, London [1] Kimberley, South Africa [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Larbert, Stirlingshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Longwarry Victoria [1] Molesworth Victoria [1] Mutley, Devon [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Plymouth England [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Rockdale New South Wales [1] Sutterton, Lincolnshire [1] Totnes, Devon [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Walworth, London [1] Wanganue [1] West Ham, London [1] Worcester [1] Yorkes Peninsula South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [143] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [8] Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Transport Corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer and Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver and Havildar [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] L. Corporal [1] Lance Naik [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private and Acting Serjeant [1] Probationary Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant and Instructor [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Sub Conductor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Subadar [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 and Captain [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Durham Light Infantry [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Madras Sappers and Miners [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [227] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [297] M [2] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [291] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Tom Sherriff

Born 1893

Died 1949

British Army 30133 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Bernard Henry Sherriff

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 831 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 825064 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 240th Brigade

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Robert Cedric Sherriff

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army Probationary Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Percy Sherriff

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 201584 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 201584 L. Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2 4th (T.F.) Battalion

British Army 201584 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Sherriff

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army 27577 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 457882 Private Labour Corps

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Alexander Nimmo Sherriff

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Sherriff

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5406

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William Sherriff

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94687

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George Sherriff

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army S/15239 Private Rifle Brigade

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John George Sherriff

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Henry Alfred Sherriff

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 2931 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 830951 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Bertram Sherriff

Born 1891

Died 1945

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Royal Highlanders

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Leo Frederick David Sherriff

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th (City of Dundee) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Wesley Charles Sherriff

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29139

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Robert Sherriff

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144023

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William James Sherriff

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164251

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William Haynes Sherriff

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298111

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Alexander Sherriff

Died 1918

British Army S/2671 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Albert Stanley Sherriff

Died 1916

British Army 3186 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 266450 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Frederick Sherriff

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23427 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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