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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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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]

William Sherriff

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 2712 Private Royal Scots

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Frank Sherriff

Died 1917

British Army 17778 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Ernest Thomas Sherriff

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295290

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Lawrence Arthur Page Sherriff

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179173

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John William Sherriff

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy Z/5254 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Bristol Division

Royal Navy Bristol Z/5254 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS President III

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Bernard Henry Sherriff

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 825064 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Herbert Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 572

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Arthur Mason Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 4529

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Thomas Sherriff

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185053

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Arthur Mcewan Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 2320

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Percival John Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 3405

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Ernest James Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 1425

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George Edward Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 1113

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William Henry Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 3216

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Mary Alice Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force

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George Sherriff

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army Second Lieutenant Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Indian Mountain Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Artillery

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John Sherriff

Born 1863

Royal Navy 137 Royal Marines Depot

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Edward Sherriff

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 928358

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Peter Davidson Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 1797

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John Thomas Sherriff

Australian Imperial Force 1293

Australian Imperial Force 1425

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