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Cargo New South Wales [3]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

South Brisbane Queensland [2]

Yaamba Queensland [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Cleveland Ohio, United States of America [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dalgety New South Wales [1]

Dunedin [1]

Eden New South Wales [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Forest Town, Nottinghamshire [1]

Guyra New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Harden, Staffordshire [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Mularala New South Wales [1]

Mulwala New South Wales [1]

Nimmitabel New South Wales [1]

Northampton [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Swadlincote, Derbyshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Winton Queensland [1]

Woolwich, Kent, England [1]

Wyndham New South Wales [1]

Yamba Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [179]

Gunner [22]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private and Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Captain [1]

Ships Surgeon [1]

Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Attached Royal Field Artillery/Special Reserve [1]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [355]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [349]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [356] Stories Communities

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Cargo New South Wales [3] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] South Brisbane Queensland [2] Yaamba Queensland [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Cheshire, England [1] Cleveland Ohio, United States of America [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dalgety New South Wales [1] Dunedin [1] Eden New South Wales [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Forest Town, Nottinghamshire [1] Guyra New South Wales [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Harden, Staffordshire [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Lambeth, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Manchester England [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Mularala New South Wales [1] Mulwala New South Wales [1] Nimmitabel New South Wales [1] Northampton [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Swadlincote, Derbyshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Winton Queensland [1] Woolwich, Kent, England [1] Wyndham New South Wales [1] Yamba Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [179] Gunner [22] Driver [14] Serjeant [13] Corporal [11] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Captain [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private and Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Captain [1] Ships Surgeon [1] Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [30] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [18] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Attached Royal Field Artillery/Special Reserve [1] Ayrshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [269] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [355] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [349] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

William Sherwin

British Army 206623 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Sherwin

British Army 35170 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 31212 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Isaac E Sherwin

British Army 033037 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 568094 Private Labour Corps

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Harry Sherwin

British Army TF1423 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 470894 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert G Sherwin

British Army 16283 Private Hussars

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John Sherwin

British Army R/329991 Private Army Service Corps

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George E Sherwin

British Army 010923 Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 76246 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Albert H Sherwin

British Army 59137 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/3749 Private Rifle Brigade

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Sidney Sherwin

British Army 97992 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army R/446058 Driver Army Service Corps

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George William Sherwin

British Army 204117 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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W Sherwin

British Army 26528 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Sherwin

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33455

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H Sherwin

British Army 545031 Sapper Royal Engineers

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T Sherwin

British Army 256 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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A Sherwin

British Army 680066 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Horace Frederick Bakewell

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 23/444 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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