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Backworth, England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chewton Victoria [1]

Darwin New South Wales [1]

Donamon, Roscommon [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Fulwell, Durham [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1]

Melrose, Roxburghshire [1]

Sharlston, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

St Cuthberts, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wicklow [1]

Yass New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [70]

Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain Major [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers/Special Reserve/Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [111]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [138]

Contribution

Military Service [133]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [138] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Backworth, England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chewton Victoria [1] Darwin New South Wales [1] Donamon, Roscommon [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Fulwell, Durham [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [1] Melrose, Roxburghshire [1] Sharlston, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] St Cuthberts, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wicklow [1] Yass New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [70] Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Forewoman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain Major [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Irish Guards [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [1] Northumberland Fusiliers/Special Reserve/Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Transport [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [111] Australian Imperial Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [138]

Contribution

Military Service [133] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

James Shiel

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 6981 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Francis Robert Archibald Shiel

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army Captain Acting Major Northumbrian Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Shiel

Born 1881

Died 1915

Royal Navy 271006

Royal Navy 271006 Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class H.M.S. "Formidable."

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Francis Shiel

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12158

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Thomas Heckles Shiel

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4236

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William Robert Shiel

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81980

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John James Shiel

Died 1915

British Army 6904 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Hubert Trevor Shiel

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Robert Shiel

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 10048 Private Scots Guards

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William Shiel

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 2505 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 201442 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Alfred Joseph Nelson Shiel

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152545

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William Lalor Shiel

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179174

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James Phillip Shiel

Australian Imperial Force

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John Shiel

Australian Imperial Force 210

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Vincent Patrick Shiel

Born 1897

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 41115 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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James Shiel

Died 1920

British Army 154299 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Shiel

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3620 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 203287 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 203287 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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James Shiel

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12493 Private Scots Guards 3rd Bn.

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Daniel Shiel

Died 1915

British Army 12677 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12677 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Shiel

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 21/202 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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