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Rochdale, Lancashire [3]

Alford, Lincolnshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [2]

Magill South Australia [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Swinefleet, Goole [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Aylesford, Kent, England [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackwater, Hampshire [1]

Brampton England [1]

Brandesburton, Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Burton Agnes England [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Cobridge, Staffordshire [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dover England [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Ledbury, Herefordshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leytonstone, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Long Eaton [1]

Lowestoft [1]

Luddington, Lincolnshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Millbrook, Hampshire [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Newbold, Derbyshire [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1]

Newton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [311]

Driver [41]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal [20]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Wagoner; Wagoner [2]

Worker [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Fitter Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/ Corporal/ Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Waggoner; Wagoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [52]

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [41]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [486]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [598]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

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People [615] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Rochdale, Lancashire [3] Alford, Lincolnshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Goole, Yorkshire, England [2] Magill South Australia [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Swinefleet, Goole [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Aylesford, Kent, England [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackwater, Hampshire [1] Brampton England [1] Brandesburton, Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Burton Agnes England [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Cobridge, Staffordshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dover England [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Ledbury, Herefordshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leytonstone, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Long Eaton [1] Lowestoft [1] Luddington, Lincolnshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Millbrook, Hampshire [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Newbold, Derbyshire [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [1] Newton, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [311] Driver [41] Gunner [39] Serjeant [21] Corporal [20] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Wagoner; Wagoner [2] Worker [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Fitter Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/ Corporal/ Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Waggoner; Wagoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [52] Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [41] Royal Field Artillery [40] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [486] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [615]

Contribution

Military Service [598] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1]

William Shipley

British Army 32571 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William W Shipley

British Army 389 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 174972 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 233601 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William H Shipley

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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William S Shipley

British Army 57347 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Shipley

British Army WR/601987 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William E Shipley

British Army 56723 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Shipley

British Army 49231 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 412987 Private Labour Corps

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William Shipley

British Army 796682 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Shipley

British Army S/11996 Private Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Shipley

British Army 29073 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 9985 Private Labour Corps

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Robson Shipley

British Army 34099 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William John Shipley

British Army 16920 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 515445 Private Labour Corps

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W Shipley

British Army 20 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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E Shipley

British Army 216 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Eward Shipley

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