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Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Bexhill, Sussex [2]

Biddenden, Kent [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Taree New South Wales [2]

Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1]

Bexhill-on-Sea Sussex [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Coopernook New South Wales [1]

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Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Graffham, Sussex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Kendall New South Wales [1]

Leeds England [1]

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Merivale ON [1]

Queensbury, Yorkshire [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Sussex [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Driver [17]

Gunner [13]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Lancers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

21st Reserve Bttln [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [171]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [220]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [6] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Bexhill, Sussex [2] Biddenden, Kent [2] Peckham, London [2] Taree New South Wales [2] Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1] Bexhill-on-Sea Sussex [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Coopernook New South Wales [1] Dover [1] Eastbourne [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Graffham, Sussex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Hartfield, Sussex, England [1] Hastings England [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Kendall New South Wales [1] Leeds England [1] London England [1] Merivale ON [1] Queensbury, Yorkshire [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Sussex [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] Walworth, London [1] Whitstable, Kent, England [1]

Rank

Private [117] Driver [17] Gunner [13] Corporal [8] Serjeant [7] Sapper [5] Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [19] Labour Corps [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] West Riding Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Lancers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Scots [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 21st Reserve Bttln [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [171] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [228]

Contribution

Military Service [220] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Frederick Charles Shoesmith

Born 1893

Died 1967

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 21st Reserve Bttln

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Arthur Shoesmith

Died 1916

British Army 26233 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 323 Private Training Reserve 11th Battalion

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Halstead Shoesmith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196313

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Fritz William Shoesmith

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142656

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Albert George Barratt Shoesmith

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131939

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John Shoesmith

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196371

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Alfred Shoesmith

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army G/3930 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/3930 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Edward James Shoesmith

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2/10989 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Percy George Shoesmith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223418

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Frederick Herbert Walter Shoesmith

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3647 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Cinque Ports Battalion

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Thomas Albert Shoesmith

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196157

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Granville Shoesmith

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46994

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James Harold Shoesmith

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5106

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William Henry Shoesmith

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784150

Canadian Expeditionary Force 784150 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Albert Andrew Shoesmith

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221828

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James Alfred Shoesmith

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/64176 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/64176 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick Shoesmith

Died 1918

British Army 35965 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 57564 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Shoesmith

Died 1918

British Army 29/473 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arnold Shoesmith

Died 1918

British Army 12/511 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Harry Shoesmith

Died 1916

British Army 2910 Private London Regiment

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