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Nhill Victoria [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Kellalac Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Buckley, Flint [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Chester [1]

Crosby, Lancashire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

East Ham, Cheshire [1]

Gresford, Wrexham [1]

Hewell Victoria [1]

Lancashire [1]

Liverpool (West Derby) [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sorell Tasmania [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

St. Saviour Southwark [1]

Stockport, Cheshire, England [1]

Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Waverton, Cheshire [1]

Welshampton [1]

Wrexham , Wales [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Gunner [19]

Sapper [15]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Labour Corps [22]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [260]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [317]

Contribution

Military Service [312]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [317] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nhill Victoria [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Chester, Cheshire [2] Kellalac Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Buckley, Flint [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Chester [1] Crosby, Lancashire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] East Ham, Cheshire [1] Gresford, Wrexham [1] Hewell Victoria [1] Lancashire [1] Liverpool (West Derby) [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sorell Tasmania [1] South Shields, Durham [1] St. Saviour Southwark [1] Stockport, Cheshire, England [1] Wantage, Berkshire [1] Waverton, Cheshire [1] Welshampton [1] Wrexham , Wales [1]

Rank

Private [171] Gunner [19] Sapper [15] Driver [13] Serjeant [10] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Flying Officer [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Labour Corps [22] Liverpool Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Highlanders [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Tank Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [260] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [317]

Contribution

Military Service [312] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Willie Shone

Born 1898

Royal Navy J38518

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Ernest Orme Shone

Born 1894

Royal Navy J7764

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Wilfred Orme Shone

Born 1895

Royal Navy J11032

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Thomas Shone

Born 1892

Royal Navy K10664

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James Shone

Born 1895

Royal Navy K51802

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Henry Shone

Born 1891

Royal Navy SS109634

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Thomas Henry Shone

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/2637 Royal Naval Division

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James Francis Shone

Born 1878

British Army 24777 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 593855 Private Labour Corps

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Henry Edward Shone

Born 1885

Royal Navy 225659

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Charles Norman Shone

Born 1894

Royal Navy R/786 Royal Naval Division

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Frederick Thomas Shone

Born 1892

Royal Navy Z/1480 Royal Naval Division

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Edward Shone

Born 1898

Royal Navy J63765

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Joseph Benjamin Shone

Born 1893

Royal Navy K40648

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Walter Gilbert Shone

Born 1887

Royal Navy K42953

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Edward Hamilton Shone

Born 1896

Royal Navy L9624

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Thomas Shone

Born 1890

Royal Navy M4059

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Emmerson Shone

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS8392

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Henry Shone

British Army 9640 Colour Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 9640 Warrant Officer Class 2 King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edgar Clarence Shone

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2114854

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Percy Shone

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442569

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