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Plymouth, Devon [12]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Southampton, Hampshire [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

London England [6]

Barnstaple, Devon [5]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Abingdon, Berkshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Gisborne Victoria [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Jersey, Channel Islands [4]

Marylebone, London [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Berwick, Northumberland [3]

Bideford, Devon [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [2]

Blandford England [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Evandale South Australia [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hanham, Gloucestershire [2]

Irchester, Northamptonshire [2]

Rank

Private [1372]

Gunner [143]

Corporal [120]

Driver [116]

Sapper [87]

Serjeant [85]

Lance Corporal [46]

Lieutenant [42]

Second Lieutenant [33]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Corporal [23]

Captain [22]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [11]

Major [10]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Rifleman [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Worker [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chaplain to the Forces [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Saddler [2]

Stoker [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [170]

Labour Corps [154]

Army Service Corps [151]

Royal Engineers [148]

Royal Garrison Artillery [82]

London Regiment [76]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Devonshire Regiment [61]

Northumberland Fusiliers [58]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Durham Light Infantry [43]

Middlesex Regiment [42]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [35]

Rifle Brigade [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [32]

Royal Naval Division [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [30]

Highland Light Infantry [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Army Service Corps [24]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Welsh Regiment [22]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15]

Service

British Army [2053]

Royal Navy [291]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [143]

Australian Imperial Force [114]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [2849]

H [3]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2762]

Merchant Navy [67]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

South Africa [2]

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Plymouth, Devon [12] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] London, Middlesex, England [7] Southampton, Hampshire [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] London England [6] Barnstaple, Devon [5] Bath, Somerset [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Abingdon, Berkshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Gisborne Victoria [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Jersey, Channel Islands [4] Marylebone, London [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Berwick, Northumberland [3] Bideford, Devon [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bitton, Gloucestershire [2] Blandford England [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Durham, Durham [2] Edmonton, London [2] Evandale South Australia [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Hackney, London [2] Hanham, Gloucestershire [2] Irchester, Northamptonshire [2]

Rank

Private [1372] Gunner [143] Corporal [120] Driver [116] Sapper [87] Serjeant [85] Lance Corporal [46] Lieutenant [42] Second Lieutenant [33] Pioneer [24] Acting Corporal [23] Captain [22] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [11] Major [10] Acting Bombardier [8] Rifleman [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Worker [6] Able Seaman [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chaplain to the Forces [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Saddler [2] Stoker [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [170] Labour Corps [154] Army Service Corps [151] Royal Engineers [148] Royal Garrison Artillery [82] London Regiment [76] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Devonshire Regiment [61] Northumberland Fusiliers [58] Machine Gun Corps [50] Durham Light Infantry [43] Middlesex Regiment [42] Royal Fusiliers [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [35] Rifle Brigade [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [32] Royal Naval Division [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [30] Highland Light Infantry [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [25] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Army Service Corps [24] Somerset Light Infantry [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Welsh Regiment [22] East Surrey Regiment [21] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Defence Corps [19] Royal Irish Rifles [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Royal Highlanders [17] Royal Irish Fusiliers [17] Essex Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [15]

Service

British Army [2053] Royal Navy [291] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144] Canadian Expeditionary Force [143] Australian Imperial Force [114] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [2849] H [3] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2762] Merchant Navy [67] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [67] South Africa [2]

Montague William Edwin Short

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62424

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Herbert Short

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168926

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William Langdon Short

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73051

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Louis Alfred Short

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262828

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Edward Short

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282470

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Frederick Charles Arthur Short

Born 1899

Died 1988

Royal Navy J41095 Leading Telegraphist

Royal Navy J41095 Boy Telegraphist HMS REVENGE

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Louis Francis Short

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208173

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Thomas Short

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239272

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John Short

Born 1900

Died 1989

British Army 10833 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 202398 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Herbert Short D.cm. C.g.

Born 1895

Died 1954

British Army 28436 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 145080 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Acting Company Sergeant Major Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish) 10th Btn. Kings Liverpool

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Pursey Frederick Short

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/1383 Signalman Royal Naval Division

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Samuel Henry Short

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225215

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Stephen James Short

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245360

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Edward Short

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 13328 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 13328 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Frank Short

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 48218 Private East Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

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John Short

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2850 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 2850 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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George William Short

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army G/1173 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles Walter Short

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 97959 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John T Short

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 18890 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank Short

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 19/761 Private Durham Light Infantry

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