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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Cork [2]

Ballaincen, Cork [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballineen, Cork [1]

Bandon, Cork [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Co. Clare [1]

Enniskean, Cork [1]

Fairfield New South Wales [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Holborn [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Mylane, Cork [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Rockland St. Mary, Norfolk, England [1]

Saint Aubyn, Devon [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Smithfield New South Wales [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [55]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Army Service Corps [9]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Forestry Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Quebec Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cavalry Frontier Force [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Sherwood Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [84]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

S [135]

Contribution

Military Service [134]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Ireland [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [3] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Cork [2] Ballaincen, Cork [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballineen, Cork [1] Bandon, Cork [1] Battersea, London [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Co. Clare [1] Enniskean, Cork [1] Fairfield New South Wales [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Holborn [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Mylane, Cork [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Rockland St. Mary, Norfolk, England [1] Saint Aubyn, Devon [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Smithfield New South Wales [1] Worthing, Sussex [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [55] Driver [9] Serjeant [6] Gunner [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [13] Army Service Corps [9] Labour Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Forestry Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Quebec Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cavalry Frontier Force [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS NESSUS [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Sherwood Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [84] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

S [135]

Contribution

Military Service [134] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Ireland [1]

Alfred Shorten

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6096 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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William Shorten

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194667

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Stephen Shorten

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119446

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Frank Clinton Shorten

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 12313 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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George Walter Shorten

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209318

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Percy Claud Shorten

Died 1916

British Army 11915 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Herbert W Shorten

Died 1916

British Army 3/7349 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest William Shorten

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army T4/058272 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/058272 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Arthur H Shorten

Died 1917

British Army 2786 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200493 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Allan Roy Shorten

Australian Imperial Force 83871

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William Welply Shorten

Born 1888

Died 1921

British Army 1019724 Lance Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Mark Shorten

Died 1916

British Army 5881 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 21033 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 5881 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Edgar Shorten

Died 1915

British Army 8599 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Robert Sydney Shorten

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 23246 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Daniel Shorten

Died 1917

British Army G/11304 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William J Shorten

Died 1919

British Army 547042 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 570135 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 375877 Sapper London Regiment

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William Shorten

Born 1880

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470269

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470269 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Henry Shorten

Born 1864

Died 1920

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1012727

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1012727 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Charles Thomas Shorten

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171844

Canadian Expeditionary Force 171844 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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George Forbes Shorten

Born 1898

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 640126

Canadian Expeditionary Force 640126 Private Canadian Infantry

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