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Greta New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Melbourne [1]

Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire [1]

Newcastle England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Surrey England [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Victoria, Australia [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Woolwich [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Gunner [15]

Driver [12]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Pioneer [2]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Rear Admiral (Retired) [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Retired Vice Admiral [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment attached Suffolk Regiment [1]

Carnatic Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment Depot [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [165]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [190]

Contribution

Military Service [185]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [190] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Greta New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Melbourne [1] Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire [1] Newcastle England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Surrey England [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Victoria, Australia [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Woolwich [1]

Rank

Private [114] Gunner [15] Driver [12] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Pioneer [2] Admiral [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Rear Admiral (Retired) [1] Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Retired Vice Admiral [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Stoker [1] Sub Conductor [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Labour Corps [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Engineers [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Essex Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment attached Suffolk Regiment [1] Carnatic Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment Depot [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [165] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [190]

Contribution

Military Service [185] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Arthur Joseph Shortland

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 20312 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 43494 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 43494 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis Edward Shortland

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 265823 Colour Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frederick George Shortland

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268363

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W Shortland

Died 1915

British Army 16619 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas William Shortland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211233

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Fred Shortland

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269429

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Harry Shortland

Died 1917

British Army 5341 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 202427 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Walter Shortland

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 20908 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Gabriel Shortland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 157160 The Queen's Regiment

British Army 42745 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Arthur Alfred Shortland

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1281 Private London Regiment

British Army 1281 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frederick Shortland

Died 1917

British Army 9767 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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F Shortland

Died 1915

British Army 8867 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Shortland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 67581 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Shortland

Died 1918

British Army 205885 Private London Regiment

British Army 205885 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Ernest Shortland

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 12677 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12677 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 12677 Company Serjeant Major East Yorkshire Regiment

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Russell Shortland

Died 1918

British Army 201892 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Shortland

Died 1917

British Army 112073 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Shortland

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119531

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Philip Reginald Shortland

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58278

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Albert Shortland

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14738 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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