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Erith, Kent [5]

Lambeth, London [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [2]

Marylebone [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brentford [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bunglegumbie New South Wales [1]

Chesham, Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cheshunt England [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1]

Cowley Cottages Cowley Middlesex [1]

Crayford Kent [1]

Crewkerne England [1]

Derby Derbyshire [1]

Devon [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Erith, Kent, England [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hadleigh, Essex [1]

Hamilton Tasmania [1]

Hampton, London [1]

Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Medindie South Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moreton Hampstead, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [382]

Corporal [31]

Driver [29]

Gunner [25]

Sapper [18]

Serjeant [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Drummer [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Domestic 1st Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Reverend Captain [1]

S/Conductor [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Signalman [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Strapper [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Field Artillery [41]

London Regiment [39]

Royal Engineers [39]

Labour Corps [38]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Dorsetshire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Essex Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Lancers [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [533]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [692]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [672]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Erith, Kent [5] Lambeth, London [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Hobart Tasmania [3] Chatham, Kent [2] Cowes, Isle of Wight, England [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [2] Marylebone [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Poole, Dorset [2] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brentford [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bunglegumbie New South Wales [1] Chesham, Amersham, Buckinghamshire [1] Cheshunt England [1] Clapton, London [1] Corfe Mullen, Dorset [1] Cowley Cottages Cowley Middlesex [1] Crayford Kent [1] Crewkerne England [1] Derby Derbyshire [1] Devon [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Erith, Kent, England [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hadleigh, Essex [1] Hamilton Tasmania [1] Hampton, London [1] Harlesden, Hendon, Middlesex, England [1] Hendon, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Medindie South Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moreton Hampstead, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [382] Corporal [31] Driver [29] Gunner [25] Sapper [18] Serjeant [16] Lance Corporal [12] Pioneer [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Drummer [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Domestic 1st Class [1] Fireman [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major [1] Reverend Captain [1] S/Conductor [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Signalman [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Strapper [1] Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [47] Royal Field Artillery [41] London Regiment [39] Royal Engineers [39] Labour Corps [38] Middlesex Regiment [26] Dorsetshire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Machine Gun Corps [19] Essex Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Lancers [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [533] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [692] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [672] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Thomas Sibley

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army P/1623 Private Rifle Brigade

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David Sibley

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1076 Private London Regiment

British Army 1076 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Samuel Sibley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 9633 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9633 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Robert Sibley

Born 1888

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine, S.S. Liberty IV

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George Edward Deves

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Vivid II, Thunderer

Royal Navy K19163 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Dolphin, Maidstone HM Submarine E24

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George Sibley

Born 1896

British Army 18346 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harold Ernest Reuben Sibley

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 13724 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7418 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Robert Arthur Sibley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9794

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Frederick William James Sibley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9891

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Fred Sibley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276726

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Edgar Raymond Sibley

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 91687 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Harold James Sibley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 22070 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edwin Paul Sibley

Born 1889

Died 1943

British Army 31312 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 492672 Private Labour Corps

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Charles James Sibley

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304848

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Desmond Wilkie Sibley

Born 1898

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force

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Bertram Harvey Sibley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264333

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Walter Sibley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284497

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Henry George Sibley

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238249

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William George Sibley

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9158 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Princess Charlotte of Wales's 2nd Battalion

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Harry Alfred Sibley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 37780 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 37780 Acting Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 37780 Corporal Royal Engineers

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