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Axminster, Devon [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

London England [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Axmister, Devon [1]

Bayswater Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Cambridge [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carlon [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chorleywood or Rickmansworth, Herts [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1]

Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hanwell, London [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Howlong Victoria [1]

Lewisham [1]

Leytonstone England [1]

Liverpool [1]

Monmouth [1]

Mossgiel New South Wales [1]

Nailsea, Bristol, Somerset [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

New Southgate, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Pidley Huntingdonshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Queenstown, County Cork [1]

Richmond New South Wales [1]

Rye Park New South Wales [1]

Saltley, Warwickshire [1]

Shottermill, Haslemere, Surrey [1]

Solihull, Warks [1]

Rank

Private [170]

Gunner [26]

Driver [17]

Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Caporal [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Honourable Artillery Company/Yeomanry [2]

Hussars [2]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [244]

Royal Navy [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

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S [340]

Contribution

Military Service [337]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Axminster, Devon [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] London England [2] Whitstable, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Axmister, Devon [1] Bayswater Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Birmingham [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Cambridge [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carlon [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chorleywood or Rickmansworth, Herts [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cwmbran, Monmouthshire [1] Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hanwell, London [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Howlong Victoria [1] Lewisham [1] Leytonstone England [1] Liverpool [1] Monmouth [1] Mossgiel New South Wales [1] Nailsea, Bristol, Somerset [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] New Southgate, Middlesex [1] Peckham, London [1] Pidley Huntingdonshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Queenstown, County Cork [1] Richmond New South Wales [1] Rye Park New South Wales [1] Saltley, Warwickshire [1] Shottermill, Haslemere, Surrey [1] Solihull, Warks [1]

Rank

Private [170] Gunner [26] Driver [17] Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [8] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Caporal [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32] London Regiment [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Honourable Artillery Company/Yeomanry [2] Hussars [2] Kent Cyclist Battalion [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [244] Royal Navy [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [340]

Contribution

Military Service [337] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Douglas John Silk

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army

British Army 31538 Lance Corporal South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 1767 Private Cheshire Yeomanry 3rd

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Ronald Gwyn Silk

Born 1897

Died 1981

British Army 2072 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 2/5 Battalion

British Army 2072 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 2/5 Battalion

British Army TF/240525 Acting Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Silk

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 17641 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

British Army 17641 Company Serjeant Major Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

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Edwin Guy Silk

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 80 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Norman Galbraith Silk

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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George Silk

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9170 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9170 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9170 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John T Silk

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 20606 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Walter Silk

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405243

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Arthur Silk

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63369

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James William Silk

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60683

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Frederick Silk

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57708

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Linton Silk

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32179

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Frederick Augustus Silk

Died 1915

British Army 4011 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Thomas Silk

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90323

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Leonard William Silk

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army R/2155 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Silk

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 303400 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Silk

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2069 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Percy James Silk

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319894

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Arthur Silk

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81956

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Arthur Silk

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212385

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