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Emsworth, Hampshire [3]

Hartley Wintney Hampshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Liss, Hampshire [2]

Odiham, Hampshire [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Southwark South Australia [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Brechin [1]

Brentford, London [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Chester [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Crondall, Hampshire, England [1]

Curragh, Kildare [1]

Darlimurla Victoria [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Feltercairn Scotland [1]

Fleet, Hants [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hampshire England [1]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Holt, Hampshire [1]

Hurley England [1]

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Kent [1]

Kooroongarra Queensland [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Laurencekirk. [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Long sutton, Hampshire [1]

Malling, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [225]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [25]

Driver [24]

Serjeant [21]

Captain [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Chaplain [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [32]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Gordon Highlanders [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hussars [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Life Guards [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [376]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Royal Navy [45]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [551]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [542]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Australia [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

Emsworth, Hampshire [3] Hartley Wintney Hampshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Liss, Hampshire [2] Odiham, Hampshire [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Southwark South Australia [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldgate, London [1] Brechin [1] Brentford, London [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Chester [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Crondall, Hampshire, England [1] Curragh, Kildare [1] Darlimurla Victoria [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Feltercairn Scotland [1] Fleet, Hants [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Hampshire [1] Hampshire England [1] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Holt, Hampshire [1] Hurley England [1] Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Kent [1] Kooroongarra Queensland [1] Lambeth, London [1] Laurencekirk. [1] Liverpool England [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Long sutton, Hampshire [1] Malling, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [225] Gunner [28] Corporal [25] Driver [24] Serjeant [21] Captain [10] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Sapper [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Worker [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Chaplain [1] Temporary Colonel [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [32] Labour Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] London Regiment [18] Royal Engineers [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Gordon Highlanders [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hussars [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Life Guards [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Engineers [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [376] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Royal Navy [45] Australian Imperial Force [33] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

S [551] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [542] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Australia [1] Malaysia [1]

Raymond Harold Silver

Born 1892

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 1936 Private 4th Pioneer Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1936 Private

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Ernest George Silver

Born 1878

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63878

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Walter Barrington Silver

Born 1866

Died 1914

British Army Major Reserve of Officers

British Army Major Royal Irish Fusiliers

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William Silver

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269766

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Keith Silver

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Silver

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2932 Serjeant London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

British Army 2932 Rifleman London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

British Army 2932 Corporal London Regiment 18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)

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Beryl B Silver

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93312

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Maurice Silver

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66872

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George Edward Silver

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 10905 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Abraham Silver

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 37400 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Walter John Silver

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148076

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Brian Silver

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 87540 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Goodman Silver

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32911

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Sydney Edwin Silver

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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Joseph Adams Silver

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 15893 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 15893 Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Bn.

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Charles Silver

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2053 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Alexander Mcrobbie Fraser Silver

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 2043 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 301417 Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edwin Robert Silver

Born 1879

Died 1953

British Army TS/5826 Shoeing Smith Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas George Silver

Born 1896

Died 1927

Royal Navy M13682

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Ernest Edwin Silver

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241214

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