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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]

Sidney Charles Silver

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105513

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Harry Silver

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143221

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Abraham Silver

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170825

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Frank Silver

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177075

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Matthew Wilson Silver

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185756

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James Gibb Silver

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3445

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Soloman Silver

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92729

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Christopher Arthur Silver

Born 1885

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 622922

Canadian Expeditionary Force 622922 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Wiltshire Silver

Born 1894

Died 1914

Canadian Navy MO/416 Midshipman HMS Good Hope

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Walter Joseph Silver

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 5100 Private Gordon Highlanders 7th Bn

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Henry William Stanley Silver

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209427

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Paul Butler Silver

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270816

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Alexander Silver

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1611 Private Gordon Highlanders

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John Silver

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 137 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Edward Silver

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Walter Lawrence Conningham Silver

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Silver

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4/2873 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200796 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Francis Martin Silver

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 370112 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Silver

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10118 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Hercombe Silver

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9001 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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