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West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bexhill England [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lahore [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Ryde Isle of Wight [2]

Southfleet, Kent [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Birdwell, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burmola, Malta [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Cove, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hendon, Durham [1]

Hook Warsash near Southampton [1]

Horndean, Hampshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London North [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Ladywood, Warwickshire [1]

Merino Victoria [1]

Nanango Queensland [1]

Newington, London [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Nottinghill, London [1]

Old Malden, Surrey [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [279]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [27]

Serjeant [27]

Driver [23]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Guardsman [3]

Pioneer [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

2nd Class Aircraft Man [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Orderly [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Quarter Major Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [34]

London Regiment [28]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [437]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

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S [599]

Contribution

Military Service [591]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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West Bromwich, Staffordshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bexhill England [2] Clapham, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lahore [2] Lambeth, London [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Paddington, London [2] Poplar, London [2] Ryde Isle of Wight [2] Southfleet, Kent [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Birdwell, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burmola, Malta [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Cove, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Hampshire [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hendon, Durham [1] Hook Warsash near Southampton [1] Horndean, Hampshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London North [1] Kennington, London [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Ladywood, Warwickshire [1] Merino Victoria [1] Nanango Queensland [1] Newington, London [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Nottinghill, London [1] Old Malden, Surrey [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [279] Gunner [32] Corporal [27] Serjeant [27] Driver [23] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Guardsman [3] Pioneer [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] 2nd Class Aircraft Man [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Major [1] Orderly [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Quarter Major Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [35] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [34] London Regiment [28] Hampshire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [437] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [599]

Contribution

Military Service [591] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Ernest Arthur Silvester

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6308 Corporal Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Sydney Albert Silvester

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army SE/20344 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Anson Lloyd Silvester

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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John William Silvester

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31495 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 1/4824 Private Training Battalion

British Army S/21573 Private Seaforth Highlanders 8th Bn.

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Percival Herbert Silvester

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261781

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Edward John Silvester

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197356

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George Ernest Silvester

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299889

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Walter Silvester

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29341

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Joe Silvester

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69739

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Samuel Charles Silvester

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127722

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Richard Silvester

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133934

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Geoffrey Francis Silvester

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Captain Shropshire Light Infantry

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Charles Silvester

Died 1916

British Army 51949 Private Liverpool Regiment 17th Bn.

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Leslie James Silvester

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1906TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 1906TF Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Bn.

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George James Silvester

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 1358 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 2302 Serjeant Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

British Army Acting Second Lieutenant Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Henry Augustas Silvester

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313250

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Alfred Ferdinand Silvester

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2895 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Silvester

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 307190 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 307190 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Austin Silvester

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186835

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Frederick Milbourne Silvester

Born 1896

Died 1963

British Army 1562 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 89294 Private Machine Gun Corps

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