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Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Keady, County Armagh [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Rhyl. N. Wales [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stonehouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Yarrowee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Corporal [5]

Driver [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Gunner [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1]

Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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S [91]

Contribution

Military Service [87]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [91] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lambeth, Surrey [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Keady, County Armagh [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Oxfordshire [1] Rhyl. N. Wales [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stonehouse, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Yarrowee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [51] Corporal [5] Driver [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Gunner [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Irish Rifles [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [1] Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [91]

Contribution

Military Service [87] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William John Silvey

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 469 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 8th Battalion

British Army 469 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 17th (Training) Battalion

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Samuel James Silvey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68459

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George Silvey

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275367

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George Frederick Silvey

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1454 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Transport

British Army T4/252144 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Walter Silvey

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 26188 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment Depot

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Stanley Orlando Silvey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79665

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Thomas Silvey

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198667 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force Recruits' Training Wing (Blandford)

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William Silvey

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225082

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Artmuns Silvey

Died 1917

British Army 4861 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241703 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Stuart Vincent Silvey

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 2605 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 235420 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 2605 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars 1st/1st

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P W Silvey

Died 1919

British Army 42890 Private Essex Regiment

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John William Silvey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 11278 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Walter U Silvey

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 198184 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Leslie Clive Victor Silvey

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293883

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Albert Charles Silvey

Born 1898

Royal Navy 2611 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Albert Edgar Silvey

Born 1883

Royal Navy 370 Royal Marine Artillery

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Jonathan Silvey

Australian Imperial Force V18681

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Damon Leonard Silvey

Born 1898

Royal Navy 2300 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Silvey

Born 1897

British Army 36816 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Daniel Silvey

Died 1951

British Army 110038 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 289657 Private Labour Corps

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