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Oxford, Oxfordshire [4]

Kerang Victoria [3]

Oxford [3]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Clare South Australia [2]

Clifton, Bedfordshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

Moonta South Australia [2]

Quainton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rottingdean, Sussex [2]

St Anthony, NF [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aston, Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Biggin, Hartington, Derbyshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1]

Carrickfergus [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Cornwall [1]

County Antrim [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Guildford New South Wales [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Indooroopilly Queensland [1]

Lancashire [1]

Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire [1]

Millbrook, Hampshire [1]

Moreton-in-the Marsh, Gloucestershire [1]

Murton, County Durham [1]

New England New South Wales [1]

Newtonwards, Northern Ireland [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [490]

Gunner [60]

Corporal [45]

Driver [38]

Serjeant [34]

Sapper [30]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Lance Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Bombardier [4]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [3]

Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [3]

Principal Chaplain [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly [1]

Principal Chaplain/Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [1]

Private 2 [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddle Tree Maker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Serjeant /Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Royal Engineers [55]

Labour Corps [47]

Army Service Corps [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

London Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [16]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Service

British Army [766]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [75]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [1003]

A [1]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [988]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Oxford, Oxfordshire [4] Kerang Victoria [3] Oxford [3] Andover, Hampshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Clare South Australia [2] Clifton, Bedfordshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Moonta South Australia [2] Quainton, Buckinghamshire [2] Rottingdean, Sussex [2] St Anthony, NF [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aston, Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Biggin, Hartington, Derbyshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bulwell, Nottinghamshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1] Carrickfergus [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Cornwall [1] County Antrim [1] Derbyshire [1] Guildford New South Wales [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Indooroopilly Queensland [1] Lancashire [1] Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire [1] Millbrook, Hampshire [1] Moreton-in-the Marsh, Gloucestershire [1] Murton, County Durham [1] New England New South Wales [1] Newtonwards, Northern Ireland [1] Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [490] Gunner [60] Corporal [45] Driver [38] Serjeant [34] Sapper [30] Second Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Lance Corporal [15] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Corporal 2nd [5] Bombardier [4] Armourer Staff Serjeant [3] Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [3] Principal Chaplain [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly [1] Principal Chaplain/Chaplain to the Forces 1st Class [1] Private 2 [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Saddle Tree Maker [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Serjeant /Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Royal Engineers [55] Labour Corps [47] Army Service Corps [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Machine Gun Corps [27] Manchester Regiment [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] London Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [16] Liverpool Regiment [16] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Marine Artillery [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Service

British Army [766] Canadian Expeditionary Force [75] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [53] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

S [1003] A [1] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [988] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Percival Arthur Simms

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 200261 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1943 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Mckean Simms

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 10437 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Frederick Simms

Born 1890

British Army 25859 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 42092 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 10076 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Edward Simms

Born 1876

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4537

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Henry Boam Simms

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402377

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Robert Simms

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 4209 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 4209 Lance Sergeant Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion

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William Si

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 148691 Private Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion

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John Henry Simms

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 88 Private Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 88 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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W S Simms

Died 1918

British Army 13405 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 13405 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Henry Simms

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55080

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Burton Allen Simms

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470978 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry William Simms

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209629

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William Edwin Simms

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122154

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Cyril Simms

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239083

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Frank Edward Simms

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282112

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George Ernest Simms

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287124

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Harold Simms

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301732

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Ernest Leonard Simms

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304205

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Charles Simms

Died 1917

British Army 28365 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Hugh Rutherford Simms

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army G10923 A10923 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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