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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

London England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Sherborne, Dorset [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Chichester, Sussex [3]

Erith, Kent [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Gloucester [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London [3]

Maitland South Australia [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bromley, London [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Camborne, Cornwall [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2]

Derby [2]

Derby England [2]

Dunedin [2]

Goondiwindi Queensland [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester England [2]

North Cray, Kent [2]

Omeo Victoria [2]

Revelstoke, Devon [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Rank

Private [1028]

Gunner [135]

Driver [93]

Corporal [77]

Sapper [71]

Serjeant [71]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Lieutenant [25]

Pioneer [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Guardsman [11]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [9]

Trooper [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Rifleman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

1st Serjeant [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [145]

Royal Engineers [139]

Labour Corps [111]

Army Service Corps [105]

London Regiment [84]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Hampshire Regiment [62]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [55]

Gloucestershire Regiment [44]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Devonshire Regiment [32]

Somerset Light Infantry [32]

Middlesex Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [29]

Wiltshire Regiment [27]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [26]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Welsh Regiment [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Grenadier Guards [16]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Hussars [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Corps of Hussars [14]

Manchester Regiment [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Dragoon Guards [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Service

British Army [1582]

Royal Navy [251]

Australian Imperial Force [135]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [121]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

S [2284]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2239]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [55]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] London England [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Battersea, London [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Sherborne, Dorset [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Chelsea, London [3] Chichester, Sussex [3] Erith, Kent [3] Footscray Victoria [3] Gloucester [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London [3] Maitland South Australia [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol England [2] Bromley, London [2] Camberwell, London [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Camborne, Cornwall [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2] Derby [2] Derby England [2] Dunedin [2] Goondiwindi Queensland [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester England [2] North Cray, Kent [2] Omeo Victoria [2] Revelstoke, Devon [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Tottenham, London [2]

Rank

Private [1028] Gunner [135] Driver [93] Corporal [77] Sapper [71] Serjeant [71] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [28] Lieutenant [25] Pioneer [17] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [16] Guardsman [11] Stoker 1st Class [10] Bombardier [9] Captain [9] Trooper [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Rifleman [5] Ordinary Seaman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 1st Serjeant [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [145] Royal Engineers [139] Labour Corps [111] Army Service Corps [105] London Regiment [84] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Hampshire Regiment [62] Machine Gun Corps [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [55] Gloucestershire Regiment [44] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] Royal Fusiliers [34] Devonshire Regiment [32] Somerset Light Infantry [32] Middlesex Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] King's Royal Rifle Corps [29] Wiltshire Regiment [27] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [26] Rifle Brigade [23] Welsh Regiment [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Royal Naval Division [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Grenadier Guards [16] South Wales Borderers [16] Hussars [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14] Corps of Hussars [14] Manchester Regiment [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Dragoon Guards [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Service

British Army [1582] Royal Navy [251] Australian Imperial Force [135] Canadian Expeditionary Force [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [121] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Last name first letter

S [2284] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2239] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [55] Canada [1]

Clifford Harry Sims

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy Bristol Z/12113 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Charles Henry Sims

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163001

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Henry Sims

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27960

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Harold John Sims

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69816

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Robert Sims

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194975

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Joseph Sims

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116573

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Charles Edgar Sims

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134846

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Henry Sims

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304355

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Alfred William Sims

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27137

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George Stanley Sims

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217181

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George William Sims

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208827

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Frederick William Sims

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201551

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Alfred Walter Sims

Born 1887

Died 1914

Royal Navy 310563 Stoker 1st Class HMS Victory

Royal Navy 310563 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Victory.

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Harry Sims

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216414

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John Joseph Sims

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275738

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Daniel William Sims

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3299 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Frank William Sims

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 290029 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 295288 Private London Regiment

British Army 295288 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 4th (City of London) Battalion

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James William Sims

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 13938 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 13938 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Samuel William Sims

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654539

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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Edward George Sims

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79607

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79607 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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