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Sydney New South Wales [17]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Exeter, Devon [8]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

West Ham, Essex [7]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Tonbridge, Kent [6]

Torquay, Devon [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

London England [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Gillingham, Kent [4]

Ipswich Queensland [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Penola South Australia [4]

West Maitland New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bideford, Devon [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Edinburgh Scotland [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Poole, Dorset [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Auburn New South Wales [2]

Auburn South Australia [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bishopsbourne, Kent [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Coleraine Victoria [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deniliquin New South Wales [2]

Devonport [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Essex [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1635]

Gunner [191]

Driver [148]

Corporal [134]

Serjeant [130]

Sapper [117]

Lance Corporal [77]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lieutenant [59]

Acting Corporal [36]

Captain [29]

Major [29]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Pioneer [17]

Bombardier [12]

Rifleman [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Colonel [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Guardsman [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Nurse [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Sister [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Assistant Matron [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Colonel/Temporary Surgeon General [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [216]

Royal Engineers [212]

Labour Corps [190]

Army Service Corps [183]

London Regiment [147]

Royal Garrison Artillery [117]

Royal Army Medical Corps [101]

Machine Gun Corps [81]

Royal Fusiliers [75]

Devonshire Regiment [70]

Middlesex Regiment [62]

Rifle Brigade [53]

The Queen's Regiment [53]

Royal Sussex Regiment [48]

Royal West Kent Regiment [45]

Royal Army Service Corps [39]

Seaforth Highlanders [39]

East Surrey Regiment [36]

Essex Regiment [36]

Bedfordshire Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

East Kent Regiment [32]

Gordon Highlanders [32]

Royal Horse Artillery [31]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

Royal Scots [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Northamptonshire Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Division [24]

Dorsetshire Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Royal Highlanders [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Defence Corps [19]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Cameron Highlanders [16]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [15]

Border Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2570]

Royal Navy [351]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [228]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [192]

Australian Imperial Force [186]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [3643]

C [1]

D [1]

L [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3558]

Merchant Navy [60]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

New Zealand [3]

Barbados [1]

Bermuda [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [17] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Exeter, Devon [8] London, Middlesex, England [8] West Ham, Essex [7] Maidstone, Kent [6] Tonbridge, Kent [6] Torquay, Devon [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] London England [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Gillingham, Kent [4] Ipswich Queensland [4] London, Middlesex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Penola South Australia [4] West Maitland New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bideford, Devon [3] Camberwell, London [3] Edinburgh Scotland [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Poole, Dorset [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Auburn New South Wales [2] Auburn South Australia [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bishopsbourne, Kent [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Coleraine Victoria [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deniliquin New South Wales [2] Devonport [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Essex [2] Exmouth, Devon [2]

Rank

Private [1635] Gunner [191] Driver [148] Corporal [134] Serjeant [130] Sapper [117] Lance Corporal [77] Second Lieutenant [60] Lieutenant [59] Acting Corporal [36] Captain [29] Major [29] Acting Serjeant [18] Pioneer [17] Bombardier [12] Rifleman [12] Able Seaman [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Colonel [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Guardsman [4] Nursing Sister [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Nurse [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Sister [3] Sub Conductor [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Assistant Matron [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Colonel/Temporary Surgeon General [2] Commander [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [216] Royal Engineers [212] Labour Corps [190] Army Service Corps [183] London Regiment [147] Royal Garrison Artillery [117] Royal Army Medical Corps [101] Machine Gun Corps [81] Royal Fusiliers [75] Devonshire Regiment [70] Middlesex Regiment [62] Rifle Brigade [53] The Queen's Regiment [53] Royal Sussex Regiment [48] Royal West Kent Regiment [45] Royal Army Service Corps [39] Seaforth Highlanders [39] East Surrey Regiment [36] Essex Regiment [36] Bedfordshire Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] East Kent Regiment [32] Gordon Highlanders [32] Royal Horse Artillery [31] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] Royal Scots [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Northamptonshire Regiment [24] Royal Naval Division [24] Dorsetshire Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Highland Light Infantry [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Hampshire Regiment [21] Royal Highlanders [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Defence Corps [19] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [19] Manchester Regiment [18] Cameron Highlanders [16] King's Own Scottish Borderers [16] Army Veterinary Corps [15] Border Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2570] Royal Navy [351] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [228] Canadian Expeditionary Force [192] Australian Imperial Force [186] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Indian Army [4] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [3643] C [1] D [1] L [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3558] Merchant Navy [60] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [79] New Zealand [3] Barbados [1] Bermuda [1] India [1] Ireland [1]

Stephen William Skinner

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 32nd Battalion

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Alexander Baird Skinner

Born 1879

Died 1951

British Army Captain Cavalry Indian Expeditionary Force

Indian Army Colonel 3rd Cavalry

Indian Army Captain an Adjutant Imperial Cadet Corps

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Edwin William Fruin Skinner

Born 1863

Died 1916

Royal Navy RFR/CH/B/1177 Royal Fleet Reserve

Royal Navy 128054

Royal Navy 128054 Chief Petty Officer HM Trawler Valpa

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William Benjamin Skinner

Born 1889

Died 1955

Royal Navy A 2910 Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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Phyllis Annie Skinner

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy G6776 Chief Section Leader Steward Women's Royal Naval Service

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William Henry Skinner

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375940 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Skinner

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army 38950 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frederick William Skinner

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 2296 Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 120639 Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Arthur Skinner

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 128108 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 128108 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Richard Leonard Skinner

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army R17948 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/17948 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Charles Perry Skinner

Born 1892

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1809 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 2nd RM Battalion

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Alexander Skinner

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 374924 Private London Regiment

British Army 374924 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Arthur Skinner

Born 1864

Died 1919

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leonard Richard Skinner

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283882

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Thomas Skinner

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197421

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George Ernest Skinner

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53461

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Frederick James Skinner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105452

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Frederick Skinner

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42660

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John Skinner

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37162

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John Charles Harold Skinner

Born 1894

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 962 Private Australian Light Horse 1st Battalion

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