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Ballarat Victoria [4]

Okehampton, Devon [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Altarnun, Cornwall [1]

Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cornwall [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Finley New South Wales [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Goldsborough Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Launceston England [1]

Leicester England [1]

Mousehole England [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1]

Seymour, Derbyshire [1]

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Trentham Victoria [1]

Treverbyn, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [8]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [5]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Shorthand Typist [1]

Wheeler Gunner [1]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Army Medical Corps/Australian Imperial Force [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Unit [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Director of Military Training [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen [1]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [127]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [181]

Merchant Navy [2]

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People [184] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [4] Okehampton, Devon [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Calstock, Cornwall [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Altarnun, Cornwall [1] Boyton, Launceston, Cornwall [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cornwall [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Finley New South Wales [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Goldsborough Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grimsby [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Launceston England [1] Leicester England [1] Mousehole England [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Saint Stephens, Cornwall [1] Seymour, Derbyshire [1] St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Trentham Victoria [1] Treverbyn, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [74] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Sapper [8] Serjeant [7] Corporal [5] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineman [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1] Shorthand Typist [1] Wheeler Gunner [1] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [20] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18] Royal Engineers [15] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Army Service Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Army Medical Corps/Australian Imperial Force [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Unit [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Director of Military Training [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps Southern Command ex Devonshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen [1] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [127] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [184]

Contribution

Military Service [181] Merchant Navy [2]

William James Sleeman

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS4812

Royal Navy SS4812 Ordinary Seaman Vivid

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Percy Sleeman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67253

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William Sleeman

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10042

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Stuart Bertram Sleeman

Born 1885

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Horace Edward Sleeman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 30353 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Acting Corporal Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harold John Sleeman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5216 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 36699 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Sleeman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225599

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Michael Sleeman

Born 1878

Died 1920

Royal Navy U/1234 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy U 1234 Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Queen

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George Edward Sleeman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170973

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Ernest Albert Sleeman

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7/2313 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Norman Sleeman

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904315

Canadian Expeditionary Force 904315 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Sleeman

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212733

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Osmond T Sleeman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3210 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Thomas Sleeman

Died 1915

British Army 8522 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Ernest Sleeman

Died 1918

British Army 2223 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 200483 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Cyril Frederick Sleeman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248444

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Louis Sleeman

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 36143 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Samuel Gordon Sleeman

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 35365 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 55397 Private Welsh Regiment

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Sidney Sleeman

Died 1916

British Army 16628 Private Coldstream Guards

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Charles Sleeman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13414 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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