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Battersea, London [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Trentham Victoria [2]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Lillingstone Lovel, Buckinghamshire [1]

Linlithgow, Linlithgow [1]

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Morley England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire, England [1]

Stockport, Lancashire [1]

Townsville Queensland [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walthamstow [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [59]

Gunner [13]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Owner Driver [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Civilian Motor Driver [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

Interpreter [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment attached South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [109]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [168]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [169] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, London [2] Dudley, Staffordshire [2] Islington, London [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Trentham Victoria [2] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Lillingstone Lovel, Buckinghamshire [1] Linlithgow, Linlithgow [1] Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Morley England [1] Nottingham [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire, England [1] Stockport, Lancashire [1] Townsville Queensland [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Walthamstow [1] Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [59] Gunner [13] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [3] Major [3] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Owner Driver [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Civilian Motor Driver [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Intelligence Corps [1] Interpreter [1] King's Liverpool Regiment attached South Lancashire Regiment [1] Lancers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [109] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

S [168] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Ward Sleigh

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5642 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 18th Battalion

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Albert Sleigh

Born 1888

British Army 8819 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8819 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John William Sleigh

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299826

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Victor Alfred Sleigh

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97986

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Mark Sleigh

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295782

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John Sleigh

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264888

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John Hamilton Sleigh

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222328

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George Henry Sleigh

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75730

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Percival Sleigh

Born 1889

Died 1934

British Army M2/120544 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred Sleigh

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 185228 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Sleigh

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26609

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Harold Sleigh

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105451

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John Lee Sleigh

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110527

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Herbert Reginald Sleigh

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3448

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Thomas Walker Sleigh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81192

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Frederick Sleigh

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93399

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James Sleigh

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2005411

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2005411 Lance Corporal Canadian Engineers

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George Sleigh

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218392

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Joseph Green Sleigh

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242529

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Frank Sleigh

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 259356 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 259356 Pioneer Royal Field Artillery

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