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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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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]

James Bramwell Sleigh

Died 1918

British Army 25113 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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James Sleigh

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 10898 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harry Balfour Sleigh

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 502 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 200013 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Walter Sleigh

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 123346 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 123346 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Leonard Sleigh

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS5398 Able Seaman HMS DEFENCE

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John Sleigh

Died 1917

British Army 3628 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 241373 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Sleigh

Died 1915

British Army 3/9611 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3/9611 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Peter Sleigh

Died 1918

British Army M2/114307 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/114307 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Frederick Sleigh

Died 1917

British Army 66117 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Sleigh

Died 1916

British Army A/904 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/904 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Henry Sleigh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160432

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John Mawson Sleigh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117598

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Thomas Sleigh

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198147

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Frederick Arthur Sleigh

Australian Imperial Force 1184

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John Sleigh

Australian Imperial Force 58

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Stephen Sleigh

Australian Imperial Force 3244

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Hamilton Morton Howard Sleigh

Australian Imperial Force 2757

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Dudley Sleigh

Born 1894

Royal Navy 1637 Royal Marines Band

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Frederick Richard Sleigh

Born 1879

Royal Navy 7932 Royal Marine Artillery

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Harold Leslie Sleigh

Australian Imperial Force 14426

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