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Acton, London [2]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [2]

Bromley, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Custom House West Ham, Essex [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex, England [1]

Kuranborra Victoria [1]

Kurumburra Victoria [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marton [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Yester Haddington [1]

Rank

Private [54]

Gunner [5]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery [1]

New Zealand Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade [1]

New Zealand Training Unit [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Service

British Army [73]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

S [114]

Contribution

Military Service [112]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [114] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Acton, London [2] Brigg, Lincolnshire [2] Bromley, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Custom House West Ham, Essex [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Gloucester [1] Hampstead, London [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex, England [1] Kuranborra Victoria [1] Kurumburra Victoria [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marton [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Shadwell, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Yester Haddington [1]

Rank

Private [54] Gunner [5] Driver [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Commander Engineer [1] Acting Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Border Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] New Zealand Field Artillery [1] New Zealand Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade [1] New Zealand Training Unit [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Marines Band [1]

Service

British Army [73] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

S [114]

Contribution

Military Service [112] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

John Walter Slight

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 6581 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

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George Edwin Slight

Born 1878

Died 1957

British Army DM2/209799 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army DM2/209799 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army DM2/209799 Acting Corporal Royal Army Service Corps att BTH Corps

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Cecil Howard Slight

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9727

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Michael Slight

Died 1916

British Army 12973 Private Royal Scots

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Henry Slight

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 35039 Private Royal Scots

British Army 35039 Lance Corporal Royal Scots

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Frederick Edward Slight

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84782

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Frank Slight

Born 1892

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2/2722 New Zealand Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade 12th Battery

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William Ralph Slight

Australian Imperial Force 21102

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Herbert Stanley Slight

Born 1897

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 77382 New Zealand Training Unit

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Walter Slight

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 44213 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles H Slight

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 13512 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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J Slight

Died 1917

British Army 97643 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 97643 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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William Slight

Died 1918

British Army 107608 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Hubert Slight

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4339 Serjeant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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James Slight

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 833 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alfred James Slight

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 12053 Private Coldstream Guards

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David Slight

Died 1916

British Army 4165 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 265911 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Oliver Slight

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 25639 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Richard Slight

Born 1889

Died 1972

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 72683 Auckland Mounted Rifles

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Cecil Horace Slight

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33460 Wellington Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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