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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Belfast, Down [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hamilton Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Wollongong New South Wales [3]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Bombala New South Wales [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Jamestown South Australia [2]

Laura South Australia [2]

Molesworth Victoria [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Pyramid Hill Victoria [2]

Warrandyte Victoria [2]

8 South Dean Place, Mount Florida, Renfrewshire [1]

8 South Dean Place, Mount Florida, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Armagh [1]

Ayr [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Ballymaccarett, Down [1]

Ballymena, Antrim [1]

Barnhill, Ayrshire [1]

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Barrhill, Ayrshire [1]

Beulah Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Black Rock [1]

Black’s Point, Reefton, South Island [1]

Bromley England [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Bungarby New South Wales [1]

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Castleknock [1]

Castleknock, Dublin [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cooma New South Wales [1]

Dalry, Ayrshire [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Down [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Eltham Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [444]

Gunner [41]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [26]

Driver [24]

Captain [15]

Lieutenant [15]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Assistant Forewoman Clerk [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Dri [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [41]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Irish Rifles [38]

Highland Light Infantry [37]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [34]

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23]

Scottish Rifles [23]

Royal Scots [22]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [19]

Seaforth Highlanders [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Highlanders [17]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [15]

Cameron Highlanders [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Border Regiment [11]

London Regiment [11]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Ayrshire Yeomanry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Irish Horse [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Australian Infantry Battalion [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [629]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [107]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

Royal Navy [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [941]

Contribution

Military Service [908]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Glasgow Scotland [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Belfast, Antrim [3] Belfast, Down [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hamilton Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Wollongong New South Wales [3] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Bombala New South Wales [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh [2] Jamestown South Australia [2] Laura South Australia [2] Molesworth Victoria [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Pyramid Hill Victoria [2] Warrandyte Victoria [2] 8 South Dean Place, Mount Florida, Renfrewshire [1] 8 South Dean Place, Mount Florida, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Armagh [1] Ayr [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Ballymaccarett, Down [1] Ballymena, Antrim [1] Barnhill, Ayrshire [1] Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Barrhill, Ayrshire [1] Beulah Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Black Rock [1] Black’s Point, Reefton, South Island [1] Bromley England [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Bungarby New South Wales [1] Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Castleknock [1] Castleknock, Dublin [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cooma New South Wales [1] Dalry, Ayrshire [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Down [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Eltham Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [444] Gunner [41] Serjeant [27] Corporal [26] Driver [24] Captain [15] Lieutenant [15] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Assistant Forewoman Clerk [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Dri [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [42] Royal Scots Fusiliers [41] Labour Corps [40] Royal Irish Rifles [38] Highland Light Infantry [37] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [34] Royal Engineers [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [23] Scottish Rifles [23] Royal Scots [22] Royal Irish Fusiliers [19] Seaforth Highlanders [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Highlanders [17] King's Own Scottish Borderers [15] Cameron Highlanders [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Border Regiment [11] London Regiment [11] Gordon Highlanders [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Canadian Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Military Foot Police [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Ayrshire Yeomanry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Irish Horse [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Australian Infantry Battalion [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Service

British Army [629] Canadian Expeditionary Force [107] Australian Imperial Force [58] Royal Navy [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Last name first letter

S [941]

Contribution

Military Service [908] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 9013 Private Inns of Court OTC 6th Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 198th Siege Battery

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Thomas William Sloan

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 530855 Lance Corporal London Regiment 15th (County of London) Battalion (Civil Service Rifles)

British Army 2923 Private London Regiment 15th (County of London) Battalion (Civil Service Rifles)

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James Sloan

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 6278 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 36205 Private Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Henry Sloan

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Captain Scottish Horse

British Army Captain Scottish Horse 2nd

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Thomas Alexander Sloan

Died 1915

British Army 2582 Private King's Liverpool Regiment

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David Sloan

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166709

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Norman Ernest Woods Sloan

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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John Sloan

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301723

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Arthur James Sloan

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 783 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 631603 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Sloan

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103316

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Samuel Fisher Sloan

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 12/18781 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 12/18781 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

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William Cuthbert Sloan

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 213045 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Sloan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104402

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Alexander Sloan

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87114

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Frederick William Sloan

Born 1883

Died 1951

Canadian Expeditionary Force 237811 Private

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Alfred Kennedy Sloan

Born 1892

Died 1962

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/352

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/352 Sergeant 1st Canterbury Regiment 12th Nelson

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Edward Sloan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135360

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John Sloan

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134171

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Paul Sloan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269908

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Archibald Arbuckle Sloan

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 60135 Private Royal Scots

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