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Melbourne Victoria [9]

Devonport, Devon [7]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Axminster, Devon [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cornwall [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Kadina South Australia [3]

Liskeard, Cornwall [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [3]

Allendale Victoria [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Devonport [2]

East Looe, Cornwall [2]

Georgetown Queensland [2]

Islington, London, Middlesex [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Norfolk Island New South Wales [2]

Paddock Wood, Kent [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

South Molton, Devon [2]

Stoke, Devonport, Devon [2]

Torpoint, Cornwall [2]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashford, Middlesex [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathbrook, Cornwall [1]

Berbice [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Blinman South Australia [1]

Bloxwich, Staffs [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bracebridge, Lincoln [1]

Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bradninch, Devon [1]

Bramley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [528]

Gunner [59]

Corporal [56]

Driver [54]

Sapper [51]

Serjeant [46]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lance Corporal [22]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [12]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Worker [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major/ Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

ERA [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [77]

Labour Corps [72]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Devonshire Regiment [66]

Army Service Corps [62]

London Regiment [53]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Indian Defence Force [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Tank Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [867]

Royal Navy [150]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [68]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [1260]

Contribution

Military Service [1237]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Canada [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [9] Devonport, Devon [7] Plymouth, Devon [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Axminster, Devon [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cornwall [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Kadina South Australia [3] Liskeard, Cornwall [3] London, Middlesex [3] Saint Austell, Cornwall [3] Allendale Victoria [2] Barry, Glamorgan [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Devonport [2] East Looe, Cornwall [2] Georgetown Queensland [2] Islington, London, Middlesex [2] Kensington, London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Norfolk Island New South Wales [2] Paddock Wood, Kent [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] South Molton, Devon [2] Stoke, Devonport, Devon [2] Torpoint, Cornwall [2] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashford, Middlesex [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathbrook, Cornwall [1] Berbice [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon [1] Bitterne Park, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Blinman South Australia [1] Bloxwich, Staffs [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bracebridge, Lincoln [1] Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bradninch, Devon [1] Bramley, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [528] Gunner [59] Corporal [56] Driver [54] Sapper [51] Serjeant [46] Second Lieutenant [25] Lance Corporal [22] Lieutenant [13] Captain [12] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Major [4] Worker [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major/ Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] ERA [1] Engineer Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [77] Labour Corps [72] Royal Field Artillery [68] Devonshire Regiment [66] Army Service Corps [62] London Regiment [53] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Machine Gun Corps [27] Middlesex Regiment [24] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [22] Suffolk Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Indian Defence Force [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Tank Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [867] Royal Navy [150] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [72] Canadian Expeditionary Force [68] Australian Imperial Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [1260]

Contribution

Military Service [1237] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Canada [1]

Melville Dundas W F Snell

Born 1893

Died 1960

British Army Private London Regiment 3/12th Battalion

British Army Private Honourable Artillery Company Detachment Depot

British Army Private Middlesex Regiment 33rd Works Battalion

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Arthur James Snell

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 116740 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Wilfred William Snell

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 6162 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 6162 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

British Army 3/6162 Lance Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 8th Service Battalion

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George Snell

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314912

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John James Henry Snell

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 9254 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9254 Serjeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion

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George Snell

Born 1894

British Army 735054 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 735054 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 265th Brigade ‘B’ Battery, Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force 1/1 Cheshire Brigade

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Henry William Snell

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 13779 Private Grenadier Guards

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Sydney Robert Snell

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 241006 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 204545 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Isaac Gibbons Snell

Born 1880

Died 1953

British Army 136 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 136 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Austin Snell

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234880

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Joseph Snell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262891

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Richard John Snell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129675

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Henry Arthur Snell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40431

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Richard Snell

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304677

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Samuel Solomon Snell

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 211373 Able Seaman HMS HAMPSHIRE

Royal Navy 211373(PO) Able Seaman HMS Hampshire

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Fred Wesley Snell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166733

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Wilfred John Snell

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199843

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William Frank Snell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120513

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John Snell

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army 28220 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred Edward Snell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67954

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