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Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Crawley, Sussex [2]

Forest Hill, Kent [2]

Grey Township, Huron County [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Horsham, Sussex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Norwich [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2]

Surrey England [2]

Sussex [2]

Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ash, Surrey [1]

Battersea England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bletchingley, Surrey [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex, England [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chipstead, Surrey [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Coverack, Cornwall [1]

Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, South West London [1]

Grand Mere [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hindhead, Surrey [1]

Horsford Norfolk [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Kent [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [303]

Corporal [41]

Gunner [35]

Serjeant [29]

Driver [26]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [21]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

pte [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45]

Royal Engineers [45]

Royal Field Artillery [45]

Army Service Corps [42]

London Regiment [40]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

15th Hussars [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [491]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [661]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [2]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Crawley, Sussex [2] Forest Hill, Kent [2] Grey Township, Huron County [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Horsham, Sussex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Norwich [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [2] Surrey England [2] Sussex [2] Tivetshall St Mary Norfolk [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Whitstable, Kent [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ash, Surrey [1] Battersea England [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bletchingley, Surrey [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex, England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chipstead, Surrey [1] Chiswick, London [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Coverack, Cornwall [1] Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, South West London [1] Grand Mere [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hindhead, Surrey [1] Horsford Norfolk [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kent [1] Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [303] Corporal [41] Gunner [35] Serjeant [29] Driver [26] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [21] Lieutenant [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Seaman [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Drummer [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Saddler [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] pte [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [45] Royal Engineers [45] Royal Field Artillery [45] Army Service Corps [42] London Regiment [40] Norfolk Regiment [21] The Queen's Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Machine Gun Corps [15] Hampshire Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] 15th Hussars [3] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Naval Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [491] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [661] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [650] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [2]

Archie Snelling

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 153455 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 248th Siege Bty

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Frederick William Snelling

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1676 Private London Regiment

British Army 880 London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 1676 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William John Snelling

Born 1884

Died 1954

British Army 2242 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 538377 pte london field ambulance corps. 2/6

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William John Snelling

Born 1884

Died 1954

British Army 2242 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/6th London Field Ambulance (Territorial)

British Army 538377 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/6th London Field Ambulance (Territorial)

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Henry William Snelling

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 88600 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Snelling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143575

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Benjamin Albert Snelling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276821

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Richard Dixon Snelling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 375044 Private London Regiment

British Army 375044 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Bertram Charles Snelling

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49910

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Thomas Snelling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31607

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Ronald John Snelling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226426

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John Arthur Snelling

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42856

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Frederick John Snelling

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207685

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Wilfred John Snelling

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy J22256 Able Seaman HMS Excellent

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William Snelling

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64466

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Thomas Snelling

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233577

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Oscar Snelling

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10210

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Charles Henry Snelling

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5550 Private Leinster Regiment

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John Snelling

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111945

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Frederick Horace Snelling

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138847

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