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Chichester, Sussex [4]

Wakefield [4]

Cooma New South Wales [3]

Goole, Yorkshire [3]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Bingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Louth, Lincolnshire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Shalapur, India [2]

Aylesbury England [1]

Belfast [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bombala New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Colchester England [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Drighlington [1]

Easingwold, Yorkshire [1]

Farsley, Yorkshire [1]

Flintshire [1]

Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Huggate, East Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Keighley England [1]

Rank

Private [357]

Driver [38]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [36]

Gunner [35]

Sapper [34]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier Wheeler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Strapper [1]

Strapper Fitter [1]

Volunteer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/ Serjeant [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Engineers [53]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Army Service Corps [45]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

West Riding Regiment [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [558]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [722]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Chichester, Sussex [4] Wakefield [4] Cooma New South Wales [3] Goole, Yorkshire [3] York, Yorkshire [3] Bingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Hampstead, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Louth, Lincolnshire [2] Nottingham [2] Retford, Nottinghamshire [2] Shalapur, India [2] Aylesbury England [1] Belfast [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bombala New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Colchester England [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Drighlington [1] Easingwold, Yorkshire [1] Farsley, Yorkshire [1] Flintshire [1] Frodingham, Lincolnshire [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Huggate, East Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Keighley England [1]

Rank

Private [357] Driver [38] Corporal [37] Serjeant [36] Gunner [35] Sapper [34] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier Wheeler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Strapper [1] Strapper Fitter [1] Volunteer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/ Serjeant [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59] Royal Engineers [53] Royal Field Artillery [53] Army Service Corps [45] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] West Riding Regiment [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] East Lancashire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Essex Regiment [8] Highland Light Infantry [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [558] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [722]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

George Snowden

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5264

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William Dyson Snowden

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 203357 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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James Snowden

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7007 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Binks Snowden

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240750

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George Henry Snowden

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206105

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John George Snowden

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 24824 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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Frank Bernard Snowden

Born 1899

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106272

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James Snowden

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 119 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/119/S Private Royal Marine Brigade - Plymouth Battalion Royal Naval Division

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Harold Snowden

Died 1914

British Army 1718 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 5th battalion

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Thomas Snowden

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army M/281838 Private Army Service Corps

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Thomas William Snowden

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army 9438 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 611147 Private Labour Corps

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James Harrison Snowden

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188595

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Stanley Jackson Snowden

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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Laurence Snowden

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237341

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George William Snowden

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304130

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Pearson Snowden

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120543

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William Alfred Snowden

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244687

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Joseph Snowden

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 741397 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John William Snowden

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 616 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Fred Snowden

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army TR5/58488 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 36606 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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