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Wickham, Kent [3]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Arbury, Surrey [1]

Buskey, Hertfordshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canterbury, Littlebourne, Kent [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Cranborne, Dorset [1]

Diamond Creek Victoria [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kelshall, Hertfordshire [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

Leytonstone, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Oakfield, St. Helen's, Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

South Grafton New South Wales [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Wickhambreaux, Kent [1]

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Private [92]

Driver [11]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [7]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Commissioned Shipwright [1]

Fusilier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2]

Royal Engineers Field Company [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

14th Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [201]

Contribution

Military Service [196]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Wickham, Kent [3] Canterbury, Kent [2] Arbury, Surrey [1] Buskey, Hertfordshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canterbury, Littlebourne, Kent [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Cranborne, Dorset [1] Diamond Creek Victoria [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hackney, London [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Kelshall, Hertfordshire [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] Leytonstone, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Oakfield, St. Helen's, Ryde, Hampshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] South Grafton New South Wales [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Walworth, London [1] Wickhambreaux, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [92] Driver [11] Corporal [9] Gunner [9] Serjeant [7] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Commissioned Shipwright [1] Fusilier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Engineers [6] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [2] Royal Engineers Field Company [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 14th Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [144] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [201]

Contribution

Military Service [196] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Frederick Sole

Born 1893

Died 1964

Royal Navy K17432

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Felix Sole

Born 1899

Died 1987

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62760

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John Sole

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305407

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Frank Harold Sole

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54171

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Charles Murray Sole

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69913

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John William Sole

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164191

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164191 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edward George Sole

Born 1897

Died 1920

British Army 67312 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Sole

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283760

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Sidney Albert Sole

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59226

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S Sole

Died 1917

British Army 7238 Company Serjeant Major Leicestershire Regiment

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Solomon Sole

Died 1917

British Army 26575 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Gerald Ernest Sole

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 18151 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 18151 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 97281 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Sole

Died 1918

British Army G/10088 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/10088 Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Edward William Sole

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8742 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Henry David Sole

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/13610 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/13610 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Wallace Sole

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23644

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Arthur Ernest Sole

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25977

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Thomas Charles Sole

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7671 Private 10th Hussars

British Army 7671 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 7671 Private 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

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Henry John Sole

Born 1888

Died 1964

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 54259 Otago Infantry Regiment

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Percy Sole

Died 1918

British Army 14286 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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