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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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People [201] Stories Communities

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]

King Ernest Sole

Died 1916

British Army 29730 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Jonah Sole

Died 1916

British Army 26711 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Eric E Sole

Died 1918

British Army 31661 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 31661 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Edward Sole

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 3584 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 3584 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edmund Sole

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 14418 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Walter Sole

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5193 Private London Regiment

British Army 781751 Private London Regiment

British Army 781751 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Gustave Oliver Sole

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718415

Canadian Expeditionary Force 718415 Lance Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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Albert Sole

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134317

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Walker Sole

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139756

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John William Sole

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80425

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Joseph Stephen Sole

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147659

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Edward Sole

Born 1895

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/359 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Reginald Gore Sole

Born 1888

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/812 Wellington Infantry Battalion

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Leslie Perry Sole

Born 1891

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/877 Wellington Infantry Battalion

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Leonard Charles Sole

Australian Imperial Force 1345

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William John Sole

Born 1878

British Army 4542

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William Thomas Sole

Born 1895

Royal Navy 16635 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Charles Sole

Australian Imperial Force 1865

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Harold Walter Sole

Australian Imperial Force 7557

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Charles Francis Sole

Australian Imperial Force

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