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Lismore New South Wales [6]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Paignton, Devon [3]

Auchterarder, Perthshire [2]

Bloxwich, Staffs [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Cork [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Fullarton South Australia [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nundah Queensland [2]

Auchterarder Perthshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Berry New South Wales [1]

Bingara New South Wales [1]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

County Wicklow [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Durban [1]

Durham [1]

East Devonport Tasmania [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Eton [1]

Gisborne Victoria [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Kiama New South Wales [1]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Lindenow Victoria [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Malvern South Australia [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [316]

Driver [30]

Captain [26]

Corporal [23]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [16]

Gunner [13]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Midshipman [3]

Vice-Admiral [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Interpreter [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Major [2]

Vice Admiral [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Driver Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Doctor [1]

Driver /Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [47]

Royal Engineers [41]

Army Service Corps [32]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Highlanders [25]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Seaforth Highlanders [16]

Scottish Rifles [15]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Cameron Highlanders [12]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

French Red Cross [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Irish Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [515]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Royal Navy [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [788]

G [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [772]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ireland [1]

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Lismore New South Wales [6] Bendigo Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Paignton, Devon [3] Auchterarder, Perthshire [2] Bloxwich, Staffs [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Cork [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Fullarton South Australia [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nundah Queensland [2] Auchterarder Perthshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Berry New South Wales [1] Bingara New South Wales [1] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] County Wicklow [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Durban [1] Durham [1] East Devonport Tasmania [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Eton [1] Gisborne Victoria [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Highbury, London [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Kiama New South Wales [1] Lanark, Lanarkshire [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Lindenow Victoria [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Malvern South Australia [1] Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [316] Driver [30] Captain [26] Corporal [23] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [16] Gunner [13] Major [9] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [4] Temporary Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Midshipman [3] Vice-Admiral [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Interpreter [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Major [2] Vice Admiral [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Driver Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Doctor [1] Driver /Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Scots [47] Royal Engineers [41] Army Service Corps [32] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Highlanders [25] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Highland Light Infantry [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Seaforth Highlanders [16] Scottish Rifles [15] Gordon Highlanders [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Cameron Highlanders [12] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] French Red Cross [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Border Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Irish Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [515] Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] Australian Imperial Force [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Royal Navy [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [788] G [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [772] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Ireland [1]

Charles Somerville

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222652

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Robert Smith Somerville

Born 1894

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 10th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force Captain 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Gualter Hugh Roger Bellingham Somerville

Born 1895

Died 1947

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John William Somerville

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209110

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Hugh Smith Cowan Somerville

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251974

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Roy Franklin Somerville

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 270394

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Charles Arthur Hyde Somerville

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1038 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Somerville

Died 1917

British Army S/40463 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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John Somerville

Died 1917

British Army 10458 Private Royal Scots

British Army 17486 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17486 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Somerville

Died 1915

British Army 18276 Private Scottish Rifles

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Hugh Somerville

Died 1916

British Army 22/1523 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Bryce Somerville

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11949 Private Royal Scots

British Army 18341 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 18341 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred James Somerville

Died 1914

British Army 8242 Private Border Regiment

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Francis Leslie Ferdinand Somerville

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army SD/4092 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Elmer Theodore Somerville

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 14495 Company Serjeant Major Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 14495 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Cross Somerville

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 284243 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/274394 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Somerville

Died 1920

British Army 335320 Private Royal Scots

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Samuel Somerville

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10485 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 39293 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Stafford James Somerville

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Somerville

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5837 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 303050 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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