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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Ruishton, Somerset [2]

Temora New South Wales [2]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bilton, Gloucestershire [1]

Campbellfield Victoria [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clovelly England [1]

Coltness Mains, Wishaw, Lanarkshire Scotland [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cunningham Victoria [1]

Duntocher, Dumbarton [1]

Edinburgh, Edinbro [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Neilston, Renfrewshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Spalding South Australia [1]

Strand Union, Middlesex [1]

Terang Victoria [1]

Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

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Private [117]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Serjeant [11]

Driver [10]

Sapper [10]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal Driver [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [28]

Royal Scots [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Army Service Corps [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Dragoon Guards [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Dragoons [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Wellington Mounted Rifles [2]

Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British East African Force [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Guards [1]

HMS THUNDERER [1]

Indian Army [1]

Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [195]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

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Contribution

Military Service [283]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Belfast, Antrim [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Ruishton, Somerset [2] Temora New South Wales [2] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bilton, Gloucestershire [1] Campbellfield Victoria [1] Cheshire [1] Clovelly England [1] Coltness Mains, Wishaw, Lanarkshire Scotland [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cunningham Victoria [1] Duntocher, Dumbarton [1] Edinburgh, Edinbro [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mile End, London [1] Millport, Buteshire, Scotland [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Neilston, Renfrewshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norwich [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Spalding South Australia [1] Strand Union, Middlesex [1] Terang Victoria [1] Wallsend New South Wales [1] Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [117] Gunner [19] Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Serjeant [11] Driver [10] Sapper [10] Captain [6] Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Major [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal Driver [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Highland Light Infantry [28] Royal Scots [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [18] Scottish Rifles [12] Labour Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Army Service Corps [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Dragoon Guards [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scots Guards [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Dragoons [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Wellington Mounted Rifles [2] Army Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British East African Force [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Garrison Artillery [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Guards [1] HMS THUNDERER [1] Indian Army [1] Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [195] Australian Imperial Force [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

S [287]

Contribution

Military Service [283] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

James Lilley Sommerville

Born 1887

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47665

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John Charles Sommerville

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294529

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Noel Richard Sommerville

Born 1890

Died 1920

Australian Imperial Force 4528 Private Australian Infantry 19th Battalion

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William Sommerville

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269725

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Allan Russell Sommerville

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 422832

Canadian Expeditionary Force 422832 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Sommerville

Died 1918

British Army 3569 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (Territorial Force)

British Army 28716 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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John Sommerville

Born 1896

British Army 3152 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 246907 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 3152 Private Highland Light Infantry 15th Service Battalion

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Peter Sommerville

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252924

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Thomas Sommerville

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179081

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A L Sommerville

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184442

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John Sommerville

Born 1876

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17281

Canadian Expeditionary Force 17281 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Clarke Sommerville

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1257902

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1257902 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery

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Alexander Sommerville

Died 1916

British Army 22676 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles Sommerville

Died 1918

British Army 34934 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Edward Sommerville

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14803 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 14803 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Robert Greenlees Sommerville

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2779 Private Highland Light Infantry

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William Henry Lionel Sommerville

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 03954 Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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John Sommerville

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287677

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Thomas James Sommerville

Australian Imperial Force 755

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Adam Sommerville

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262246

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