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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Koroit Victoria [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Romsey Victoria [2]

Saxmundham, Suffolk [2]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Browns Creek New South Wales [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex, England [1]

Cheshire-le-Street, Durham [1]

Cromer [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Downham, Norfolk [1]

Essex [1]

Flakenham, Norfolk [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Gordon Town, Jamaica [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawick, Roxburgh [1]

Hawick, Roxburghshire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Ipswich [1]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Leyton England [1]

Limerigg, Slamanan, Stirlingshire [1]

Litherland, Lancashire, England [1]

Liverpool [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newcastle, Durham [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Peebles, Peeblesshire [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Driver [29]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [21]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1]

Pioneer Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Royal Engineers [26]

Army Service Corps [24]

Labour Corps [24]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Highlanders [19]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Scots [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [400]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Royal Navy [27]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [523]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [510]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Egypt [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [3] Poplar, London [3] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland [2] Kimpton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Koroit Victoria [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Romsey Victoria [2] Saxmundham, Suffolk [2] Ararat Victoria [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brixton, London [1] Browns Creek New South Wales [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton, Staffordshire [1] Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex, England [1] Cheshire-le-Street, Durham [1] Cromer [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Downham, Norfolk [1] Essex [1] Flakenham, Norfolk [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gordon Town, Jamaica [1] Hackney, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hawick, Roxburgh [1] Hawick, Roxburghshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hertfordshire [1] Ipswich [1] Kelso, Roxburghshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [1] Leyton England [1] Limerigg, Slamanan, Stirlingshire [1] Litherland, Lancashire, England [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newcastle, Durham [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Peebles, Peeblesshire [1]

Rank

Private [256] Driver [29] Gunner [25] Serjeant [25] Corporal [21] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Engineer Captain [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant Commander [1] Pioneer Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Royal Engineers [26] Army Service Corps [24] Labour Corps [24] London Regiment [22] Royal Highlanders [19] Suffolk Regiment [17] Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Scots [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Scottish Rifles [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Scots Guards [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [400] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Royal Navy [27] Australian Imperial Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [523] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [510] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Egypt [1]

Benjamin James Spalding

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 13838 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Robert Gordon Spalding

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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Harold Spalding

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 5821 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235253 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Stanley Spalding

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army PS/10370 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Joseph Spalding

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 15377 Private Scottish Rifles

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William Spalding

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279620

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Albert Charles Spalding

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/5763 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/5763 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Joseph William Spalding

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147777

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Thomas Spalding

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107060

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Jesse Spalding

Born 1882

Died 1955

British Army 155069 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Kean Spalding

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army S/6959 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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James Walker Spalding

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2843 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1423 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 202267 Private Royal Scots

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Donald Breeze Spalding

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3/10188 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Walter Robert Allen Spalding

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2365 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 875958 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Spalding

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63257

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George Easton Spalding

Died 1915

British Army 4550 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Eric Josh Spalding

Born 1896

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8503

Canadian Expeditionary Force 8503 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Robert C Spalding

Died 1914

British Army 6243 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 6243 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John Spalding

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294163

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William Spalding

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248964

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