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Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Moreton Hampstead, Devon [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castle Cary, Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Castle Eden, Durham [1]

Exeter England [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Fulham, South West London [1]

Glenalbyn Victoria [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Horwich, Lancashire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [1]

Near Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Newton Abbott, Devon [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

St Austell England [1]

St Wenn, Wadebridge, Cornwall [1]

St. Paul's, Bristol [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tavistock, Cornwall [1]

Treverbyn, Cornwall [1]

Wedderburn Victoria [1]

Woodgreen, London [1]

Yarraville Victoria [1]

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Private [122]

Gunner [23]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [13]

Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1]

Cyclist [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Mechanician [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Labour Corps [15]

London Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

50th Reserve Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

58th Rifles [1]

58th Rifles Indian Army [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Unit [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Service

British Army [213]

Royal Navy [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [325]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [316]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Moreton Hampstead, Devon [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cape Town [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castle Cary, Wincanton, Somerset [1] Castle Eden, Durham [1] Exeter England [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Fulham, South West London [1] Glenalbyn Victoria [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Horwich, Lancashire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Islington, London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Near Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Newton Abbott, Devon [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Saint Austell, Cornwall [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] St Austell England [1] St Wenn, Wadebridge, Cornwall [1] St. Paul's, Bristol [1] Staffordshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tavistock, Cornwall [1] Treverbyn, Cornwall [1] Wedderburn Victoria [1] Woodgreen, London [1] Yarraville Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [122] Gunner [23] Driver [15] Serjeant [15] Sapper [13] Corporal [12] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Cook's Mate 2nd Class [1] Cyclist [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Mechanician [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Labour Corps [15] London Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [14] Machine Gun Corps [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 50th Reserve Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 58th Rifles [1] 58th Rifles Indian Army [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Unit [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Service

British Army [213] Royal Navy [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

S [325] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [316] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

C W Spear

British Army 36 Corporal Divisional Royal Engineers

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F Spear

British Army 1660705 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Spear

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Frank Spear

British Army 32960 Private 13th Hussars

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Christopher Ronald Spear

British Army Lieutenant 58th Rifles Indian Army

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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Ethel Hannah Barnes Later Spear

Born 1884

Died 1923

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22/101 Nurse New Zealand Army Nursing Service

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