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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Stretford, Lancashire [2]

Stuart Town New South Wales [2]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kent [1]

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Manchester England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Pambula New South Wales [1]

Paris [1]

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Rutherglen Victoria [1]

Sydney, Cheshire, England [1]

Wellington New South Wales [1]

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Private [72]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Major [1]

Major General [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers Imperial Army [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HM Dockyard [1]

HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [114]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [199]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [192]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Stretford, Lancashire [2] Stuart Town New South Wales [2] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kent [1] London England [1] Manchester England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Pambula New South Wales [1] Paris [1] Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Rutherglen Victoria [1] Sydney, Cheshire, England [1] Wellington New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [72] Serjeant [10] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Major [1] Major General [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Engineers Imperial Army [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HM Dockyard [1] HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [114] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [199] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [192] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Walter Spears

Born 1882

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force Private Australian Infantry 59th Bn

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Infantry 59th Bn.

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Ernest Edward Spears

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5706 Private London Regiment

British Army 5706 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Harry Spears

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75540

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Frank Spears

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215932

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Arthur Scott Spears

Born 1886

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Shipwright HM Dockyard

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John Victor Spears

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126526

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George Spears

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 44089 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Samuel Spears

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 21062 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John James Spears

Died 1914

British Army 8409 Private Scots Guards

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George Amos Spears

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30729 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Herbert Spears

Died 1918

British Army 241478 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Alfred John Spears

Died 1916

British Army 10261 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Richard H Spears

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 44867 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alexander George Spears

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Verner Orlando Spears

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 198381

Canadian Expeditionary Force 198381 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Henry Spears

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278794

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Cyril Otway Spears

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132450

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Bernard Spears

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211948

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Joseph Spears

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106223

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Samuel James Spears

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313538

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