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Sydney New South Wales [18]

Liverpool, Lancashire [13]

London England [12]

Burnley, Lancashire [10]

Leicester, Leicestershire [10]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [10]

Hull, Yorkshire [9]

London, Middlesex [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Keighley, Yorkshire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Nottingham [6]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Reading, Berkshire [6]

Belper, Derbyshire [5]

Birmingham [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Colne, Lancashire [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Fulham, London [4]

Greenwich, London [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

London [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Scone New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Young New South Wales [4]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [3]

Barraba New South Wales [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Battersea, Surrey [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bridport, Dorset [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Chorley, Lancashire [3]

Dartmoor Victoria [3]

Derby [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Rank

Private [3052]

Gunner [340]

Driver [269]

Serjeant [238]

Corporal [225]

Sapper [144]

Lance Corporal [110]

Lieutenant [104]

Second Lieutenant [104]

Captain [83]

Acting Corporal [46]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Bombardier [36]

Pioneer [32]

Major [22]

Rifleman [19]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Acting Captain [9]

Shoeing Smith [9]

Guardsman [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Trooper [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Worker [7]

Staff Nurse [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Pte [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Major [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Captain and Quarter Master [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [444]

Labour Corps [348]

Royal Engineers [314]

Army Service Corps [283]

Royal Garrison Artillery [197]

Royal Army Medical Corps [178]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [176]

London Regiment [170]

Machine Gun Corps [151]

Liverpool Regiment [126]

Royal Fusiliers [106]

West Yorkshire Regiment [98]

Lancashire Fusiliers [96]

Leicestershire Regiment [93]

Manchester Regiment [93]

West Riding Regiment [80]

York and Lancaster Regiment [79]

Lincolnshire Regiment [78]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [75]

Northumberland Fusiliers [72]

Middlesex Regiment [70]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [67]

Durham Light Infantry [66]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [58]

Hampshire Regiment [57]

Cheshire Regiment [56]

East Yorkshire Regiment [56]

East Lancashire Regiment [53]

Northamptonshire Regiment [51]

Rifle Brigade [51]

South Staffordshire Regiment [48]

Royal Army Service Corps [47]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [46]

South Lancashire Regiment [46]

Gloucestershire Regiment [45]

Worcestershire Regiment [44]

Army Ordnance Corps [43]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [39]

Royal Defence Corps [37]

East Surrey Regiment [36]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [35]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Royal Naval Division [34]

North Staffordshire Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [29]

Tank Corps [29]

Grenadier Guards [28]

Service

British Army [4707]

Royal Navy [413]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [328]

Australian Imperial Force [244]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

S [6250]

H [2]

B [1]

J [1]

L [1]

P [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6126]

Merchant Navy [86]

Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [18] Liverpool, Lancashire [13] London England [12] Burnley, Lancashire [10] Leicester, Leicestershire [10] Southampton, Hampshire, England [10] Hull, Yorkshire [9] London, Middlesex [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Keighley, Yorkshire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Nottingham [6] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Reading, Berkshire [6] Belper, Derbyshire [5] Birmingham [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Colne, Lancashire [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bendigo Victoria [4] Fulham, London [4] Greenwich, London [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] London [4] Paddington, London [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Scone New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Young New South Wales [4] Barnsley, Yorkshire [3] Barraba New South Wales [3] Battersea, London [3] Battersea, Surrey [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bridport, Dorset [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Chorley, Lancashire [3] Dartmoor Victoria [3] Derby [3] Staffordshire [3] Willenhall, Staffordshire [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Acton, Middlesex [2] Albany Western Australia [2]

Rank

Private [3052] Gunner [340] Driver [269] Serjeant [238] Corporal [225] Sapper [144] Lance Corporal [110] Lieutenant [104] Second Lieutenant [104] Captain [83] Acting Corporal [46] Acting Serjeant [44] Bombardier [36] Pioneer [32] Major [22] Rifleman [19] Company Serjeant Major [17] Lance Serjeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Acting Bombardier [12] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Acting Captain [9] Shoeing Smith [9] Guardsman [8] Temporary Captain [8] Trooper [8] Able Seaman [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Worker [7] Staff Nurse [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Pte [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Major [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Captain and Quarter Master [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Shoeing Smith Corporal [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [444] Labour Corps [348] Royal Engineers [314] Army Service Corps [283] Royal Garrison Artillery [197] Royal Army Medical Corps [178] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [176] London Regiment [170] Machine Gun Corps [151] Liverpool Regiment [126] Royal Fusiliers [106] West Yorkshire Regiment [98] Lancashire Fusiliers [96] Leicestershire Regiment [93] Manchester Regiment [93] West Riding Regiment [80] York and Lancaster Regiment [79] Lincolnshire Regiment [78] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [75] Northumberland Fusiliers [72] Middlesex Regiment [70] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [67] Durham Light Infantry [66] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [58] Hampshire Regiment [57] Cheshire Regiment [56] East Yorkshire Regiment [56] East Lancashire Regiment [53] Northamptonshire Regiment [51] Rifle Brigade [51] South Staffordshire Regiment [48] Royal Army Service Corps [47] King's Royal Rifle Corps [46] South Lancashire Regiment [46] Gloucestershire Regiment [45] Worcestershire Regiment [44] Army Ordnance Corps [43] The Queen's Regiment [40] Yorkshire Regiment [40] Yorkshire Light Infantry [39] Royal Defence Corps [37] East Surrey Regiment [36] Royal Lancaster Regiment [35] Welsh Regiment [35] Royal Naval Division [34] North Staffordshire Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [29] Tank Corps [29] Grenadier Guards [28]

Service

British Army [4707] Royal Navy [413] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395] Canadian Expeditionary Force [328] Australian Imperial Force [244] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [50] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [3] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

S [6250] H [2] B [1] J [1] L [1] P [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6126] Merchant Navy [86] Conscientious Objector [21]

Country

United Kingdom [123] Australia [1] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Arthur Joseph Spencer

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184180

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William Henry Spencer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61901

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William Spencer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262727

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Arthur Emmanuel Spencer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116227

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Arthur Philip Spencer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200177

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Charles Spencer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125175

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Charles Henry Horwood Spencer

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 20894 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Spencer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94027

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Reuben Spencer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69

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Richard Spencer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44434

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Reuben Spencer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123542

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Matthew Spencer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408449

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Henry Beresford Spencer

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry attached Tank Corps

British Army Captain West Somerset Yeomanry

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James Benjamin Spencer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50701

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James William Spencer

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85410

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Frank Spencer

Born 1892

Royal Navy J49921 Able Seaman

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Harry W Spencer

Born 1891

British Army 34274 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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John Arthur Spencer

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8561 Private Coldstream Guards

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Samuel Spencer

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 2052 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Spencer

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 136 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 136 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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