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Inverell New South Wales [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Deal, Kent [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Orange New South Wales [3]

Parkes New South Wales [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Queenstown Queensland [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Araluen New South Wales [1]

Arthur Creek Victoria [1]

Ashfield England [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [1]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bow London, Middlesex [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brewongle New South Wales [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Campbelltown New South Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [437]

Gunner [58]

Corporal [41]

Sapper [38]

Driver [34]

Serjeant [33]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Pioneer [10]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Canteener [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Dresser [1]

Driver Acting Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner, later Lance Bombardier [1]

Gunnery Sergeant Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Royal Engineers [62]

Army Service Corps [47]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Hertfordshire Regiment [10]

Hussars [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Lancers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [712]

Royal Navy [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1032]

Contribution

Military Service [1015]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [1]

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Inverell New South Wales [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Deal, Kent [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Orange New South Wales [3] Parkes New South Wales [3] Camberwell, London [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Grays, Essex [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Margate, Kent [2] Queenstown Queensland [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Araluen New South Wales [1] Arthur Creek Victoria [1] Ashfield England [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [1] Auburn South Australia [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Bow London, Middlesex [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brewongle New South Wales [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cambridge [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Campbelltown New South Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [437] Gunner [58] Corporal [41] Sapper [38] Driver [34] Serjeant [33] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Pioneer [10] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Major [3] Sister [3] Temporary Captain [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Transport Corporal [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Sister [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Canteen Worker [1] Canteener [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Dresser [1] Driver Acting Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Gunner, later Lance Bombardier [1] Gunnery Sergeant Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [63] Royal Engineers [62] Army Service Corps [47] Labour Corps [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] London Regiment [35] Royal Fusiliers [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Hampshire Regiment [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Hertfordshire Regiment [10] Hussars [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Lancers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [712] Royal Navy [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] Australian Imperial Force [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1032]

Contribution

Military Service [1015] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23] India [1]

George Gordon Spicer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army S/11822 Private Cameron Highlanders

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John H Spicer

Died 1918

British Army 23525 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Philip Shepherd Spicer

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 31420 Private Welsh Regiment

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Joseph Henry Spicer

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 28170 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 27978 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Btn

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Arthur James Spicer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225053

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James Spicer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240358

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George Edward Spicer

Born 1879

Died 1962

British Army 1789 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Harry Spicer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302777

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George Albert Spicer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84967

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Alfred Spicer

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 4567 Private Lancers

British Army L/4567 Private Lancers

British Army 4567 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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James Walter Spicer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87986

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Walter Charles Spicer

Born 1887

Died 1934

British Army Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 8133 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army D/2289 Private Dragoons of the Line 7th Dragoons

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Henry Austin Spicer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168661

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William Spicer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91515

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John William Spicer

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295895

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John Rance Spicer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213041

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Frank Parry Spicer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234041

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Albert Edward Spicer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 352511 Private Manchester Regiment

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George Henry Spicer

Died 1918

British Army 3129 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 17th Battalion

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Herbert Spicer

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 48822 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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