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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

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Contribution

Military Service [1015]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [1]

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Place of birth

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]

C H Spicer

British Army 82 Trooper Hampshire Yeomanry

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H R G Spicer

British Army 493001 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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J W Spicer

British Army 337 Lance Corporal Wessex Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps

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G J Spicer

British Army T4/160786 Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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L D Spicer

British Army Temporary Captain General List/Commands and Staff

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L D Spicer

British Army Temporary Captain Yorkshire Light Infantry

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A H Spicer

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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E B Spicer

British Army 14922 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

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Anthony Napier Fane Spicer

British Army Lieutenant Life Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant 1st Life Guards

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Annie Amelia Spicer

Born 1888

Died 1927

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister Canadian Red Cross Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Geoffrey Edmund Frederick Spicer-Simson

Born 1902

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simpson

Born 1876

Royal Navy Commander

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