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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Penguin Tasmania [4]

Shepparton Victoria [4]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

Singleton New South Wales [3]

St. Monance [3]

Stanley Tasmania [3]

Wilcannia New South Wales [3]

Birmingham [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

London England [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wanstead, Essex [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Battersea [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bodalla New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Croocherang Victoria [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elvet, Durham, [1]

Felmingham, Norfolk [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Heathcote Victoria [1]

Hillgrove New South Wales [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [259]

Gunner [30]

Driver [20]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [15]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Deck Hand [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

L/Sgt. [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lt. (Qr.-Mr.) [1]

Lt.(Qr.-Mr.) [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

R.Q.M.S. [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

W.O. II R.Q.M.S. [1]

War Subs. Capt. (Qr.-Mr.) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Engineers [28]

Norfolk Regiment [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [372]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [537]

Contribution

Military Service [522]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [537] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Penguin Tasmania [4] Shepparton Victoria [4] Lismore New South Wales [3] Singleton New South Wales [3] St. Monance [3] Stanley Tasmania [3] Wilcannia New South Wales [3] Birmingham [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] London England [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wanstead, Essex [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Auckland [1] Battersea [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bodalla New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Croocherang Victoria [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Derby [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Edinburgh [1] Elvet, Durham, [1] Felmingham, Norfolk [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Hackney, London [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Heathcote Victoria [1] Hillgrove New South Wales [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [259] Gunner [30] Driver [20] Corporal [19] Serjeant [15] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [7] Deck Hand [6] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] L/Sgt. [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lt. (Qr.-Mr.) [1] Lt.(Qr.-Mr.) [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] R.Q.M.S. [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Trimmer [1] W.O. II R.Q.M.S. [1] War Subs. Capt. (Qr.-Mr.) [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [35] Royal Field Artillery [30] London Regiment [29] Royal Engineers [28] Norfolk Regiment [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Army Service Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Royal Fusiliers [15] Suffolk Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Essex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [372] Australian Imperial Force [48] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [537]

Contribution

Military Service [522] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Ganes Spinks

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 4211 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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The Rev. William H Spinks

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Young Men's Christian Association

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Joseph Arkless Spinks

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20/283 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Percy William Henry Spinks

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1071 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 265089 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Richard Spinks

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 9121 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9121 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9121 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William James Spinks

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 570791 Lance Corporal London Regiment 17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney)

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James Spinks

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86328

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Arthur Ernest Spinks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32750

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William George Spinks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199747

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Frank George Spinks

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160595

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Henry Richard Spinks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30686

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William Spinks

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81617

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Thomas Spinks

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 22675 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Spinks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139807

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Harry Spinks

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102781

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George Henry Spinks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235478

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George Spinks

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15714 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Howard William Spinks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252395

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Leonard Charles Spinks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18325

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Cyril Edwin Spinks

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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