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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2]

"Hitchin near London" [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beech Forest Victoria [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carrieton South Australia [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Gowangardie Victoria [1]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hitchin England [1]

Jerrildie Victoria [1]

King's Cross, Middxlesex [1]

Leicester [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mooroopna Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Olney, Bedfordshire [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Risby, Suffolk [1]

Rotherham [1]

Saint Michael, Northamptonshire [1]

Scunthorpe, Lanarkshire [1]

Stepney [1]

Stilton [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wollongong New South Wales [1]

Yabba North Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [191]

Gunner [21]

Driver [18]

Serjeant [17]

Corporal [13]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [283]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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Contribution

Military Service [360]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

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People [366] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bourke New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire [2] "Hitchin near London" [1] Battersea, London [1] Beech Forest Victoria [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carrieton South Australia [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire [1] Gowangardie Victoria [1] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hitchin England [1] Jerrildie Victoria [1] King's Cross, Middxlesex [1] Leicester [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mooroopna Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Olney, Bedfordshire [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Risby, Suffolk [1] Rotherham [1] Saint Michael, Northamptonshire [1] Scunthorpe, Lanarkshire [1] Stepney [1] Stilton [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wollongong New South Wales [1] Yabba North Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [191] Gunner [21] Driver [18] Serjeant [17] Corporal [13] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Clerk Corporal /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Service Corps Labour Company [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [283] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [366]

Contribution

Military Service [360] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1]

George Spriggs

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 6879 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn.

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William Spriggs

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144569

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Harold John Spriggs

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6635

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Herbert Ewart Spriggs

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy 446 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 207876 Royal Engineers

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Robert Ernest Spriggs

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2047 Private London Regiment 19th (County of London) Battalion (St. Pancras)

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George Frederick Spriggs

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53738

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53738 Private Canadian Infantry

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Edwin William Spriggs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284843

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Charles James Spriggs

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278633

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Francis Henry Spriggs

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162925

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Henry Spriggs

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38060

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George Spriggs

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143261

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Thomas George Spriggs

Australian Imperial Force 5464

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Ephraim Spriggs

Died 1915

British Army 3538 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Spriggs

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11982 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William James Spriggs

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 3/6407 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 7213 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Spriggs

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405328

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Henry Spriggs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169087

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Walter Cyril Spriggs

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317817

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Frederick Spriggs

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135407

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Charles Arnold Spriggs

Born 1890

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/69 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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