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Droitwich, Worcestershire [2]

Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Northampton [1]

Stafford [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Tunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Winsford, Cheshire [1]

Wolestanton, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [84]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [9]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps Imperial Army [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Cyclists) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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S [155]

Contribution

Military Service [151]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [155] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Droitwich, Worcestershire [2] Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Northampton [1] Stafford [1] Staffordshire [1] Tunstall, Staffordshire [1] Winsford, Cheshire [1] Wolestanton, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [84] Gunner [12] Corporal [9] Serjeant [9] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Fitter [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Service Corps Imperial Army [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Cyclists) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery attached Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Scottish Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [135] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [155]

Contribution

Military Service [151] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Frank Sproston

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236890

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Herbert Rees Sproston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 81526 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Sproston

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6735 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Christopher Sproston

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 521 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 521 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Sproston

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 31612 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Arthur Sproston

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 23059 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry Sproston

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16603 Private Manchester Regiment

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James Christopher Sproston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245364

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Frederick S Sproston

Died 1920

British Army 121873 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 121873 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Norris Sproston

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2979 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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George Sproston

Died 1917

British Army 37062 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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John Sproston

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 34956 Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 34956 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Frederick Alvin Sproston

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army GS/19788 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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John Colin Sproston

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 2323 Private London Regiment

British Army 740966 Private London Regiment

British Army 740966 Private London Regiment (Cyclists)

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John W Sproston

Died 1917

British Army 13827 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 13827 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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J J Sproston

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308771

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John W Sproston

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 360312

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Percival Charles Sproston

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army DM2/221012 Private Army Service Corps No.3 Mobile Coy. (Larkhill Camp)

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Herbert William Sproston

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 91505 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 183rd Bde.

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Ernest Proudman Sproston

Born 1877

British Army 21734

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