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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bere Alston, Devon [2]

Clifton Hill Victoria [2]

Minlaton South Australia [2]

Parkside South Australia [2]

Wells, Somerset [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bude, Cornwall [1]

Chadderton, Lancashire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Dawlish, Devon [1]

Devonport [1]

Edithburgh South Australia [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gwithian, Cornwall [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Harbertonford, Devon [1]

Islington [1]

Jamestown South Australia [1]

Kilkenny [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lascard, Ontario [1]

Lewdon, Devon [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Torrington, Devon [1]

Transvaal [1]

Tungkillo South Australia [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Wokington, Cumberland [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [86]

Gunner [12]

Sapper [7]

Major [6]

Serjeant [6]

Driver [5]

Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

2nd Divisional Signal Company [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Base Supply Depot Indian Expeditionary Force [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Works Service Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [141]

Royal Navy [36]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [243]

H [9]

Contribution

Military Service [248]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Canada [1]

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People [252] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bere Alston, Devon [2] Clifton Hill Victoria [2] Minlaton South Australia [2] Parkside South Australia [2] Wells, Somerset [2] York Western Australia [2] Bideford, Devon [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bude, Cornwall [1] Chadderton, Lancashire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Dawlish, Devon [1] Devonport [1] Edithburgh South Australia [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gwithian, Cornwall [1] Hackney, London [1] Harbertonford, Devon [1] Islington [1] Jamestown South Australia [1] Kilkenny [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lascard, Ontario [1] Lewdon, Devon [1] Mile End, London [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Plymouth England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Torrington, Devon [1] Transvaal [1] Tungkillo South Australia [1] Willesden, London [1] Wokington, Cumberland [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [86] Gunner [12] Sapper [7] Major [6] Serjeant [6] Driver [5] Corporal [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Worker [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Commander [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] General Staff Officer (2nd Grade) (Major) [1] Gunner Driver [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 2nd Divisional Signal Company [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Base Supply Depot Indian Expeditionary Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Works Service Royal Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [141] Royal Navy [36] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [243] H [9]

Contribution

Military Service [248] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Canada [1]

John Francis Spry

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45485

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Frederick John Spry

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185478

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James Spry

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army T/4/127460 Army Service Corps

British Army 40372 Private Royal Defence Corps 331st Protection Coy

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Nicholas Ernest Spry

Died 1945

Australian Imperial Force 5762

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Alec Spry

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 375171 Private London Regiment

British Army 565107 Private London Regiment

British Army 565107 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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John George Spry

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army T4415 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 495160 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Wilfred Spry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251277

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Nicholas Henry Spry

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 10408 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Edward Spry

Died 1915

British Army 15246 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Peter C Spry

Died 1918

British Army 9355 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Reginald Spry

Died 1917

British Army 2561 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 825931 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Spry

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202350 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 202350 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Fredenham Hugh Spry

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191085

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Howard Baker Spry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319927

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John Spry

Australian Imperial Force

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Harvey William John Spry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72134

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Louis Roy Spry

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 238179

Canadian Expeditionary Force 238179 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Spry

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101068

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Sydney John Spry

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 119107 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Clifford Edward Spry

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 203358 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 203358 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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