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Canowindra New South Wales [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

London England [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Billericay, Essex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Castlesea, Roscommon [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Dersingham, Norfolk [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dumfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

East Melbourne Victoria [1]

Essex [1]

Essex, England [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Maryborough Queensland [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mittagong New South Wales [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Old Ford, London [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Paglesham, Essex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Rochford, Essex [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent, England [1]

Southampton [1]

Southend, Essex [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Teven New South Wales [1]

Thundersley, Essex [1]

Tingley, Yorkshire [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [205]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [21]

Driver [20]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [11]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Engineers [21]

Essex Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [318]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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S [427]

Contribution

Military Service [418]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Canowindra New South Wales [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Chelmsford, Essex [2] London England [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Yorkshire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Billericay, Essex [1] Bow, London [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Castlesea, Roscommon [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Dersingham, Norfolk [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dumfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] East Melbourne Victoria [1] Essex [1] Essex, England [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Maldon, Essex [1] March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Maryborough Queensland [1] Mile End, London [1] Mittagong New South Wales [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Old Ford, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Paglesham, Essex [1] Peckham, London [1] Rochford, Essex [1] Shoeburyness, Essex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1] Sittingbourne, Kent, England [1] Southampton [1] Southend, Essex [1] Southwark, London [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Teven New South Wales [1] Thundersley, Essex [1] Tingley, Yorkshire [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Tottenham, London [1]

Rank

Private [205] Gunner [26] Serjeant [21] Driver [20] Corporal [14] Sapper [11] Second Lieutenant [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [31] Army Service Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [28] London Regiment [21] Royal Engineers [21] Essex Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Lancers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [318] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [427]

Contribution

Military Service [418] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

George Edwin Staines

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22041

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William Arthur Staines

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55236

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Percy Staines

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6598 Private London Regiment

British Army 593691 Private London Regiment

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Harold Percy Staines

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87639

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Sidney Robert Staines

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78477

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Ernest Frank Staines

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8035

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George William Staines

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119641

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Frank Staines

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67146

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Frederick James Staines

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116125

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Douglas Staines

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135583

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William J. Staines

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 760806 Private London Regiment

British Army 760806 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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William Staines

Died 1917

British Army 25253 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John Patrick Staines

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy K15531 Stoker 1st Class

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William Staines

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19198

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Frederick John Staines

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264497

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Cyril Herbert Staines

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29515

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Alfred William Staines

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121742

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Leonard Ben Staines

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236433

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Edwin Staines

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 34433 Private Essex Regiment

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Frederick Charles Staines

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30921

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