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Sydney New South Wales [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Ashfield New South Wales [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3]

Durham [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Linlithgow Scotland [3]

Mount Gambier South Australia [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Wallsend New South Wales [3]

Worthing, Sussex [3]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lanark, Lanarkshire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2]

Northfleet, Kent [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Wangaratta Victoria [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Abergaveny,Monmouthshire. [1]

Aldborough [1]

Antrim [1]

Armfield Plain, Durham [1]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auchterarder Perthshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Balfron, Stirlingshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [922]

Gunner [109]

Driver [82]

Serjeant [73]

Corporal [69]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Sapper [45]

Lance Corporal [42]

Lieutenant [42]

Captain [25]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Bombardier [15]

Major [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Pioneer [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [133]

Army Service Corps [93]

Royal Engineers [89]

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

London Regiment [58]

Machine Gun Corps [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [43]

Highland Light Infantry [41]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Royal Scots [37]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31]

Scottish Rifles [30]

Rifle Brigade [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Gordon Highlanders [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Royal Highlanders [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [18]

Cameron Highlanders [18]

Seaforth Highlanders [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1458]

Royal Navy [145]

Australian Imperial Force [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1950]

Contribution

Military Service [1892]

Merchant Navy [48]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

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Sydney New South Wales [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Ashfield New South Wales [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [3] Durham [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Linlithgow Scotland [3] Mount Gambier South Australia [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Wallsend New South Wales [3] Worthing, Sussex [3] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Lanark, Lanarkshire [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle Upon Tyne England [2] Northfleet, Kent [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Wangaratta Victoria [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Abergaveny,Monmouthshire. [1] Aldborough [1] Antrim [1] Armfield Plain, Durham [1] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auchterarder Perthshire [1] Auckland [1] Ayrshire [1] Balfron, Stirlingshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [922] Gunner [109] Driver [82] Serjeant [73] Corporal [69] Second Lieutenant [50] Sapper [45] Lance Corporal [42] Lieutenant [42] Captain [25] Acting Serjeant [15] Bombardier [15] Major [15] Acting Corporal [14] Pioneer [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Able Seaman [6] Acting Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [133] Army Service Corps [93] Royal Engineers [89] Labour Corps [88] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] London Regiment [58] Machine Gun Corps [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [43] Highland Light Infantry [41] Royal Scots Fusiliers [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] Royal Scots [37] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [31] Scottish Rifles [30] Rifle Brigade [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] Gordon Highlanders [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Royal Highlanders [22] Royal Naval Division [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [21] Royal Army Service Corps [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Border Regiment [18] Cameron Highlanders [18] Seaforth Highlanders [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] West Riding Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1458] Royal Navy [145] Australian Imperial Force [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [31] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [1950]

Contribution

Military Service [1892] Merchant Navy [48] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

James Currie Steel

Born 1894

Died 1967

British Army 166906/5 Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 24843 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 14th and 16th

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Cyril Nisbet Steel

Born 1884

Died 1972

Indian Army Major 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

Indian Army Lieutenant 25th Punjabis

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George Henry Steel

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 84220 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 84220 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Douglas Graham Steel

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment 3 Battalion, attached 2 Battalion

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Arthur Steel

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17432 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 9th

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Reginald Steel

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 203 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 203 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 124th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur George Steel

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army G/2583 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

British Army G/2583 Corporal The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edward Steel

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/8062 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Arthur Steel

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 33140 Private Welsh Regiment

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Edwin Bedford Steel

Born 1871

Died 1914

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel Steel

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 302736 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Angus Murray Russell Steel

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5681 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 5681 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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John Steel

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - H.M.S. Peel Castle

Royal Navy Lieutenant H.M.S. 'Peel Castle' Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

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John Miles Steel

Born 1877

Died 1965

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Forte

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John Tran Steel

Born 1887

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29404

Canadian Expeditionary Force 29404 Sergeant Canadian Infantry 16th Manitoba Regiment

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John E A Steel

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1918 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army 295240 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Clifford Steel

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1057 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Harold Steel

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133976

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Francis Edward Steel

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25399

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George Lindsay Steel

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118937

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