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Melbourne Victoria [39]

Plymouth, Devon [19]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Ballarat Victoria [10]

Devonport, Devon [9]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [8]

Southampton, Hampshire [8]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

London England [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Brisbane Queensland [6]

Liskeard, Cornwall [5]

Port Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Camelford, Cornwall [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Sevenoaks, Kent [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [3]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Calstock, Cornwall [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Redruth, Cornwall [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Apsley Victoria [2]

Auckland [2]

Beulah Tasmania [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bodmin, Cornwall [2]

Bowral New South Wales [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brixham, Devon [2]

Bundamba Queensland [2]

Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Camelford England [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Christchurch, Hampshire [2]

Cornwall England [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Drouin Victoria [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Glamorganshire [2]

Rank

Private [1557]

Gunner [188]

Sapper [158]

Serjeant [151]

Corporal [147]

Driver [138]

Second Lieutenant [86]

Lieutenant [70]

Lance Corporal [58]

Captain [36]

Pioneer [32]

Acting Corporal [28]

Bombardier [27]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Major [15]

Rifleman [13]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Worker [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Trooper [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Boatswain [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Drummer [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Major General [2]

Midshipman [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [243]

Royal Field Artillery [203]

Army Service Corps [194]

Labour Corps [184]

Royal Garrison Artillery [134]

Welsh Regiment [100]

London Regiment [98]

Machine Gun Corps [88]

Gloucestershire Regiment [87]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [79]

Royal Army Medical Corps [77]

Devonshire Regiment [71]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [63]

Liverpool Regiment [44]

South Wales Borderers [44]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

Rifle Brigade [42]

Hampshire Regiment [40]

Middlesex Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [33]

Somerset Light Infantry [33]

Royal Naval Division [32]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Cheshire Regiment [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

British West Indies Regiment [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [26]

Royal Sussex Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

Monmouthshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

South Lancashire Regiment [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Army Veterinary Corps [19]

Canadian Infantry [19]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Border Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2548]

Royal Navy [372]

Australian Imperial Force [308]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [263]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [215]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3864]

L [3]

B [2]

J [2]

G [1]

K [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3735]

Merchant Navy [95]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [39] Plymouth, Devon [19] Sydney New South Wales [12] Ballarat Victoria [10] Devonport, Devon [9] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [8] Southampton, Hampshire [8] Stroud, Gloucestershire [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] London England [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Brisbane Queensland [6] Liskeard, Cornwall [5] Port Adelaide South Australia [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Camelford, Cornwall [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Sevenoaks, Kent [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [3] Beaconsfield Tasmania [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Calstock, Cornwall [3] Camberwell, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Redruth, Cornwall [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Apsley Victoria [2] Auckland [2] Beulah Tasmania [2] Birmingham England [2] Bodmin, Cornwall [2] Bowral New South Wales [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brixham, Devon [2] Bundamba Queensland [2] Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Camelford England [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Christchurch, Hampshire [2] Cornwall England [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Drouin Victoria [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Glamorganshire [2]

Rank

Private [1557] Gunner [188] Sapper [158] Serjeant [151] Corporal [147] Driver [138] Second Lieutenant [86] Lieutenant [70] Lance Corporal [58] Captain [36] Pioneer [32] Acting Corporal [28] Bombardier [27] Acting Serjeant [23] Major [15] Rifleman [13] Staff Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Lance Serjeant [10] Worker [9] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Trooper [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Guardsman [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Serjeant Major [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Boatswain [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Bugler [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Drummer [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Major General [2] Midshipman [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [243] Royal Field Artillery [203] Army Service Corps [194] Labour Corps [184] Royal Garrison Artillery [134] Welsh Regiment [100] London Regiment [98] Machine Gun Corps [88] Gloucestershire Regiment [87] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [79] Royal Army Medical Corps [77] Devonshire Regiment [71] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [63] Liverpool Regiment [44] South Wales Borderers [44] Worcestershire Regiment [43] Rifle Brigade [42] Hampshire Regiment [40] Middlesex Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [34] King's Royal Rifle Corps [33] Somerset Light Infantry [33] Royal Naval Division [32] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Cheshire Regiment [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [28] Manchester Regiment [28] British West Indies Regiment [26] Royal Army Service Corps [26] Royal Sussex Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [24] Monmouthshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] South Lancashire Regiment [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Army Veterinary Corps [19] Canadian Infantry [19] Durham Light Infantry [19] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Shropshire Light Infantry [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Essex Regiment [16] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Defence Corps [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Border Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [2548] Royal Navy [372] Australian Imperial Force [308] Canadian Expeditionary Force [263] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [215] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [49] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [3864] L [3] B [2] J [2] G [1] K [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3735] Merchant Navy [95] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [87] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

John Stephens

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3192 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3192S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Defence

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Arthur Frederick Stephens

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 30499 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Stephens

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14163 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Howard Cecil Stephens

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2326 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 2326 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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George Arthur Stephens

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 220488 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 39th Brigade

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Ernest William Stephens

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 55177 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 55177 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Joseph Stephens

Born 1867

Died 1919

British Army WR 329308 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Charles Edwin Stephens

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49649

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William Stephens

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191400

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William Henry James Stephens

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266171

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John Stephens

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army G/12085 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 45309 Private Machine Gun Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 45309 Private Machine Gun Corps 33rd Battalion

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Stanley Harry George Stephens

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 5620 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 7623 Rfleman London Regiment 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Obadiah Stephens

Born 1892

Other Empire Force 8335 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 10604 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Sidney Ernest Stephens

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 555 Private Australian Infantry 56th Battalion

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Herbert William Stephens

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133218

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Francis William Stephens

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1023 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 240050 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Stephens

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266034

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Shedwell Or Shadwell Stephens

Born 1888

Died 1916

South African Services 5075 Private 4th South African Infantry

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Arthur Ambrose Stephens

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262068

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Frank Jordon Stephens

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186971

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