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Orange New South Wales [3]

Annfield Plain, Durham [1]

Baffle Creek Queensland [1]

Belfast [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Christchurch [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Jarrow, Durham [1]

Junee New South Wales [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Millmerran Queensland [1]

Pencola, Ontario [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portland, Surrey [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

The Lizeard, Cornwall [1]

Thurles [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Corporal [11]

Driver [9]

Gunner [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Filter and Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

British West Indies Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

3rd Motor Cycle [1]

Anglo Indian Force attached Durham Light Infantry [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Attached Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Australian Army Unit [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cawnpore Volunteer Rifles Indian Army [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Indian Army Supply Column [1]

Indian Medical Department [1]

Indian Medical Department Indian Army [1]

Jamaica War Contingent [1]

Service

British Army [123]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [45]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [229]

G [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Orange New South Wales [3] Annfield Plain, Durham [1] Baffle Creek Queensland [1] Belfast [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Christchurch [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [1] Hackney, London [1] Jarrow, Durham [1] Junee New South Wales [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] London England [1] Millmerran Queensland [1] Pencola, Ontario [1] Poplar, London [1] Portland, Surrey [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Southwark, London [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] The Lizeard, Cornwall [1] Thurles [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [69] Corporal [11] Driver [9] Gunner [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Filter and Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sister [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Durham Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [10] British West Indies Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Engineers [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 3rd Motor Cycle [1] Anglo Indian Force attached Durham Light Infantry [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Attached Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Australian Army Unit [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cawnpore Volunteer Rifles Indian Army [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Indian Army Supply Column [1] Indian Medical Department [1] Indian Medical Department Indian Army [1] Jamaica War Contingent [1]

Service

British Army [123] Canadian Expeditionary Force [45] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [229] G [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [226] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

George Sterling

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187954 Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187954 Serjeant Royal Sir Force 27th Squadron

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William Sterling

Born 1890

Other Empire Force 12454 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 15784 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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David Sterling

Died 1918

British Army 7221 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Bruce Edward Sterling

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150600

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Robert Sterling

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293207

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George Pomeroy Sterling

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Sterling

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69637

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James Adamson Sterling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292122

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Jacob Adolphus Sterling

Born 1886

British Army 3685 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Gilbert Sterling

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 14418 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Cecil St. Clair Sterling

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 715305 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Charles Sterling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74324

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William Sterling

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 8361 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200848 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Albert Sterling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297849

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Walter Ambrose Sterling

Born 1904

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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James Sterling

Died 1916

British Army 19/1548 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John George Sterling

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2136405

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2136405 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Sterling

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 9399 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 9399 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Charles James Sterling

Australian Imperial Force 840

Australian Imperial Force 86221

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Robert William Sterling

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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