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Coventry, Warwickshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Mundoora South Australia [4]

Deniliquin New South Wales [3]

Hove, Sussex [3]

Lauriston Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

East Molesey, Surrey [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Ilford, Essex [2]

Mount Bauple Queensland [2]

Newton Heath, Lancashire [2]

Portslade, Sussex [2]

Runcorn [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2]

Swineshead, Huntingdonshire [2]

Thakeham, Sussex [2]

Tonbridge, Kent [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

57 Hanover Road, Tottenham. Middlesex [1]

Aberford, Yorkshire [1]

Allerton-By-Water, YorksAllerton-By-Water, Yorkshire [1]

Alverthorpe, Yorkshire [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire. [1]

Atherton, Lancashire [1]

Bacup, Lancs [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Bardsley, Lancashire [1]

Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bigborough, Kent [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [725]

Gunner [64]

Driver [52]

Corporal [50]

Serjeant [50]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [28]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [9]

Captain [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Bombardier [6]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

L/Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Pioneer /Acting Serjeant [1]

Pioneer. [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82]

Labour Corps [80]

Royal Engineers [80]

Army Service Corps [64]

London Regiment [48]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

South Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

West Riding Regiment [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Border Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Hussars [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1060]

Royal Navy [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

S [1404]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1387]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Belgium [1]

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Coventry, Warwickshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Croydon, Surrey [4] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Mundoora South Australia [4] Deniliquin New South Wales [3] Hove, Sussex [3] Lauriston Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] East Molesey, Surrey [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire [2] Ilford, Essex [2] Mount Bauple Queensland [2] Newton Heath, Lancashire [2] Portslade, Sussex [2] Runcorn [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Staffordshire [2] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [2] Swineshead, Huntingdonshire [2] Thakeham, Sussex [2] Tonbridge, Kent [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] 57 Hanover Road, Tottenham. Middlesex [1] Aberford, Yorkshire [1] Allerton-By-Water, YorksAllerton-By-Water, Yorkshire [1] Alverthorpe, Yorkshire [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire. [1] Atherton, Lancashire [1] Bacup, Lancs [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Bardsley, Lancashire [1] Barton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bigborough, Kent [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [725] Gunner [64] Driver [52] Corporal [50] Serjeant [50] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [28] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [9] Captain [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Bombardier [6] Rifleman [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] L/Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Medical Officer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Pioneer /Acting Serjeant [1] Pioneer. [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [82] Labour Corps [80] Royal Engineers [80] Army Service Corps [64] London Regiment [48] Manchester Regiment [43] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Fusiliers [27] South Staffordshire Regiment [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Middlesex Regiment [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] West Riding Regiment [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Cheshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [15] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Yorkshire Regiment [15] Army Ordnance Corps [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Border Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Hussars [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Flying Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1060] Royal Navy [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Australian Imperial Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Last name first letter

S [1404] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1387] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Belgium [1]

George William Stringer

Born 1891

Died 1963

British Army 787 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 350066 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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William Frederick John Stringer

Born 1899

Died 1971

British Army TR5/35624 Private 9th then 7th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army TR5/90681 Private Yorkshire Light infantry 53rd Young Soldier Battalion

British Army 599389 Private Labour Corps Various Employment Companies

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Frederick Stringer

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 116298 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 292294 Private Labour Corps

British Army 116298 Pioneer. Royal Engineers. 5th Labour Battalion.

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Bertie Stringer

Died 1918

British Army 42470 Corporal Scottish Rifles

British Army 42470 Corporal Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

British Army 15699 Corporal Scots Fusiliers 6th / 7th Battalion

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George Oliver Stringer

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army 10188 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 10188 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Stringer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53199 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st/5th Bn.

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Peter Smith Stringer

Died 1916

British Army 14240 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 14240 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Mason Claude Kelly Stringer

Born 1894

Died 1936

Australian Imperial Force 704

Australian Imperial Force 704 L/Corporal 42nd Infantry Battalion

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Sidney Woods Stringer

Born 1896

Died 1940

British Army 10243 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 10243 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Robert James Stringer

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 21358 Serjeant Border Regiment

British Army 21358 Private Border Regiment

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Francis Sheldon Stringer

Born 1898

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 701

Australian Imperial Force 701 L/Corporal

Australian Imperial Force 701 Lance Corporal 15th Battalion

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Thomas Henry Stringer

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 18838 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18838 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Thomas Stringer

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 32114 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 40557 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Guy Frederick Stringer

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Gerald Moffatt Stringer

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Henry Stringer

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 1264 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Samuel George Stringer

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army M2/175044 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Reuben Stringer

Born 1876

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188675

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Leslie Tom Stringer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164758

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John Stringer

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294682

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