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Battersea, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Settle, Yorkshire [3]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Lampeter, Cardiganshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [2]

Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [2]

Auburn, Huron County Ontario [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [1]

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Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Haslam, Yorkshire [1]

Helmsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

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King's Norton, Worcestershire [1]

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Malton, Yorkshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

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Private [107]

Gunner [17]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society Allied Forces Base Hospital [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Exam Services [1]

General Staff [1]

Service

British Army [173]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [239] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Settle, Yorkshire [3] Glasgow Scotland [2] Lampeter, Cardiganshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Stockton on Tees, Durham [2] Stockton-on-Tees, Durham [2] Auburn, Huron County Ontario [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Haslam, Yorkshire [1] Helmsley, Yorkshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] King's Norton, Worcestershire [1] Liverpool [1] London England [1] Malton, Yorkshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Seal, Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [107] Gunner [17] Serjeant [13] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler/Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society Allied Forces Base Hospital [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Exam Services [1] General Staff [1]

Service

British Army [173] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [239]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

Richard Sturdy

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 3092 Lance Corporal Lancers

British Army L/3092 Private Lancers

British Army 3092 Lance Corporal 16th (The Queen's) Lancers

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Oswald Sturdy

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3737 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highlanders.) Battalion

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David Sturdy

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 7516 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 282516 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frank Sturdy

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 155507 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 155507 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Albert Sturdy

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286673

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Thomas Henry Sturdy

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79057

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Arthur Sturdy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205028

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William Fawcett Sturdy

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34829

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Fred Sturdy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42270

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Francis Dixon Sturdy

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654357

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private

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Frank Sturdy

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4588 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 4588 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Charles Hertbert Sturdy

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239572

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Wallace Sturdy

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206746

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Harry Sturdy

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 200214 Corporal South Wales Borderers 235th T. F. Depot

British Army 1578 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Arthur Carlisle Sturdy

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Walter Sturdy

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2537307

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2537307 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur E Sturdy

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 79915 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 79915 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles C Sturdy

Died 1916

British Army 12206 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 12206 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 12206 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Frank Sturdy

Died 1917

British Army 5270 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201826 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Sturdy

Died 1918

British Army 27691 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 27691 Private Grenadier Guards

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