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Taunton, Somerset [3]

Nottingham [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Amberley, Gloucestershire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Islington South Australia [1]

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Millwall, London [1]

Newbridge, Monmouthshire [1]

Othery, Somerset [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Punjab [1]

Punjab, India [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [1]

Young New South Wales [1]

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Private [42]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Gunner [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Major [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

1st Captain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Orderly [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

VAD nurse [1]

private [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Royal Engineers [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regt [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross] [1]

Somerset Yeomanry [1]

South Midland Field Ambulance [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Training Reserve Battalion Devonshire Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross [1]

Service

British Army [68]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [98]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Taunton, Somerset [3] Nottingham [2] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Amberley, Gloucestershire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Islington South Australia [1] London England [1] Millwall, London [1] Newbridge, Monmouthshire [1] Othery, Somerset [1] Poplar, London [1] Punjab [1] Punjab, India [1] Shoeburyness, Essex [1] Shoeburyness, Essex, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wrexham, Denbighshire [1] Young New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [42] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Gunner [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Major [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] 1st Captain [1] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Orderly [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant, Acting Captain [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] VAD nurse [1] private [1]

Unit

Somerset Light Infantry [13] Royal Engineers [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Army Service Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Training Reserve [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regt [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Nestor [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross] [1] Somerset Yeomanry [1] South Midland Field Ambulance [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Training Reserve Battalion Devonshire Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross [1]

Service

British Army [68] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [100]

Contribution

Military Service [98] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Alexander Summerhayes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 63259 Private Cheshire Regiment attached Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant, Acting Captain Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 13th Battalion

British Army Acting Captain Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Stanley Charles Summerhayes

Born 1899

British Army 24541 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army TR13/1383 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 24541 private Gloucestershire Regt 11 Bn (Reserve) & 10 Bn BEF

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Bertram William Summerhayes

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 522 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 699 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Sidney John Summerhayes

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195184

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William Summerhayes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165824

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Frederick George Summerhayes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213542

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Edmund Summerhayes

Died 1917

British Army 20256 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 20256 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Herbert Summerhayes

Died 1917

British Army 241788 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edwin Summerhayes

Australian Imperial Force

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Thomas Summerhayes

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602157

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602157 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cecil Roy Summerhayes

Born 1895

Died 1991

British Army 30630 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 597375 Private Labour Corps

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Hubert Stanley Percy Summerhayes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17510 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Robert Summerhayes

Born 1868

Died 1917

British Army SS/15979 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army SS/15979 Private Army Service Corps

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Jasper James Summerhayes

Australian Imperial Force 12884

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Frederick Charles Summerhayes

Born 1897

Royal Navy J/17594 Able Seaman HMS Hindustan

Royal Navy J17594 Able Seaman HMS BELLEROPHON

Royal Navy J/17594 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "B" Company

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Charles Owen Summerhayes

Australian Imperial Force 2450

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Fred Summerhayes

Born 1893

Royal Navy 12905 Royal Marine Artillery

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Grace Maria Lynton Summerhayes

Born 1895

British Army Nursing Orderly French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee, French Red Cross] Royaumont, France

British Army VAD nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment/ British Red Cross Herne Bay Military Hospital

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Walter Summerhayes

Australian Imperial Force N93241

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Thomas Robert Summerhayes

British Army 10160 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 10160 Colour Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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