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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Carroll New South Wales [3]

Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Langford, Bedfordshire [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Victor Harbor South Australia [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bow, London [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Derby [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Paddington New South Wales [2]

Painswick, Gloucestershire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrington, Somerset [1]

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Brighton, Sussex [1]

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Brixton, London [1]

Broomhill, Yorkshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burton England [1]

Burwood, New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [728]

Gunner [82]

Corporal [61]

Serjeant [61]

Sapper [55]

Driver [53]

Lance Corporal [29]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Captain [7]

Sergeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Sister [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Worker [3]

Guardsman [2]

Major [2]

Orderly [2]

Rifleman [2]

Squadron Sergeant Major [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Field Artillery [87]

Royal Engineers [85]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

London Regiment [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Royal Sussex Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Coldstream Guards [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

South Wales Borderers [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1127]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

Royal Navy [90]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Australian Imperial Force [56]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

S [1458]

Contribution

Military Service [1439]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Germany [1]

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London England [6] Sydney New South Wales [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Carroll New South Wales [3] Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Langford, Bedfordshire [3] London, Middlesex [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Victor Harbor South Australia [3] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bow, London [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Derby [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Paddington New South Wales [2] Painswick, Gloucestershire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrington, Somerset [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bingley England [1] Birmingham [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Boyne Hill, Berkshire. [1] Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, London [1] Broomhill, Yorkshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burton England [1] Burwood, New South Wales [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Clapham, London [1]

Rank

Private [728] Gunner [82] Corporal [61] Serjeant [61] Sapper [55] Driver [53] Lance Corporal [29] Second Lieutenant [26] Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Captain [7] Sergeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Sister [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Worker [3] Guardsman [2] Major [2] Orderly [2] Rifleman [2] Squadron Sergeant Major [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [88] Royal Field Artillery [87] Royal Engineers [85] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] Machine Gun Corps [40] London Regiment [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Fusiliers [30] Royal Sussex Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Cheshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Royal Berkshire Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] The Queen's Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] East Kent Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Yorkshire Light Infantry [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Coldstream Guards [10] Grenadier Guards [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] South Wales Borderers [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [9]

Service

British Army [1127] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] Royal Navy [90] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Australian Imperial Force [56] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

S [1458]

Contribution

Military Service [1439] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [33] Germany [1]

John Swain

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 13955 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14205 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Swain

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 4040 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 4040 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 3rd/5th Battalion

British Army 4040 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/5th Battalion

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William Harold Swain

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 12980 Private Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12980 Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 12980 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Cheshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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John ''jack'' Swain

Born 1899

Died 1981

British Army 1569 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army 240192 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army T/203041 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Alice Elizabeth Swain

Born 1868

Died 1932

British Army Matron Matron Egyptian Hospital Unit Tanta Hospital

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Richard Henry Swain

Born 1887

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55680 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55680 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force 45th Kite Balloon Section

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Frederick Job Swain

Born 1895

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1423

Australian Imperial Force 1423 Private 10th Battalion

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William John Swain

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17769

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William G Swain

Died 1918

British Army G/27662 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 41652 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 41652 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Jack Charles Swain

Died 1916

British Army 20131 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20131 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 9th Battalion

British Army 13821 Private 11th Hussars

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Thomas Boyer Swain

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 5913 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202034 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment

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Lucy Melton Swain

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service 2nd Eastern General Hospital [Brighton]

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service Dardanelles/Egypt

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Frederick James Swain

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75078

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Richard Swain

Born 1889

British Army 9678 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9678 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Birchenough Swain

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 19736 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 19736 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Collier Swain

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8165

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William Swain

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67703

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Joseph Ernest Swain

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275191

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Addy Swain

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164084

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Joseph Swain

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191214

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