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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]

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Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

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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]

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Place of birth

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]

George William Swain

British Army 232704 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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A J V Swain

British Army M2/176635 Private Army Service Corps

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H Swain

British Army 10762 Private Hussars

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W Swain

British Army 2159 Private West Riding Regiment

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G Swain

British Army 14170 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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G H Swain

British Army 31575 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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G Swain

British Army 4870 Trooper Life Guards

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H A Swain

British Army 1062 Squadron Serjeant Major Leicestershire Yeomanry

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J Swain

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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T E Swain

British Army 2199 Company Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major London Regiment

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W Swain

British Army 2159 Private West Riding Regiment

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J G Swain

British Army Captain 93rd Burma Infantry

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George Victor Swain

British Army 74233 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 74233 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant 112th Infantry Indian Army

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Daniel W Swain

British Army 21751 Private 3rd Hussars

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Harry Swain

British Army 35579 Private 15th Hussars

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Herbert Swain

British Army 10762 Corporal 15th Hussars

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Albert Swain

British Army 9395 Private 11th Hussars

British Army 25290 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 9395 Private Corps of Hussars

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Frank L Swain

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