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Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4]

Cairns Queensland [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Deanhouse, Netherthong, West Yorkshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Sheffield [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

103 St Johns Road Rotherham [1]

Ashted, Birmingham [1]

Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Bangalore, Madras [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Beaconsfield, Bucks [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Collins Green Burtonwood Warrington Lancashire [1]

Delph, Yorkshire [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Felstead, Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Grantham [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Heatherton Victoria [1]

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1]

Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [1]

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidenhead England [1]

Manchester England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

New Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Ningpo [1]

Rank

Private [290]

Gunner [39]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [21]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Bombardier [3]

ALIAS Private [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Corporal [1]

Flight Sub Lt [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Trumpeter [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Army Service Corps [30]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

West Riding Regiment [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [442]

Royal Navy [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [564]

C [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [551]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [4] Cairns Queensland [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Deanhouse, Netherthong, West Yorkshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Sheffield [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] 103 St Johns Road Rotherham [1] Ashted, Birmingham [1] Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent [1] Bangalore, Madras [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Beaconsfield, Bucks [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Collins Green Burtonwood Warrington Lancashire [1] Delph, Yorkshire [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Felstead, Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Grantham [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Heatherton Victoria [1] Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire [1] Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Holmbridge, West Yorkshire [1] Holmfirth, West Yorkshire [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Little Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidenhead England [1] Manchester England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] New Barnet, Middlesex [1] Ningpo [1]

Rank

Private [290] Gunner [39] Corporal [25] Sapper [21] Driver [17] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Corporal [10] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Bombardier [3] ALIAS Private [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Corporal [1] Flight Sub Lt [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Trumpeter [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Army Service Corps [30] Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] West Riding Regiment [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Dragoon Guards [3] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Service

British Army [442] Royal Navy [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [564] C [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [551] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Alonzo Wilson Swallow

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3123 Private West Riding Division Cyclist Company

British Army 20486 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 3123 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

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Albert Clifford Swallow

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2245 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2245 Private 49 Division. 148 Brigade 1/5th Battalion York and lancaster Regiment

British Army 2245 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Bertie Swallow

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 62872 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

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Percy Swallow

Born 1885

Died 1975

British Army 108844 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Bailey Swallow

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 2763 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 2763 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers

British Army 2763 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Harold Swallow

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 26393 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army 26393 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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George Henry Swallow

Born 1879

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force S10733

Australian Imperial Force 18592 Sapper Australian Engineers 1 Signals Squadron

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Richard Swallow

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy J2419

Royal Navy J2419 Flight Sub Lt Royal Naval Air Service

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Eric Glencoe Swallow

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149132

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John Frank Swallow

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52163

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Albert Swallow

Died 1914

British Army 3692 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Stanley Richard Swallow

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 157416

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Haydn Swallow

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37842

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Frank Swallow

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 33550 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry Swallow

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 4205 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 4/4205 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Edward Swallow

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 8410 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Swallow

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 127577 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John W R Swallow

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64381

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Harry Lufton Swallow

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20363

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Lawrence Frederick Swallow

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 7680 Acting Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 7680 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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