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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Brewood, Staffordshire [2]

Coolamon New South Wales [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Keyneton South Australia [2]

Levuka [2]

Leyland, Lancashire [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Violet Town Victoria [2]

Warmington, Northants [2]

Welney, Norfolk, [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Bangor, Down [1]

Barnbury, London [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Benefield, Northamptonshire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bowen Queensland [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

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Bromley by Bow, London [1]

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Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chesterfield. [1]

Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Darnall [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Durham [1]

Essex [1]

Fulham England [1]

Glamis Forfar [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [498]

Gunner [53]

Corporal [43]

Driver [39]

Serjeant [39]

Lieutenant [32]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Sapper [19]

Acting Corporal [12]

Captain [12]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain/Divisional Gas Officer [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Commander [1]

Conductor [1]

Copper Smith [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67]

Royal Field Artillery [63]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [36]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Leicestershire Regiment [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

London Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Service

British Army [788]

Royal Navy [69]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [1001]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [988]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Bermuda [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Angaston South Australia [2] Brewood, Staffordshire [2] Coolamon New South Wales [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Keyneton South Australia [2] Levuka [2] Leyland, Lancashire [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Violet Town Victoria [2] Warmington, Northants [2] Welney, Norfolk, [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ashton-on-Lyne, Lancashire [1] Bangor, Down [1] Barnbury, London [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Benefield, Northamptonshire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bowen Queensland [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brigstock [1] Brixton, London [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Broughton, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chesterfield. [1] Chipping Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Darnall [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Durham [1] Essex [1] Fulham England [1] Glamis Forfar [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [498] Gunner [53] Corporal [43] Driver [39] Serjeant [39] Lieutenant [32] Second Lieutenant [23] Lance Corporal [21] Sapper [19] Acting Corporal [12] Captain [12] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major [3] Temporary Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain/Divisional Gas Officer [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Commander [1] Conductor [1] Copper Smith [1] Corporal of Horse [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [67] Royal Field Artillery [63] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Engineers [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [36] Machine Gun Corps [26] Manchester Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [23] Leicestershire Regiment [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] London Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [5] East Kent Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5]

Service

British Army [788] Royal Navy [69] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [1001] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [988] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Bermuda [1]

Arthur Swann

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 30262 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Swann

Born 1898

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Cecil Herbert Swann

Died 1918

British Army 2658 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 305308 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy William Swann

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 43297 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 1868 Private Norfolk Regiment 2/6th (Cyclist) Battalion

British Army 1868 Private Hertfordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Albert George Swann

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260452

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Stuart Sydney Swann

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 1076 Gunner Bermuda Militia Artillery

British Army 1076 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Bermuda Contingent

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Herbert Swann

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50533

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John Edward Swann

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162762

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Percival James Swann

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226358

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Albert Swann

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103351

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George Swann

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302089

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William Herbert Swann

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293339

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Harry Swann

Born 1874

Died 1920

British Army S4989 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 4989 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Bn.

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Benjamin William Swann

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116678

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Arch Robert Swann

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187938

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Edward Swann

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81462

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Frederick Swann

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280971

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John Richard Swann

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143521

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Walter Swann

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45831

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David Swann

Born 1878

Died 1918

Royal Navy M9443

Royal Navy M/9443 (CH) Senior Reserve Attendant Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve - H.M.S. "Otranto."

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