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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Tumbarumba New South Wales [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Carlshamn [1]

Cuddalore [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1]

Fulham [1]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Gordon, Berwick [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Halton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Middlesboro, Yorkshire [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Norwich England [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Serjeant [13]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Captain [8]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Canteen Worker [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

First House Orderly [1]

Forewoman [1]

Head Cook [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Assistant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Scots [10]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

34th Poona Horse [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1]

Depot Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Divisional Train [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Field Company/Royal Engineers [1]

Fifeshire Artillery [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

Indian Army Machine Gun Corps [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Kumaon Rifles [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Lothians and Border Horse [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [19]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

Royal Navy [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [184]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Tumbarumba New South Wales [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Carlshamn [1] Cuddalore [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Eyemouth, Berwickshire [1] Fulham [1] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gordon, Berwick [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Halton, Buckinghamshire [1] Hong Kong [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] London, Middlesex [1] Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Middlesboro, Yorkshire [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Norwich England [1] Paddington, London [1] Stepney, London [1]

Rank

Private [60] Serjeant [13] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Captain [8] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Canteen Worker [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] First House Orderly [1] Forewoman [1] Head Cook [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Master [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Assistant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Scots [10] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Labour Corps [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] French Red Cross [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 34th Poona Horse [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital [1] Depot Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Divisional Train [1] East African Labour Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Field Company/Royal Engineers [1] Fifeshire Artillery [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] Indian Army Machine Gun Corps [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Kumaon Rifles [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Lothians and Border Horse [1]

Service

British Army [130] Canadian Expeditionary Force [19] Australian Imperial Force [11] Royal Navy [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

S [184] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [179] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

James Whyte Swanston

Born 1872

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - Merchant Navy

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Clan Macfarlane" (Glasgow)

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Charles Oliver Swanston

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Poona Horse 34th

Indian Army Captain Indian Staff Corps

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Doris Helen Swanston

Born 1897

Died 1919

Other Empire Force First House Orderly Voluntary Aid Detachment Kensington Red Cross War Hospital, Balham

Other Empire Force Nursing Assistant Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Peter Swanston

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 29327 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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J Swanston

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2151 Private Lothians and Border Horse

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George Thomas Swanston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1539

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Henry Eric Swanston

Born 1887

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery Transport

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William Swanston

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17582

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Charles Mcleish Swanston

Died 1918

British Army 30457 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Bryce Swanston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 53100 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Andrew Swanston

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army S/12512 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army S/12512 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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James Swanston

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 3528 Private Royal Scots

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Peter Swanston

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 7430 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Dennis Swanston

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5314

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Robert Swanston

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3735

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Douglas Stanley Swanston

Born 1894

Died 1962

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Harold Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 38106

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James Ray Swanston

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99072

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Maxwell John Swanston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153411

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Alfred Brodie Swanston

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859213

Canadian Expeditionary Force 859213 Private Canadian Infantry

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