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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]

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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]

John Swanston

Born 1896

Died 1919

Royal Navy TS 2918 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2918/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Idaho

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William Swanston

Died 1917

British Army 442419 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 3070 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

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John Swanston

Died 1916

British Army 16/1631 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 16/1631 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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James V F Swanston

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 12800 Private Scots Guards

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R Swanston

Born 1870

Died 1920

British Army 31614 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Dominic Swanston

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1774 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 9/1774 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Swanston

Died 1918

British Army 350539 Acting Serjeant Royal Scots

British Army 350539 Serjeant Royal Scots

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James Swanston

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 24017 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Swanston

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 58834 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 58834 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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John Taylor Swanston

Died 1914

British Army 243 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 243 Company Serjeant Major London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Gregorio Alexander Swanston

Died 1916

British Army 9380 Serjeant Field Company/Royal Engineers

British Army 9380 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Charles Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 600

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William Alfred Swanston

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211932

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Robert Joseph Swanston

Born 1901

Royal Navy 22405 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 3439

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James Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 5485

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Frank Thomas Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 3309

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Norman Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 7314

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Stanley James Swanston

Australian Imperial Force 3122

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James Bryant Swanston

Born 1888

British Army Lieutenant Divisional Train

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Honourable Artillery Company

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