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Werribee Victoria [4]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Goodwood South Australia [2]

Southwark, London [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Ballydehob, Co Cork [1]

Brisbane, Australia [1]

Cordalba Queensland [1]

Cork [1]

Cullenagh, Union Hall, Skibbereen, Co Cork [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire [1]

Wells England [1]

Woodford, Essex [1]

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Private [33]

Corporal [4]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

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Army Service Corps [4]

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Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Exam Services [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nursing Army Reserve [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Staff [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [52]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [90]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [96] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Werribee Victoria [4] Ballarat Victoria [2] Goodwood South Australia [2] Southwark, London [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Ballydehob, Co Cork [1] Brisbane, Australia [1] Cordalba Queensland [1] Cork [1] Cullenagh, Union Hall, Skibbereen, Co Cork [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Lincoln [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sydney, New South Wales [1] Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire [1] Wells England [1] Woodford, Essex [1]

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Private [33] Corporal [4] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sister [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Exam Services [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Irish Guards [1] King's African Rifles [1] Labour Corps [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nursing Army Reserve [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Staff [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [52] Australian Imperial Force [14] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

S [96]

Contribution

Military Service [90] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2] Ireland [1]

John Swanton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70589

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Richard John Swanton

Born 1903

Died 1918

British Army Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20934 - (Formerly 373060, in Royal Army Service C) Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion - Formerly Royal Army Service Corps.

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Sidney Hugh Hamilton Swanton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58693

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Robert Samuel Swanton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68706

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Harry Swanton

Died 1915

British Army 9476 Private Border Regiment

British Army 9476 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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Charles Swanton

Died 1916

British Army 4098 Private Irish Guards

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Stapleton Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 4305

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Robert J Swanton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 26898 Private Hampshire Regiment

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John W Swanton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 681716 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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M Swanton

Died 1917

British Army 3973 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 3973 Serjeant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Robert Swanton

Australian Imperial Force

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George Beamish Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 1159

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Alan Edmund Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 1018

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William Edward Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 22462

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John Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 222

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Richard Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 7349

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Halford William Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 13041

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Theo Howell Swanton

Australian Imperial Force 13171

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John Clement Swanton

Born 1886

British Army TR4/12915

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Ernest James Swanton

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88376

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