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Plymouth, Devon [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Bristol England [3]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackwood Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cranbrook, Kent [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Merton England [2]

Saint Austell, Cornwall [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Acton Green, London [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashbrittle, Somerset [1]

Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Bassaleg, Monmouthshire [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon [1]

Bethel, St. Austell, Cornwall [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Boonah Queensland [1]

Bournemouth, Dorset [1]

Brentford, Middlesex, England [1]

Bristol, Kingswood, Gloucestershire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Castlecary England [1]

Castlecary, Somerset [1]

Chadwell Heath England [1]

Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Derby [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Fingal Tasmania [1]

Goulds Country Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [319]

Gunner [33]

Driver [31]

Corporal [29]

Sapper [22]

Serjeant [22]

Lance Corporal [15]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant/Serjeant [1]

Acting Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chaplain The Reverend [1]

Chief Yeoman Signaller [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Driver /Lance Corporal [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49]

Army Service Corps [43]

Royal Engineers [42]

Somerset Light Infantry [36]

London Regiment [29]

Labour Corps [27]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

North Somerset Yeomanry [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Military Mounted Police [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [519]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [103]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [787]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [767]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

South Africa [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Bristol England [3] Bristol, Somerset [3] Dover, Kent [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackwood Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cranbrook, Kent [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Merton England [2] Saint Austell, Cornwall [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Acton Green, London [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashbrittle, Somerset [1] Ashington, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Bassaleg, Monmouthshire [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon [1] Bethel, St. Austell, Cornwall [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Boonah Queensland [1] Bournemouth, Dorset [1] Brentford, Middlesex, England [1] Bristol, Kingswood, Gloucestershire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Castlecary England [1] Castlecary, Somerset [1] Chadwell Heath England [1] Charles, Plymouth, Devon [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Derby [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devonport, Plymouth, Devon [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Fingal Tasmania [1] Goulds Country Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [319] Gunner [33] Driver [31] Corporal [29] Sapper [22] Serjeant [22] Lance Corporal [15] Captain [12] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Signaller [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant/Serjeant [1] Acting Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chaplain The Reverend [1] Chief Yeoman Signaller [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Driver /Lance Corporal [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Signaller [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [49] Army Service Corps [43] Royal Engineers [42] Somerset Light Infantry [36] London Regiment [29] Labour Corps [27] Devonshire Regiment [18] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [16] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] North Somerset Yeomanry [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Military Mounted Police [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [519] Canadian Expeditionary Force [103] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [787] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [767] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] South Africa [1]

David Frank Sweet

Born 1887

Died 1955

British Army M/18257 Company Serjeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

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David Samuel Sweet

Born 1848

Died 1927

British Army 714 Colour Serjeant East Kent Regiment Depot

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Ernest Edward Sweet

Born 1882

Died 1956

British Army 4994 Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 7342 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Frank Sweet

Born 1900

Died 1975

Royal Navy J46354 Leading Signaller HMS Greenwich (HMS Vendetta)

Royal Navy J46354 Chief Yeoman Signaller HMS Danae

Royal Navy J46354 Yeoman Signaller HMS Courageous

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Herbert Joseph Sweet

Born 1877

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Troop Cook Merchant Navy

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Arthur Gordon Sweet

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army M/22879 Mechanist Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

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Wilfred Sweet

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1297 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295265 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Sweet

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 19957 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army Private King's Liverpool Regiment 14th Battalion

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George Harold Sweet

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265552

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Clarence Sweet

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142787

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Albert Sweet

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143231

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Frederick Sweet

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11506 Private Coldstream Guards

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William Sweet

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 33680 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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William Sweet

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197074

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Horace Stanley Sweet

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60394

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Stephen Sweet

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139758

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William Henry Sweet

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304700

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Charles Sweet

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 31794 Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps No. 4 Coy

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Joseph Henry Sweet

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233285

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Stanley Sweet

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235647

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