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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]

James Sweet

British Army 1987 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 265699 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Frank Sweet

British Army M/18257 Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Service Corps

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Sydney Sweet

British Army 2711 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 240504 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Walter A Sweet

British Army 176814 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harold Sweet

British Army 107922 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Sweet

British Army 1395 Acting Serjeant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 200100 Acting Serjeant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Frank G Sweet

British Army 1964 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 240378 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William H Sweet

British Army T/370791 Driver Army Service Corps

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Robert Sweet

British Army Lieutenant Indian Field Ambulance

British Army Captain Indian Medical Service

British Army Temporary Major Indian Medical Service

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William S Sweet

British Army 25299 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 314345 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Robert Sweet

British Army 1990 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick C Sweet

British Army 34204 Driver Royal Engineers

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John L Leslie Sweet

British Army 27958 Private Canadian Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Samuel Westlake Sweet

British Army M2/103270 Mechanist Staff Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Lillie May Sweet

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Harriet Sweet

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Phyllis S Sweet

British Army Assistant Administrator Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Enoch F Sweet

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57

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Olin Charles Sweet

Canadian Expeditionary Force 471010

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Arthur Elgin Sweet

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1006768

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