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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Fremantle Western Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Portland Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

St Peters New South Wales [2]

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Glebe New South Wales [1]

Goondiwindi New South Wales [1]

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Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Kilburn England [1]

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Ryde, Isle of WIght [1]

Sandwich, Kent, England [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [1]

Ticehurst, Sussex [1]

Wexford [1]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [1]

Wincanton, Somerset [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [133]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [21]

Driver [18]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Apprentice [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Electrical Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Inspector/Captain [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Superintendent [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

London Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Royal Navy [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [2]

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S [324]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Fremantle Western Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Portland Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] St Peters New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaconsfield Western Australia [1] Bedminster,Bristol. [1] Brentford [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Cowes Isle of Wight Hants [1] Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Fulham, London [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Goondiwindi New South Wales [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Kilburn England [1] Kilmore Victoria [1] Liverpool England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Plaistow, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Ryde, Isle of WIght [1] Sandwich, Kent, England [1] Somerset Tasmania [1] Strood, Kent [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Ticehurst, Sussex [1] Wexford [1] Willesden, London, Middlesex [1] Wincanton, Somerset [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [24] Corporal [21] Driver [18] Sapper [11] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Apprentice [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Electrical Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Inspector/Captain [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Pioneer Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Superintendent [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [26] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] London Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Border Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Military Foot Police [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Royal Navy [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [324]

Contribution

Military Service [309] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [9] United States [1]

Edwin Henry Sweetman

Born 1894

Died 1972

Other Empire Force American Expeditionary Force - V Corps 170th Infantry Brigade - 85th Infantry Division

Other Empire Force North Russia Expeditionary Force

Other Empire Force 2052309 Private 339th US Infantry Regiment

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John Lewington Sweetman

Born 1886

Died 1931

British Army 29298 Private Welsh Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 29298 Private Welsh Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 71439 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Sweetman

Born 1880

Died 1955

British Army 561710 Corporal Labour Corps

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Frank Sweetman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58135

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Albert Edward Sweetman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118753

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William Henry Sweetman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62620

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Albert William Sweetman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27972

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Michael James Joseph Sweetman

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army Major Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Major Worcestershire Regiment att. Dorset Regiment

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William Eric Sweetman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 31106 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 33376 Corporal Border Regiment

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Leonard Harvey Sweetman

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 418505 Corporal Canadian Infantry 42nd Btn

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Alec John Sweetman

Born 1900

Died 1982

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet St Leonards

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John Robertson Sweetman

Born 1898

Died 1969

Other Empire Force Apprentice Lighthouse and Pilotage Authorities

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John Sweetman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251307

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Louis Theodore Sweetman

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253421

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Charles William Sweetman

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/663 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/663 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William Harrison Sweetman

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 1910 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William T Sweetman

Died 1916

British Army 5300 Private Manchester Regiment

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Evi Sweetman

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 6411 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Sweetman

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 13631 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Edward Sweetman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 240552 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 240552 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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