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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]

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]

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S [324]

Contribution

Military Service [309]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

United States [1]

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People [324] Stories Communities

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]

P Sweetman

British Army 290 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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W T Sweetman

British Army 15816 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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R Sweetman

British Army 951155 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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C Sweetman

British Army 60961 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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