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Matlock, Derbyshire [4]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Deptford [1]

Glossop, Derbyshire [1]

Kent England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Linton, Derbyshire [1]

Little Stoke, Stone, Staffordshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mattock, Derbyshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Radford, Nottingham [1]

Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [91]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [8]

Driver [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Honorary Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Pioneer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hussars [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [139]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [168]

E [2]

Contribution

Military Service [166]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [170] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Matlock, Derbyshire [4] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Deptford [1] Glossop, Derbyshire [1] Kent England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Linton, Derbyshire [1] Little Stoke, Stone, Staffordshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mattock, Derbyshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Radford, Nottingham [1] Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [91] Gunner [11] Corporal [8] Driver [8] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Honorary Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Pioneer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [17] Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Hussars [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Service

British Army [139] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [168] E [2]

Contribution

Military Service [166] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Francis James Swindell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army GS/3256 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/3256 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Arthur Swindell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121239

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Harry Swindell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2877

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Norman Swindell

Died 1918

British Army 63080 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Wykes Swindell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224393

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Charles Swindell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 31553 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 31553 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Ernest Swindell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 16376 Private Manchester Regiment

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Bernard Swindell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 71041 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 71041 Serjeant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Harold Swindell

Died 1918

British Army 23501 Manchester Regiment

British Army 30459 Warrant Officer Class 2 Border Regiment

British Army 30459 Company Serjeant Major Border Regiment

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Thomas Swindell

Died 1918

British Army 270236 Private Royal Scots

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William Henry Swindell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35339 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35258 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Brentnall Swindell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117737

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Harold Swindell

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 3700 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 159632 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Swindell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178330

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Thomas Swindell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141187

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Thomas James Swindell

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81868

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81868 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harold Radford Swindell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218393

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Reginald Ambrose Swindell

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308253

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Ernest Swindell

Died 1918

British Army 50366 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Alfred William Swindell

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2716 Private London Regiment

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