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Hobart Tasmania [5]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Geeveston Tasmania [2]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalore [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Edinburgh Scotland [1]

Fife [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Highbury, London, Middlesex [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mackay Queensland [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Nhill Victoria [1]

Raukokore, Eastern Bay of Plenty [1]

Somerset, England [1]

Springfield Scotland [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Thursday Island Queensland [1]

Tingha New South Wales [1]

Widnes Lancs [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Senior Nursing Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Corporal 2nd [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

Lancashire Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

20th General Hospital Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Field Artillery [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Glasgow University Officer Training Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [127]

Australian Imperial Force [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Royal Navy [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [191]

C [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [187]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [193] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hobart Tasmania [5] Bath, Somerset [2] Cupar, Fife [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Geeveston Tasmania [2] Greta New South Wales [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalore [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Fife [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Highbury, London [1] Highbury, London, Middlesex [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mackay Queensland [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Nhill Victoria [1] Raukokore, Eastern Bay of Plenty [1] Somerset, England [1] Springfield Scotland [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Thursday Island Queensland [1] Tingha New South Wales [1] Widnes Lancs [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [73] Second Lieutenant [9] Sapper [8] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Senior Nursing Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Corporal 2nd [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Scots [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] Lancashire Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 20th General Hospital Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Australian Infantry [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Field Artillery [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Glasgow University Officer Training Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [127] Australian Imperial Force [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Royal Navy [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [191] C [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [187] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William Swinton

British Army S/31124 Private Cameron Highlanders

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George M Swinton

British Army 322561 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Henson Swinton

British Army 1839 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 22792 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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George Swinton

British Army 245987 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Depot

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John Swinton

British Army M/270990 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Andrew Swinton

British Army 95838 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Swinton

British Army 28681 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 28681 Temporary Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Charles Swinton

British Army 21005 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 606539 Private Labour Corps

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John Swinton

British Army 241917 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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John H Swinton

British Army 41211 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Joseph Swinton

British Army 1753 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 316447 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

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John H Swinton

British Army 121410 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Swinton

British Army 73686 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 74209 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Thomas Swinton

British Army 22969 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 28318 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 166375 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Bruce Swinton

British Army 7320 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235094 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Swinton

British Army 690523 Private Labour Corps

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William Swinton

British Army S/13004 Private Royal Highlanders

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James A Swinton

British Army 19225 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Swinton

British Army MS/3203 Private Army Service Corps

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David M Swinton

British Army 66214 Sapper Royal Engineers

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