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Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Biggenden Queensland [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Exeter [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Katanning Western Australia [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire, England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

SAWBRIDGEWORTH [1]

Saint Martins, Warwickshire [1]

Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Staines, Middlesex [1]

Tilbury, London [1]

Wallsall Staffs [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

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Private [155]

Driver [15]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [11]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Superintendent [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Punjab Rifles [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [233]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [331]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [322]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Biggenden Queensland [1] Clapham, London [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Exeter [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Katanning Western Australia [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melksham, Wiltshire, England [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] SAWBRIDGEWORTH [1] Saint Martins, Warwickshire [1] Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1] Staines, Middlesex [1] Tilbury, London [1] Wallsall Staffs [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Whitechapel, London [1]

Rank

Private [155] Driver [15] Gunner [12] Serjeant [12] Corporal [11] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Superintendent [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Punjab Rifles [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [233] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [331] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [322] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Jamaica [1]

John William Sylvester

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6515

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Frank Sylvester

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80619

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Samuel Sylvester

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35971 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Frederick James Sylvester

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56741

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Frank Clifford Sylvester

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13586 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Laverne Sylvester

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2448535

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2448535 Private Canadian Infantry

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Abner Sylvester

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 60922 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Sylvester

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 9543 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 37046 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Sylvester

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 56700 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56700 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Sylvester

Died 1916

British Army G/9358 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 9358 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th

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William Sylvester

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3216 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 393886 Private London Regiment

British Army 7854 Private London Regiment

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Francis Murcott Sylvester

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4496

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John Robert Sylvester

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210710

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George Harry Sylvester

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 7001 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 4/4369 Private Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Thomas Sylvester

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10619 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Charles Percival Haythorn Sylvester

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16395 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Richard Sylvester

Died 1916

British Army 6275 Private Border Regiment

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Samuel Sylvester

Died 1916

British Army G/5954 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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H Sylvester

Died 1916

British Army 15413 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William Sylvester

Died 1914

British Army 9379 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

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