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Weymouth, Dorset [9]

Bridport, Dorset [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Chard, Somerset [3]

London England [3]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Jamestown South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Martock, Somerset [2]

Narrandera New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Weymouth, Dorset, England [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

33, Cavendish Square, London [1]

Acton Green, London [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Beuton, Somerset [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bruton, Somerset [1]

Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Charlton Musgrove, Somerset [1]

Chilton Polden, Somerset [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dorchester Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

East Coker, Somerset [1]

East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1]

East Fordington, Dorset [1]

Fulham [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Godstone, Surrey [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [217]

Gunner [46]

Corporal [30]

Driver [28]

Sapper [20]

Serjeant [18]

Captain [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Petty Officer 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Sub Commander [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Royal Engineers [40]

Army Service Corps [30]

Dorsetshire Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Marine Artillery [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Lancers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [422]

Royal Navy [87]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

S [637]

Contribution

Military Service [618]

Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Weymouth, Dorset [9] Bridport, Dorset [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Chard, Somerset [3] London England [3] Abbotsbury, Dorset [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Jamestown South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Martock, Somerset [2] Narrandera New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Weymouth, Dorset, England [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] 33, Cavendish Square, London [1] Acton Green, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bedminster Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Beuton, Somerset [1] Birmingham [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bruton, Somerset [1] Burton Bradstock, Dorset [1] Camden Town, London [1] Charlton Musgrove, Somerset [1] Chilton Polden, Somerset [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dorchester Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] East Coker, Somerset [1] East Coker, Yeovil, Somerset [1] East Fordington, Dorset [1] Fulham [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Godstone, Surrey [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hamilton Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [217] Gunner [46] Corporal [30] Driver [28] Sapper [20] Serjeant [18] Captain [13] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Petty Officer 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Cook's Mate [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Sub Commander [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [53] Royal Engineers [40] Army Service Corps [30] Dorsetshire Regiment [30] Labour Corps [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Hampshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Machine Gun Corps [14] Somerset Light Infantry [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Marine Artillery [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Lancers [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Indian Medical Service [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [422] Royal Navy [87] Australian Imperial Force [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Last name first letter

S [637]

Contribution

Military Service [618] Merchant Navy [15]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Donald Symes

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232906

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Walter Thomas Symes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 19207 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19207 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Rowland Frederick Symes

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army M2/137608 Private Army Service Corps Clearing Office

British Army DMS/137608 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport Company

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Leonard Charles Symes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 132872 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Percy Symes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army G/7004 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7004 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Percy James Symes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3284 Private London Regiment

British Army 3284 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 4th (City of London) Battalion

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John Herbert Symes

British Army 11727 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 11727 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 11727 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William George Symes

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305441

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Albert Samuel Symes

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 17091 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Charles William Symes

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Samson Symes

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/11771 Private Rifle Brigade

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Clarence Jerrard Symes

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1969 Private Sussex Yeomanry

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Hubert Samuel Oliver Symes

Born 1896

Died 1935

British Army 1588 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 1588 Corporal North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165640 Corporal North Somerset Yeomanry

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James Symes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227368

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Cholmeley Symes-Thompson

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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Henry William Symes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206402

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Ronald John Symes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234271

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Andrew Rae Symes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278753

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John Symes

Died 1917

British Army 11095 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Eric Turner Symes

Died 1915

British Army 18563 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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