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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [6]

Bridport, Dorset [5]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Chain Of Ponds South Australia [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Bath England [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Blackburn Victoria [2]

Edinburgh Scotland [2]

Gloucester [2]

Inglewood Victoria [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

Somerset, Bermuda [2]

Warragul Victoria [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Whitechurch, Dorset [2]

Yankalilla South Australia [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldeby, Norfolk [1]

Ampney Crucis, Glocestershire [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barton, Gloucestershire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bridgeport England [1]

Bridport England [1]

Brierfields, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

California England [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castle Hedingham, Essex, England [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chidlow's Wells Western Australia [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [390]

Gunner [54]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [36]

Driver [32]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [8]

Staff Nurse [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Trooper [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Writer [1]

4th Class Surgeon [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Surgeon 4th Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy Wtr [1]

Captain, Commandant [1]

Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [49]

Army Service Corps [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Norfolk Regiment [26]

London Regiment [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Suffolk Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Herefordshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Military Foot Police [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [659]

Royal Navy [76]

Australian Imperial Force [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [903]

L [5]

F [1]

H [1]

J [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [890]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [6] Bridport, Dorset [5] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Chain Of Ponds South Australia [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Yarmouth, Norfolk [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Bath England [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Blackburn Victoria [2] Edinburgh Scotland [2] Gloucester [2] Inglewood Victoria [2] London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] Somerset, Bermuda [2] Warragul Victoria [2] Warwickshire [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Whitechurch, Dorset [2] Yankalilla South Australia [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldeby, Norfolk [1] Ampney Crucis, Glocestershire [1] Aston Clinton [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barton, Gloucestershire [1] Berkshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Bridgeport England [1] Bridport England [1] Brierfields, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] California England [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castle Hedingham, Essex, England [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chidlow's Wells Western Australia [1] Clare South Australia [1] Clifton Hill House, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [390] Gunner [54] Corporal [37] Serjeant [36] Driver [32] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [17] Lieutenant [17] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [8] Staff Nurse [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Trooper [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Writer [1] 4th Class Surgeon [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Surgeon 4th Class [1] Bandsman [1] Boy Wtr [1] Captain, Commandant [1] Chaplain, 4th Class [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52] Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [49] Army Service Corps [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Norfolk Regiment [26] London Regiment [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [21] Suffolk Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Herefordshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Military Foot Police [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [659] Royal Navy [76] Australian Imperial Force [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [903] L [5] F [1] H [1] J [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [890] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Charles Ernest Symonds

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2305 Private South Wales Borderers TF Brecknock Battalion

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Bertie Symonds

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 29739 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Walter Symonds

Died 1916

British Army 6238 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sidney Symonds

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 16040 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harold Frederick Charles Symonds

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 16921 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William S Symonds

Died 1918

British Army 26693 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 41902 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Henry Symonds

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 11617 Private Grenadier Guards

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Sidney Symonds

Died 1918

British Army 4550 Private London Regiment

British Army 631944 Private London Regiment

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Robert Symonds

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 18797 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles W Symonds

Died 1918

British Army 146179 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry George Symonds

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477901

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477901 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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George Symonds

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 91536 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney Valentine Symonds

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 8693 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Richard Symonds

Died 1916

British Army 18466 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Joshua Symonds

Died 1916

British Army 9108 Lance Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 9108 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Percy Frederick Symonds

Born 1896

Died 1976

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21349

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Harry Gordon Symonds

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army L/11842 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Maurice Symonds

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 7854 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 7854 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick William Symonds

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 43295 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Vernon Symonds

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286132

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