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Ely, Cambridgeshire [146]

Ely [12]

Ely England [10]

Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5]

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England [4]

Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales [4]

Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [4]

Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Ely, Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Ely, Glamorgan [2]

Ely, Hampshire [2]

Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Haddenham, Isle of Ely [2]

Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Chatteris, Isle of Ely [1]

Ely Cambridgeshire [1]

Ely Cambridgeshire [1]

Ely, Cambs. [1]

Ely, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ely, Fifeshire [1]

Ely, Glamorganshire [1]

Ely, Isle of Ely [1]

Ely, Norfolk, England [1]

Ely, Nr. Cardiff [1]

Ely, Worcestershire [1]

Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1]

Isle Of Ely England [1]

March Isle of Ely England [1]

Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Silver Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Streatham, Isle of Ely [1]

Stuntney, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Sutton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Waterside, Ely [1]

Wentworth, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wilburton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Witcham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

ely [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Corporal [4]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Chief ERA II [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Section Leader [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

ERA I [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer Sergeant [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (Intelligence Officer) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [21]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

1/8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Commisariat and Transport Corps [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS 'Tiger' [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

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

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [93]

British Army [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [30]

B [24]

S [21]

H [20]

T [20]

P [14]

W [12]

G [11]

A [10]

M [10]

N [9]

F [7]

D [6]

J [6]

L [6]

R [6]

K [5]

E [3]

V [3]

O [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

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People [228] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire [146] Ely [12] Ely England [10] Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5] Ely, Cambridgeshire, England [4] Ely, Glamorganshire, Wales [4] Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [4] Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Ely, Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Ely, Glamorgan [2] Ely, Hampshire [2] Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Haddenham, Isle of Ely [2] Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Chatteris, Isle of Ely [1] Ely Cambridgeshire [1] Ely Cambridgeshire [1] Ely, Cambs. [1] Ely, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ely, Fifeshire [1] Ely, Glamorganshire [1] Ely, Isle of Ely [1] Ely, Norfolk, England [1] Ely, Nr. Cardiff [1] Ely, Worcestershire [1] Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1] Isle Of Ely England [1] March Isle of Ely England [1] Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Silver Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Streatham, Isle of Ely [1] Stuntney, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Sutton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Waterside, Ely [1] Wentworth, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Wilburton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Witcham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] ely [1]

Rank

Private [46] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Corporal [4] Rifleman [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Chief ERA II [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Section Leader [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] ERA I [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Pioneer Sergeant [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (Intelligence Officer) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [21] Suffolk Regiment [10] Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] 1/8th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Commisariat and Transport Corps [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS 'Tiger' [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Welsh Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [93] British Army [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [48] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [30] B [24] S [21] H [20] T [20] P [14] W [12] G [11] A [10] M [10] N [9] F [7] D [6] J [6] L [6] R [6] K [5] E [3] V [3] O [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

Percy Ernest Cecil Fox

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2325 Acting Corporal Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army 320315 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 320315 Corporal Suffolk Regiment 15th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Battalion

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Henry James Chapman

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 7532 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant (Intelligence Officer) The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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David Oakman

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 8814 Private Suffolk Regiment 2 Battalion

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George Crabb

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6412 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323290 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323290 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Robert Atkin

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 10452 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 10452 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire 1st

British Army 608 Private Loyal North Lancashire 3rd

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Charles Haylock

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army T/207003 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/207003 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Charles F Wayman

Born 1899

Died 1982

British Army 2086 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Frederick Chaston

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 5258 Sergeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 5258 Company Serjeant Major South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 5258 Company Quarter Master Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Youngs

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 372370 Private London Regiment

British Army 4967 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372370 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Edward Cox

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1000 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 1000 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Samuel Pitchford

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army T49564 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 49564 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 25th Trench Mortar Battery

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Henry Warboys Brown

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 101278 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Nightall

Born 1873

Died 1948

British Army 09778 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Jeffery Peter Frederick Hanworth Smith

Born 1879

Died 1951

British Army G/26084 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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Sydney Lown

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 251579 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Horace Wright

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 29281 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Starling

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army S/2 S/4 23688 Private Army Service Corps

British Army A202863 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Ellingham

Born 1893

Died 1944

British Army 325989 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Charles Branch

Born 1885

Died 1982

British Army 12545 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 90 Pioneer Sergeant Welsh Guards

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David Taffinder

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 23117 Lance Serjeant Welsh Regiment

British Army 23117 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 23117 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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