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Deniliquin New South Wales [3]

Hendon, Middlesex [3]

Kensington, London [2]

London [2]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southend on Sea, Essex, England [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alperton, Middlesex [1]

Barking, London [1]

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Beckenham [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Blaby, Leicestershire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Broadway Cosham, Hampshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chesham Bucks England [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Dalston, London, Middlesex [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

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Hampshire [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

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Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Kangaroo Victoria [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Lewisham London [1]

Liverpool England [1]

London Colney, Hertfordshire [1]

London England [1]

Luton [1]

Luton England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [283]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [31]

Driver [25]

Lance Corporal [19]

Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Transport Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rifleman Private [1]

Royal Engineer [1]

Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Drummer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Paymaster [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Royal Engineers [36]

Army Service Corps [35]

Labour Corps [30]

London Regiment [28]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [466]

Royal Navy [49]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [595]

Contribution

Military Service [585]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Deniliquin New South Wales [3] Hendon, Middlesex [3] Kensington, London [2] London [2] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southend on Sea, Essex, England [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alperton, Middlesex [1] Barking, London [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Blaby, Leicestershire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Broadway Cosham, Hampshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chesham Bucks England [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, London [1] Dalston, London, Middlesex [1] Deptford, London [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gatton Queensland [1] Hampshire [1] Hertfordshire [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Kangaroo Victoria [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Lewisham London [1] Liverpool England [1] London Colney, Hertfordshire [1] London England [1] Luton [1] Luton England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [283] Gunner [35] Corporal [31] Serjeant [31] Driver [25] Lance Corporal [19] Lieutenant [13] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Corporal [6] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Private Transport Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Rifleman Private [1] Royal Engineer [1] Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Drummer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Paymaster [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Surgeon Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Royal Engineers [36] Army Service Corps [35] Labour Corps [30] London Regiment [28] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [466] Royal Navy [49] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Australian Imperial Force [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [595]

Contribution

Military Service [585] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

William Stanley Eames

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 7th Bn. attd 12th Bn.

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Albert Eames

Born 1894

Died 1927

British Army 79209 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 88405 Gunner Royal Defence Corps

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James John Eames

Born 1899

Died 1984

Royal Navy J32456 Boy 1st Class HMS New Zealand

Royal Navy

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Basil Henry A Eames

Born 1895

British Army 759 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230158 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 759 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry

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Anthony Eames

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy 283372 Stoker 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Albert Eames

Born 1896

Died 1927

British Army 7010 Private London Regiment

British Army 43815 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 373866 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest Eames

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 14626 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Mark Eames

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 36245 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Charles Eames

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100878

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William Henry Eames

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16402

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Alfred Henry Eames

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30080

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George Eames

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100984

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Francis Eames

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 372878 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5791 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Walter Eames

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99105

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Albert Eames

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3417 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 201024 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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John Eames

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84666

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George Albert Eames

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51383 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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David Edward Eames

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193553

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Harry Eames

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 28055 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 38761 Acting Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Leslie Eames

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3143 Private Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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