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Dagenham, Essex [4]

Brunswick New South Wales [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Headley, Hampshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Angaston South Australia [2]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Cahir [2]

Callington, Cornwall [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dublin [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mallala South Australia [2]

Ourimbah New South Wales [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Seaford, Sussex [2]

Seaford, Sussex, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Uckfield, Sussex [2]

Warren New South Wales [2]

33 George Street, Weston-super-Mare [1]

65 Grosvenor Street, London [1]

Abergwessin, Brecknockshire [1]

Acton, London [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldborough Norfolk [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Allandale South Australia [1]

Alpha Queensland [1]

Aslington, Northumberland [1]

Atkinson's Hotel, Torquay [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bannockburn Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkenhead England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [516]

Corporal [60]

Gunner [51]

Serjeant [45]

Driver [41]

Sapper [36]

Captain [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Major [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [14]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Colonel [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [4]

Major General [3]

Rifleman [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Honorary Colonel [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Nurse [2]

Signaller [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Company Inspector of Post [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [60]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [55]

London Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Border Regiment [22]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Suffolk Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Staff [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Hussars [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [877]

Royal Navy [89]

Australian Imperial Force [69]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [1125]

B [10]

H [7]

A [6]

C [4]

F [4]

L [4]

M [4]

O [4]

T [4]

D [3]

G [3]

K [3]

P [3]

V [2]

W [2]

J [1]

N [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1164]

Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

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Place of birth

Dagenham, Essex [4] Brunswick New South Wales [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Headley, Hampshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Angaston South Australia [2] Ashford, Kent [2] Brixton, London [2] Cahir [2] Callington, Cornwall [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dublin [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mallala South Australia [2] Ourimbah New South Wales [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Seaford, Sussex [2] Seaford, Sussex, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Uckfield, Sussex [2] Warren New South Wales [2] 33 George Street, Weston-super-Mare [1] 65 Grosvenor Street, London [1] Abergwessin, Brecknockshire [1] Acton, London [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldborough Norfolk [1] Aldgate, London [1] Allandale South Australia [1] Alpha Queensland [1] Aslington, Northumberland [1] Atkinson's Hotel, Torquay [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bannockburn Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkenhead England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [516] Corporal [60] Gunner [51] Serjeant [45] Driver [41] Sapper [36] Captain [30] Lieutenant [29] Major [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [14] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Brigadier General [4] Colonel [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [4] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel/ Captain [4] Major General [3] Rifleman [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Honorary Colonel [2] Lieutenant General [2] Nurse [2] Signaller [2] Temporary Major [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Company Inspector of Post [1] Captain Adjutant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [61] Royal Engineers [60] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [55] London Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Rifle Brigade [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Border Regiment [22] Middlesex Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Suffolk Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Staff [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Hussars [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [877] Royal Navy [89] Australian Imperial Force [69] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [1125] B [10] H [7] A [6] C [4] F [4] L [4] M [4] O [4] T [4] D [3] G [3] K [3] P [3] V [2] W [2] J [1] N [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1164] Merchant Navy [21]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

James William Earl

Born 1891

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine. HMHS Asturias

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Alfred John Earl

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 27178 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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Samuel Earl

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263984

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George Earl

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76311

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Thomas Earl

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50767

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Frank Charles Earl

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11790

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Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Of Battenburg Earl Mountbatten

Born 1900

Died 1979

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet

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Charles William Reginald Duncombe, Second Earl Of Feversham

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Yorkshire Hussars Yeomanry Commanding 21st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Thomas Earl

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36696

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Leonard George Earl

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217309

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Arthur L Earl

Died 1917

British Army 184001 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Bernard Earl

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 18788 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/69297 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/69297 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Sydney Earl

Died 1916

British Army 11598 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 11598 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Earl

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 6233 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion.

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Lindsay Earl

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 275583 Private Royal Scots 6th Battalion.

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Robert H Earl

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 22778 Private South Wales Borderers

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Stephen Earl

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 201346 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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John Offington Earl

Born 1887

Died 1958

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Percy Lionel Earl

Born 1871

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - HM Hospital Ship 'Llandovery Castle'

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William Charles Earl

Born 1896

Died 1971

British Army 290355 Private Welsh Regiment

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