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Belton South Australia [4]

Leichhardt New South Wales [4]

Battersea, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Pambula New South Wales [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nundle New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Acton, London, Middlesex [1]

Aldborough, Norfolk [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1]

Andover,Hants [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Aston, London [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Berwick, Sussex [1]

Bexleyheath, Kent [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Citadel England [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Eccles, Kent [1]

Ellerton, Yorkshire, England [1]

Freemantle, Hampshire, England [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Gloucester England [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gory, Wexford [1]

Greenock Scotland [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Hawkesburn Victoria [1]

Hebburn-on-Tyne [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [207]

Gunner [28]

Lieutenant [26]

Serjeant [21]

Captain [19]

Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Driver [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [11]

Sapper [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Matron [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Commissioned Writer [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Head Nurse [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major and Quartermaster [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

London Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Staff [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lancers [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [387]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [57]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [565]

F [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [552]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Belton South Australia [4] Leichhardt New South Wales [4] Battersea, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Pambula New South Wales [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Nundle New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Acton, London, Middlesex [1] Aldborough, Norfolk [1] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Andover,Hants [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Aston, London [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Berwick, Sussex [1] Bexleyheath, Kent [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea England [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Citadel England [1] Deptford, London [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Eccles, Kent [1] Ellerton, Yorkshire, England [1] Freemantle, Hampshire, England [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Gloucester England [1] Gloucestershire [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gory, Wexford [1] Greenock Scotland [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Hawkesburn Victoria [1] Hebburn-on-Tyne [1] Hobart Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [207] Gunner [28] Lieutenant [26] Serjeant [21] Captain [19] Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Driver [12] Lance Corporal [11] Major [11] Sapper [11] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Matron [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Commissioned Writer [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Head Nurse [1] Lance Captain [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Colonel [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Temporary Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major and Quartermaster [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [32] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Field Artillery [25] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] London Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Voluntary Aid Detachment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Staff [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lancers [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [387] Canadian Expeditionary Force [57] Australian Imperial Force [42] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [565] F [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [552] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

James Augustus Earle

Born 1895

British Army 2213 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Walter Colby Earle

Born 1861

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Derbyshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Captain

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Sydney George Tredennis Earle

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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William Herbert Earle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 203046 Acting Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 37844 Acting Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 37844 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 12th Battalion

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William George Earle

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 19337 Private Border Regiment

British Army 19337 Lance Corporal Border Regiment "A" Company, 1st Battalion.

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Edward Earle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106170

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George Thomas Earle

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41017

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Oswald Earle

Born 1892

Died 1939

Royal Navy J4579 Able Seaman HMS NOBLE

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John Vincent Earle

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West African Field Force

British Army Lieutenant Gold Coast Regiment

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Charles S Earle

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 61477 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42457 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Walter William Earle

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409463

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William Earle

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 7933 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Frederick Earle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7737

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Robert Earle

Born 1893

Other Empire Force 1092 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2951 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 2951 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Arthur Earle

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220795

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John Francis Earle

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27425

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Percy Edward Earle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186086

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Sydney Thomas Earle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231139

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Edwin Brooks Earle

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170228

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North Edward Earle

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1229 Private Leinster Regiment

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