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Spalding, Lincolnshire [5]

Elaine Victoria [3]

Forest Range South Australia [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire [2]

Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2]

East Metcalfe Victoria [2]

Halstead, Essex [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Mallala South Australia [2]

Metclafe Victoria [2]

Northampton [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Oxfordshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Prospect South Australia [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Aylesbury England [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Basingsloke, Hampshire [1]

Basutoland, South Africa [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [545]

Gunner [77]

Driver [54]

Serjeant [42]

Corporal [39]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [9]

Captain [7]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Nurse [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Volunteer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Forewoman Cook [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Brevet Colour Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Army Service Corps [66]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

London Regiment [41]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

Hussars [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [864]

Royal Navy [118]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62]

Australian Imperial Force [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

E [1171]

C [3]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1144]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

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Spalding, Lincolnshire [5] Elaine Victoria [3] Forest Range South Australia [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Boston, Lincolnshire [2] Boston, Lincolnshire, England [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [2] East Metcalfe Victoria [2] Halstead, Essex [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Lincoln [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Mallala South Australia [2] Metclafe Victoria [2] Northampton [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Oxfordshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Poplar, London [2] Prospect South Australia [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Aylesbury England [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Barking, Essex [1] Basingsloke, Hampshire [1] Basutoland, South Africa [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [545] Gunner [77] Driver [54] Serjeant [42] Corporal [39] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [9] Captain [7] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [6] Acting Corporal [5] Nurse [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] Volunteer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Forewoman Cook [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Brevet Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Brevet Colour Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigadier General [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Army Service Corps [66] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] London Regiment [41] Middlesex Regiment [29] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Royal Fusiliers [26] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] Suffolk Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] Hussars [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Military Foot Police [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [864] Royal Navy [118] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [62] Australian Imperial Force [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

E [1171] C [3] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1144] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Reginald East

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18452

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Thomas William East

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215500

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Harry Norman East

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225667

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William Henry East

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 25079 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 25079 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Thomas Walter East

Died 1917

British Army 6562 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 202973 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy James East

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/6280 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Charles Alexander John East

Died 1918

British Army 150902 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Charles East

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217137

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Basil Munday East

Died 1916

British Army 2070 Lance Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2070 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2070 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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John Wilfred East

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3655 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 3655 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 3655 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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John East

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Captain Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

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William Henry East

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237502

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Robert Frederick East

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16728 Private Grenadier Guards

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Maurice East

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 201479 Private Tank Corps

British Army 201479 Gunner Tank Corps

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Alfred East

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 2058 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Arthur Henry East

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy 4079DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 4079 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "Corientes."

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Frederick Archibald East

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7574 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Denis O'neill East

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303079

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William Henry Powis East

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103024

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Ernest East

Died 1917

British Army 13820 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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