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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Clapton, London [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Islington, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester England [3]

North Sydney New South Wales [3]

Poole, Dorset [3]

Beaminster, Dorset [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Cobram Victoria [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Darlaston, Staffordshire [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hurley, Berkshire [2]

Lambton New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Mereworth, Kent [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Penrith New South Wales [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Tooborac Victoria [2]

16 Bolt Street, Newport [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Armagh [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Basford England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Gloucester, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1054]

Gunner [128]

Corporal [90]

Driver [82]

Serjeant [75]

Sapper [57]

Lieutenant [40]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Lance Corporal [25]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Pioneer [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Captain [16]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Rifleman [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Drummer [3]

Nurse [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Mechanic [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal of Horse [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Civilian [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [134]

Royal Field Artillery [134]

Labour Corps [126]

Army Service Corps [100]

London Regiment [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [69]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [53]

Liverpool Regiment [52]

Manchester Regiment [46]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

North Staffordshire Regiment [37]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

South Staffordshire Regiment [21]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

South Lancashire Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Dorsetshire Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Royal Horse Artillery [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1612]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [155]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142]

Royal Navy [127]

Australian Imperial Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [2164]

D [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2136]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Canada [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Clapton, London [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Hackney, London [3] Islington, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester England [3] North Sydney New South Wales [3] Poole, Dorset [3] Beaminster, Dorset [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Cobram Victoria [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Darlaston, Staffordshire [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hurley, Berkshire [2] Lambton New South Wales [2] London England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Mereworth, Kent [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Penrith New South Wales [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Tooborac Victoria [2] 16 Bolt Street, Newport [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Armagh [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Bangalore [1] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Basford England [1] Battersea, London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Gloucester, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Rank

Private [1054] Gunner [128] Corporal [90] Driver [82] Serjeant [75] Sapper [57] Lieutenant [40] Second Lieutenant [31] Lance Corporal [25] Acting Serjeant [18] Pioneer [18] Acting Corporal [17] Captain [16] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Rifleman [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Worker [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Drummer [3] Nurse [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Nursing Sister [2] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Mechanic [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal of Horse [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Civilian [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [134] Royal Field Artillery [134] Labour Corps [126] Army Service Corps [100] London Regiment [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [69] Machine Gun Corps [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [53] Liverpool Regiment [52] Manchester Regiment [46] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40] Cheshire Regiment [38] North Staffordshire Regiment [37] Royal Fusiliers [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [31] Middlesex Regiment [29] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] Leicestershire Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [22] Essex Regiment [21] South Staffordshire Regiment [21] East Surrey Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] South Lancashire Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Dorsetshire Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Royal Horse Artillery [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] West Riding Regiment [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] East Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Defence Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1612] Canadian Expeditionary Force [155] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [142] Royal Navy [127] Australian Imperial Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

E [2164] D [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2136] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [40] Canada [2]

Thomas Frederick Eaton

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 18143 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 51277 Private Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Berry Eaton

Born 1871

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 50th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major (Temporary) 50th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major 50th Battalion

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George Harry Eaton

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 11273 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Eaton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 26135 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arnold Eaton

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 52726 Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 33864 Private Border Regiment 1st

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William George Eaton

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 5924 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372995 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Robert S Eaton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 27143 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army GS/62827 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Daniel Horatio J Eaton

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 44067 Private 2nd South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion.

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Sidney Stanley Cyril Eaton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2742 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 350827 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 350827 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Walter Emmerson Eaton

Born 1880

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101230

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Walter Eaton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 5667 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

British Army 5667 York and Lancaster Regiment 24th Battalion

British Army 285127 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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Samuel Edward Eaton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3371 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 53876 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Joseph C Eaton

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3560 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 3560 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Eaton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147059

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George William Eaton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138957

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Henry Leonard Gordon Eaton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57979

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Joseph William Eaton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131229

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Albert Eaton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113093

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William Eaton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147877

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Frederick Eaton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51277

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