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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Billinge, Lancashire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dalstone England [1]

Deal [1]

Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Finchley, Middlesex [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]

Highgate [1]

Lancashire England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manly New South Wales [1]

Mittagong New South Wales [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Surges Bay Tasmania [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [182]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [18]

Corporal [15]

Sapper [13]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fitter [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

London Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Scottish Rifles [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [272]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [339]

Contribution

Military Service [325]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Billinge, Lancashire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dalstone England [1] Deal [1] Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Finchley, Middlesex [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1] Highgate [1] Lancashire England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manly New South Wales [1] Mittagong New South Wales [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Surges Bay Tasmania [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Warwickshire [1] Wood Green, London [1] Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [182] Gunner [20] Serjeant [19] Driver [18] Corporal [15] Sapper [13] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fitter [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Munitions Worker [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Liverpool Regiment [19] Labour Corps [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] London Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Scottish Rifles [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2]

Service

British Army [272] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [339]

Contribution

Military Service [325] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Australia [1]

Walter Charles Eaves

Died 1917

British Army 18747 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Leonard Eaves

Died 1917

British Army 357474 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 357474 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Stephen William Eaves

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 40660 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 40660 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James Lawrence Eaves

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 205332 Private London Regiment

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Thomas Eaves

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 432148 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 432148 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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James Frederick Eaves

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306312

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Clement Clough Eaves

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84240

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John William Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 1247

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William Alfred Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 301

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Joseph Henry [eaves John Henry] Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 4165

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John Charles Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 7625

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William Eaves

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Frederick Eaves

Born 1894

Royal Navy 2531 Royal Marines Band

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Charles Henry Eaves

Born 1895

British Army 513698 Private Labour Corps

British Army L/12537 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/12537 Private East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)

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Henry Richard Eaves

Born 1874

Royal Navy 580 Royal Marines Band

Royal Navy 13518 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Henry Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 4802

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William Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 3746

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Jack Harold Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 6554

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Sydney Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 265

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Edward Eaves

Australian Imperial Force 3631

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