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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Heatherton Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Torquay, Devon [4]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Bolton England [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2]

Leamington, Warwickshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Mobberley Cheshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Suffolk [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Aldershot [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Bitterne, Hampshire, England [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire [1]

Christchurch [1]

Cliffe, Warwickshire [1]

Clingford England [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Devon [1]

Dulwich England [1]

Glen Forbes Victoria [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Great Walford, Warwickshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grendon, Northamptonshire [1]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [1]

Hallsowen, Worcestershire [1]

Harrow on the Hill, London [1]

Horwich, Essex [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jika Jika Victoria [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

Knutsford [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Lighthorne, Warwickshire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1]

London, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [397]

Gunner [41]

Driver [31]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [22]

Lieutenant [18]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Major [10]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Special Military Probationer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Civilian [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [60]

Royal Engineers [49]

Labour Corps [45]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

West Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

South Lancashire Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [637]

Royal Navy [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [813]

R [2]

Contribution

Military Service [801]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Heatherton Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Torquay, Devon [4] Hammersmith, London [3] Bolton England [2] Canning Town, London [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2] Leamington, Warwickshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Mobberley Cheshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Suffolk [2] Warwickshire [2] Aldershot [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Bitterne, Hampshire, England [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire [1] Christchurch [1] Cliffe, Warwickshire [1] Clingford England [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Devon [1] Dulwich England [1] Glen Forbes Victoria [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Great Walford, Warwickshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grendon, Northamptonshire [1] Halesowen, Worcestershire [1] Hallsowen, Worcestershire [1] Harrow on the Hill, London [1] Horwich, Essex [1] Islington [1] Islington, London [1] Jika Jika Victoria [1] Kingsland, London [1] Knutsford [1] Lancashire England [1] Lighthorne, Warwickshire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [1] London, Islington, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [397] Gunner [41] Driver [31] Serjeant [31] Corporal [27] Sapper [22] Lieutenant [18] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Major [10] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Brigadier General [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Special Military Probationer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Civilian [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [60] Royal Engineers [49] Labour Corps [45] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] West Yorkshire Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] South Lancashire Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Coldstream Guards [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Artillery [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [637] Royal Navy [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [813] R [2]

Contribution

Military Service [801] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

Robert Anthony Eden

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st (Service) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army Temp. Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 21st (Service) Battalion

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John Eden

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29754 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur William Webster Eden

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74788

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Henry Leslie Eden

Born 1894

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Bertie Frederick Eden

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 4347 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 4319 Private Coldstream Guards

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John Thomas Eden

Born 1869

Died 1967

British Army TS/6337 Driver Army Service Corps

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William Herbert Eden

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 20404 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Horace Eden

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 42840 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Eden

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4874 Private London Regiment

British Army 4874 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 372300 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Robert Eden

Born 1894

Died 1976

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438942

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Francis Eden

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208598

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Alfred Eden

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107673

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Arthur Eden

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10427 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 10457 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Albert Eden

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2463 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Eden

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers 12th Battalion

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Charles Louis Eden

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306290

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John Robert Eden

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133265

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Reginald Joseph Thomas Eden

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240130

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William Edward Eden

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3773

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Thomas Harold Eden

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62366

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