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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 Hector Eden

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294027

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James [watson James] Eden

Australian Imperial Force 3738

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Robert Evelyn Eden

Born 1876

Died 1943

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

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Frederick George Eden

Australian Imperial Force 1065

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William Valentine Eden

Australian Imperial Force 5009

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Henry Robert Eden

Australian Imperial Force 4831

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Walter Eden

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K4379 Stoker 1st Class HMS BULWARK

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Schomberg Henley Eden

Born 1873

Died 1934

British Army Major Royal Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Black Watch

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John [eden John E] Eden

Australian Imperial Force 5093

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William George Eden

Australian Imperial Force 5661

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Charles Ross Eden

Australian Imperial Force 50251

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Alfred Eden

Australian Imperial Force 1034

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Herbert Eden

Australian Imperial Force 15879

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James Hartley Eden

Australian Imperial Force 4027

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Christopher Eden

Born 1885

Royal Navy 211547 Royal Marine Artillery

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Thomas Henry Eden

Born 1880

Royal Navy 10703 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Denis Eden

Born 1878

Died 1949

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William Nicholas Eden

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy Midshipman

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Thomas Eden

Born 1899

Royal Navy 2763 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Job Eden

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8966 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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