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Chester, Cheshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [2]

Hanmer [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ashted, Birmingham [1]

Ashton Under Lyne [1]

Ashton Under Tyne England [1]

Atherton Lancashire [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

BERMONDSEY [1]

Barmer, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackheath, Staffordshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Broseley, Shropshire [1]

Burland, Cheshire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, Staffs [1]

Carlton, Barnsley [1]

Chatterton, Lancashire [1]

Chelmsford [1]

Cheshire [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Chorley England [1]

Clare South Australia [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Colne near Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Cork [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [627]

Gunner [73]

Corporal [53]

Driver [52]

Sapper [41]

Serjeant [38]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Pioneer [9]

Captain [8]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Sergeant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Class Sergeant Instructor [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colour Sergeant Instructor [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Captain [1]

Engineers Clerk Corporal /Acting Engineers Clerk Serjeant [1]

Gunner Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Royal Engineers [83]

Labour Corps [74]

Army Service Corps [62]

Cheshire Regiment [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Lancashire Fusiliers [33]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [17]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [965]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Royal Navy [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

E [1181]

H [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1161]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Chester, Cheshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bolton Lancashire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Staffordshire [3] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Ellesmere, Shropshire [2] Hanmer [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Whitchurch, Shropshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ashted, Birmingham [1] Ashton Under Lyne [1] Ashton Under Tyne England [1] Atherton Lancashire [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] BERMONDSEY [1] Barmer, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Barnes, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackheath, Staffordshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Broseley, Shropshire [1] Burland, Cheshire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Cannock, Staffs [1] Carlton, Barnsley [1] Chatterton, Lancashire [1] Chelmsford [1] Cheshire [1] Cheshire, England [1] Chorley England [1] Clare South Australia [1] Clermont Queensland [1] Colne near Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Cork [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Dublin, Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [627] Gunner [73] Corporal [53] Driver [52] Sapper [41] Serjeant [38] Second Lieutenant [24] Lance Corporal [20] Lieutenant [16] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Pioneer [9] Captain [8] Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Sergeant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Major [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] 2nd Class Sergeant Instructor [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colour Sergeant Instructor [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Captain [1] Engineers Clerk Corporal /Acting Engineers Clerk Serjeant [1] Gunner Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101] Royal Engineers [83] Labour Corps [74] Army Service Corps [62] Cheshire Regiment [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Lancashire Fusiliers [33] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [28] Manchester Regiment [28] South Staffordshire Regiment [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] South Lancashire Regiment [19] London Regiment [17] Norfolk Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Border Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Coldstream Guards [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Tank Corps [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [965] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Royal Navy [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

E [1181] H [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1161] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [27] Canada [1] India [1]

William George Edge

Born 1874

Died 1950

British Army L/4810 Colour Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 4810 Royal Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 4810 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Richard Walter Edge

Born 1894

Died 1925

British Army 9/5845 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/5845 Private Royal West Kent

British Army GS/5845 Acting Lance Corporal Royal West Kent

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William Kenneth Edge

Born 1901

Died 1964

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J53950 Boy 1st Class HMS Dreadnought

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William Edge

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 20443 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 2 Depot

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Fred Edge

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13427 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Samuel Edge

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 1608 Corporal Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 57047 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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George Valentine Edge

Born 1896

Died 1922

British Army 120163 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 1358 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Frank Goodair Edge

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 7660 Corporal Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Henry Edge

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 27908 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army P4038 Private Military Foot Police

British Army P/4038 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Henry Thomas Edge

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 8797 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Thomas Edge

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy 16124 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Alfred Edge

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 3352 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240771 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Stanley John Edge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16357

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Clement Edge

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98111

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Robert Edge

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264332

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Arthur James Edge

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162700

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Thomas Edge

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 29460 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 29460 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry 1st Batallion

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James Edge

Born 1867

British Army 35773 Serjeant Border Regiment

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John Henry Edge

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308789

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Thomas Henry Edge

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145473

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