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Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Poplar, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1]

Canton, Cardiff [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Driffield, Yorkshire [1]

Duffield, Yorkshire [1]

Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leith [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Prestonpans. [1]

Scotland [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wanlockhead, Scotland [1]

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Private [109]

Driver [11]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Major [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Strapper [1]

Sailor [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Scots [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Gordon Highlanders [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Dragoons [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Seychelles Labour Contingent [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - SS Northumbria [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nyasaland Field Force [1]

Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [169]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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E [220]

Contribution

Military Service [209]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [220] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bootle, Lancashire [2] Poplar, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Alexandria, Dumbartonshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [1] Canton, Cardiff [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Driffield, Yorkshire [1] Duffield, Yorkshire [1] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leicestershire [1] Leith [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Prestonpans. [1] Scotland [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wanlockhead, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [109] Driver [11] Corporal [8] Sapper [8] Gunner [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [4] Major [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Cadet [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissary [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Strapper [1] Sailor [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Scots [14] Royal Engineers [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Gordon Highlanders [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Highlanders [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Dragoons [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Seychelles Labour Contingent [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - SS Northumbria [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nyasaland Field Force [1] Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [169] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [220]

Contribution

Military Service [209] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

David Edmond

Born 1893

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74030 Cadet Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Edmond

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1789 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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Frederick James Edmond

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246516

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Thomas Moncur Edmond

Born 1893

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine - SS Northumbria

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Alfred Thomas Edmond

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11804 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Edmond

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12228

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Harry L Edmond

Born 1898

Died 1994

British Army 44672 Private Royal Scots

British Army 55133 Private Highland Light Infantry

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James Edmond

Died 1917

British Army 977 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345003 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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Albert J Edmond

Born 1892

British Army 2600 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Command Depot

British Army Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 4th Reserve Battalion

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William Edmond

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17490

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Alfred Edmond

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150739

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Henry Oliver Edmond

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 581 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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James Edmond

Died 1918

British Army 6567 Serjeant Scots Guards

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Robert Edmond

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2368 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 2368 Acting Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 2368 Serjeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Seaward Richard Edmond

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army 606 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Robert Edmond

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296824

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James William Edmond

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128607

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George Copeland Edmond

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85646

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Robert Duther Edmond

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 11640 Private Scots Guards

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William Edmond

Died 1916

British Army 6417 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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