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London, Middlesex [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3]

Rugby, Warwickshire [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Christchurch [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Diamond Creek Victoria [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kent England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Strathalbyn South Australia [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Toodyay Western Australia [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Albury Victoria [1]

Bally Walton, Down [1]

Ballywalter, Co. Down [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barrow England [1]

Barrow In Furness England [1]

Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beckham, London [1]

Belair South Australia [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Brent, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [656]

Gunner [71]

Driver [68]

Sapper [64]

Serjeant [46]

Corporal [41]

Lance Corporal [24]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Bombardier [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [7]

Rifleman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Armament Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

TemporarySecond Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Political Officer [1]

Bombardier /Artillery Clerk [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [122]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Labour Corps [85]

London Regiment [78]

Army Service Corps [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [42]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Devonshire Regiment [21]

East Surrey Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Defence Corps [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Royal Horse Artillery [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1051]

Royal Navy [127]

Australian Imperial Force [95]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [1492]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1463]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

South Africa [1]

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London, Middlesex [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3] Rugby, Warwickshire [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Bow, London [2] Bridgend, Glamorgan [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Christchurch [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Diamond Creek Victoria [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Geelong Victoria [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Holborn, London [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kent England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Romsey, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Strathalbyn South Australia [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Toodyay Western Australia [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Albury Victoria [1] Bally Walton, Down [1] Ballywalter, Co. Down [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barrow England [1] Barrow In Furness England [1] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beckham, London [1] Belair South Australia [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Borough, London [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brent, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [656] Gunner [71] Driver [68] Sapper [64] Serjeant [46] Corporal [41] Lance Corporal [24] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [12] Acting Corporal [9] Bombardier [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [7] Rifleman [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Major [3] Sister [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Armament Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] TemporarySecond Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Political Officer [1] Bombardier /Artillery Clerk [1] Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [122] Royal Field Artillery [88] Labour Corps [85] London Regiment [78] Army Service Corps [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [42] Royal Fusiliers [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [23] Middlesex Regiment [23] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Devonshire Regiment [21] East Surrey Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Defence Corps [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Royal Horse Artillery [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Guernsey Light Infantry [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1051] Royal Navy [127] Australian Imperial Force [95] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [35] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [1492] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1463] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [23] South Africa [1]

Norman Walter Edmonds

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 6041 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Edmonds

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6936 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles 9th Battalion

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Benjamin Thomas Edmonds

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 370775 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 370775 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2621 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Wilfred George Bruce Edmonds

Born 1894

Died 1986

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Neil Flower Edmonds

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2655

Australian Imperial Force Private 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Joseph Henry Edmonds

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 15151 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Daniel Edmonds

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 13591 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Thomas Edmonds

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 374275 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Alfred John Edmonds

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 50744 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Albert Edmonds

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65286 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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John Edmonds

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36061

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Charles Edmonds

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264106

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Edward Fitzroy Edmonds

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141737

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Edward Leonard Edmonds

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89806

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David George Edmonds

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290404

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Frederick Edmonds

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246959

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Harry Edmonds

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301783

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Richard Gill Edmonds

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29158

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Alfred John Edmonds

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31238

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David Ernest Edmonds

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166935

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