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Burnley, Lancashire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Burnley England [3]

Goroke Victoria [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Stoke Newington, London [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barnawartha Victoria [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Lancaster, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Skipton, Yorkshire [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Adelong New South Wales [1]

Aldingham, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aspatria, Cumberland [1]

Aspatria. Cumberland [1]

BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]

Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bull Creek South Australia [1]

Buruley England [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Carnforth, Lancashire [1]

Cockermouth, Cumberland [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Dalton, Lancashire [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1]

Gundowring Victoria [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Higham, Lancashire [1]

Holsworthy New South Wales [1]

Horsham Victoria [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lancaster [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool New South Wales [1]

Lostock Hall, Lancashire [1]

Manningham, Yorkshire [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [384]

Gunner [51]

Driver [37]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [25]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

A/Cpl [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armoury Staff Sgt [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombadier [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sgt [1]

Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Waggoner [1]

Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Engineers [46]

Army Service Corps [32]

East Lancashire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

Border Regiment [25]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Liverpool Regiment [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Training Reserve Battalion [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Service

British Army [593]

Royal Navy [49]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

E [774]

Contribution

Military Service [744]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Australia [3]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Burnley England [3] Goroke Victoria [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Stoke Newington, London [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barnawartha Victoria [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Lancaster, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Skipton, Yorkshire [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] York Western Australia [2] Adelong New South Wales [1] Aldingham, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aspatria, Cumberland [1] Aspatria. Cumberland [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire, England [1] Barnoldswick, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bull Creek South Australia [1] Buruley England [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Carnforth, Lancashire [1] Cockermouth, Cumberland [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Dalton, Lancashire [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire, England [1] Gundowring Victoria [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Higham, Lancashire [1] Holsworthy New South Wales [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lancashire [1] Lancaster [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool New South Wales [1] Lostock Hall, Lancashire [1] Manningham, Yorkshire [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Rank

Private [384] Gunner [51] Driver [37] Serjeant [26] Corporal [25] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [11] Captain [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Deck Hand [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] A/Cpl [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armoury Staff Sgt [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombadier [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Sgt [1] Staff Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Waggoner [1] Wheeler [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [62] Labour Corps [56] Royal Engineers [46] Army Service Corps [32] East Lancashire Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Lancaster Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] Border Regiment [25] West Riding Regiment [23] Liverpool Regiment [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Defence Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Training Reserve Battalion [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Service

British Army [593] Royal Navy [49] Australian Imperial Force [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

E [774]

Contribution

Military Service [744] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Australia [3] Canada [1]

Herbert Edmondson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army L/17493 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/17493 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/17493 Bombadier R.F.A

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James Whittaker Edmondson

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1752

Australian Imperial Force 1752 Private 3rd Infantry Brigade 11th battalion

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William Wilson Edmondson

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 2607

Australian Imperial Force 7419 Sgt Pioneers 2nd battalion

Australian Imperial Force 7419 Armoury Staff Sgt S.P.B.

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James Edmondson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 28049 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd. Battalion

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James Edmondson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 242185 Corporal Border Regiment

British Army 1206 Corporal Border Regiment 4th bord Battalion

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Leonard Aloysuis Edmondson

Died 1978

British Army 132313 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 132313 A/Cpl Lancashire &Cheshire RGA 204seige battary

British Army 132313 Lancashire &Cheshire RGA 204seige battary

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Harvey Herbert Edmondson

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3689

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Ben Edmondson

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 2409 Private Manchester Regiment

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Alfred James Edmondson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35216

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William Bowe Edmondson

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196225

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William Edmondson

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108583

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Harry Edmondson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253651

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Thomas Edmondson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109465

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Lucius Edmondson

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 86 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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John Edmondson

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 17598 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion

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Henry Edmondson

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20447

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Roland Emanuel Edmondson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278887

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James Saville Edmondson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133718

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Allan Hartley Edmondson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17755

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Harold Edmondson

Died 1917

British Army 203711 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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