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Launceston Tasmania [5]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Emberton, Bucks [3]

Tiaro Queensland [3]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [2]

Taunton, Somerset [2]

Waterloo, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

bristol [2]

Abricarn, West Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Acton [1]

Alveston, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Arreton Isle of Wight [1]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [1]

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Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

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Bungendore New South Wales [1]

Burry Port, Carmarthen [1]

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Cardiff Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Dolanog, Montgomeryshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Dunster, Somerset [1]

Emberton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [475]

Driver [53]

Gunner [50]

Serjeant [46]

Sapper [34]

Corporal [32]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [13]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [7]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Aircraftsman [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

7th Staff Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Master [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79]

Royal Engineers [69]

Labour Corps [52]

Army Service Corps [49]

Welsh Regiment [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31]

London Regiment [30]

South Wales Borderers [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Monmouthshire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Army Pay Corps [6]

Lancers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Service

British Army [762]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Royal Navy [58]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [995]

Contribution

Military Service [975]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

France [2]

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Launceston Tasmania [5] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Emberton, Bucks [3] Tiaro Queensland [3] Hastings, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Smethwick, Staffordshire [2] Taunton, Somerset [2] Waterloo, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] bristol [2] Abricarn, West Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Acton [1] Alveston, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Arreton Isle of Wight [1] Arreton, Isle of Wight [1] Aston Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston Le Walls, Oxon [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Benham, Suffolk [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Bow England [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Brentwood England [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Brighton England [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bundarra New South Wales [1] Bungendore New South Wales [1] Burry Port, Carmarthen [1] Cardiff [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Dolanog, Montgomeryshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Dunster, Somerset [1] Emberton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [475] Driver [53] Gunner [50] Serjeant [46] Sapper [34] Corporal [32] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [13] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [7] Rifleman [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Aircraftsman [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] 7th Staff Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Chaplain to the Forces Reverend [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Master [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [79] Royal Engineers [69] Labour Corps [52] Army Service Corps [49] Welsh Regiment [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [31] London Regiment [30] South Wales Borderers [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Hampshire Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [20] Liverpool Regiment [14] Monmouthshire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [11] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Army Pay Corps [6] Lancers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Service

British Army [762] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Royal Navy [58] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

E [995]

Contribution

Military Service [975] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [29] France [2]

Wesley Percy Edmunds

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 372681 Private London Regiment

British Army 372681 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5342 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Leonard James Edmunds

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87665

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Benjamin Edmunds

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63642

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Henry Edmunds

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6803

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John Edmunds

Born 1866

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134760

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William Edmunds

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17030

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John Charles Edmunds-Davies

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army London Regiment Public Schools Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Rupert Edmunds

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7362 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frank Edmunds

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 17115 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cecil Harry Edmunds

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)

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Horace Vaughan Edmunds

Born 1886

Died 1958

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Charles L Edmunds

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27649

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27649 Private Canadian Infantry

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John William Edmunds

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75895

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Percy Frank Edmunds

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20487 private duke of cornwalls light infantry

British Army 10774 private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 10774 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William John Edmunds

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 330564 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edward Edmunds

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86480

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Walter Edmunds

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310663

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Ernest John Edmunds

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army M2/202610 Private Army Service Corps

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Gwilym Arthur Edmunds

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291547

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Sydney Thomas Edmunds

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225696

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